Product Manager CAD Engineering Lead

TheCAD EngineeringLead owns the digital backbone of how we design develop and deliver product. From the engineers first sketch in CAD through release into manufacturing and service this roleis responsible forthe platforms data and processes that make product development fast reliable and scalable. It is a deliberate evolution beyond traditional CAD administrationless about keeping the lights on and more about shaping how engineering works at scale.

This is a strategic business-aligned positionwith an operational role. The person in this seat will be expected to think in terms of roadmaps business cases and measurable outcomes whileremainingclose enough to the technology to make confident architectural decisions. They will partner across Engineering IT Supply Chain and Manufacturing to ensure our engineering systems are a competitive advantage rather than a constraint on growth.

What Youll Do

Own the Engineering Systems Landscape

You will be accountable for the architecture configuration performance and roadmap of our CAD and PDM/PLM platformsmaking sure they are stable on their own and integrated cleanly into the broader ecosystem.

• Own the architecture configuration and performance of CAD and PDM/PLM platforms

• Ensure seamless integration across CAD PLM ERP and manufacturing systems

• Define a system roadmap aligned to product development and supply chain strategy

Establish Governance and Standards

Engineering at scale depends on consistency and consistency depends on standards. You will define and enforce the standards that allow engineers across geographies to work as one team.

• Establish and enforce CAD modeling standards

• Define data structures naming conventions and BOM governance

• Own release and change management processes

• Drive consistency across global engineering teams

Protect the Digital Thread

Product datahas toflow accurately from design into manufacturingand oninto servicewithout distortion duplication or loss of context. You will own thatflowend to end.

• Ensure product data flows accurately from design manufacturing service

• Own product data quality version control and traceability

• Eliminateduplication rework and downstream errors

Drive Engineering Productivity

Engineers should spend their time engineering not fighting tools. You will improve productivity through targeted automation and performancetuning andserve as the escalation point when complex issues block the team.

• Deliver automation through scripts templates and design reuse

• Optimizeperformance for large assemblies and overall system speed

• Define and deliver a training strategy for engineers and designers

• Act as escalation point for complex technical and system issues

Lead Transformation and Continuous Improvement

This role is expected to lead not justmaintain. The bar is real measurable productivity gainsnot technology adoption for its own sake.

• Lead PLM modernization and upgrade initiatives

• Drive cloud CAD / SaaS adoption

• Advance the move to model-based engineering (MBE)

• Evaluate emerging engineering technologies (simulation digital twins MBE)

• Drive adoption of AI-accelerated CAD generative and topology-optimized design AI-assisted part search and design reuse automated simulation setup and intelligent validation to compress design cycles reduce duplicate parts and scale engineeringexpertise

• Identifyand deliver measurable productivity gains

Manage Vendors and Partners

Our engineering systemsrun ona network of external relationships and you will own themholding partners accountable to SLAs and continuously looking for ways to optimize cost without compromising capability.

• Manage external partners for CAD/PLM support upgrades and implementations

• Own strategic vendor relationships (Dassault PTC Siemens Autodesk etc.)

• Ensure SLA performance and cost optimization

Partner Across the Business

Engineering systems do not exist in isolation. A central part of the job is translating business needs into system capabilitiesand translating system constraints back into business-friendly language.

• Partner with engineering leadership on design organization needs

• Work with IT on infrastructure security and identity

• Align with supply chain and manufacturing on downstream data needs

• Translate business needs into system capabilities

What Were Looking For

Experience

We are looking for someone with deep experience in engineering systems who has been through significant implementations from end to end.

• 812 years in engineering systems CAD administration or PLM roles

• Hands-on depth with one or more major platforms:

• PTC Windchill / Creo

• Siemens Teamcenter / NX

• Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE / SolidWorks PDM

• Proventrack recordleading system implementations or transformations

Technical Skills

You should be technically credible across the full stack of engineering datafrom CAD geometry through PLM lifecycle and into ERP integrationand comfortable getting hands-on with automation and configuration.

• Strong understanding of CAD data structures and large assembly management

• Working knowledge of PDM/PLM workflows and lifecycle models

• Practical experience with BOM management and ERP integration

• Automation skills (Python VBA APIs)

• Experience with data governance and system configuration

• Familiarity with cloud/SaaS engineering platforms is a plus

Leadership and Business Skills

Above all thisrole demands the ability tooperateat bothstrategic and hands-on levelsable to build a multi-year roadmap one day and debug a complex configuration issue the next.

• Strategic and hands-on:able to set direction and execute against it

• Strong stakeholder management across Engineering IT and Operations

• Data-driven mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes

• Experience building roadmaps and business casesand delivering against them