Reports into IT for governance and alignment, while delivering with and through Engineering

Works closely with:

Programme Owner

Engineering leadership and wider team

PLM workstream

mCAD / eCAD workstream

Data & Integrations Architect

External vendors and system integrators

What You’ll Do

Programme Ownership & Delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery of the Engineering Systems programme across defined phases.
• Establish and maintain a clear, integrated programme plan aligned to the agreed roadmap, scope and schedule.
• Drive delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams, including PLM, CAD, integrations, and engineering data foundations.
• Ensure scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues are managed proactively and effectively.

PLM & Engineering Systems Delivery

• Lead delivery of PLM Phase 1 capabilities, including CAD vaults, EBOM, part libraries, lifecycle management, access controls, and initial integrations.
• Coordinate planning and execution of PLM Phase 2 capabilities, including change management, document management, MBOM, supplier-related data, and extensions.
• Ensure engineering systems are delivered in a way that supports current engineering needs and future manufacturing and ERP integration.

Vendor & Partner Management

• Act as the primary delivery interface with PLM and engineering systems vendors and implementation partners.
• Hold internal teams and external vendors accountable to agreed scope, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Challenge delivery approaches constructively and confidently, where required, to protect programme outcomes.

Integration & Dependency Management

• Coordinate closely with the Data & Integrations Architect to ensure integrations are designed and delivered in line with agreed architectural standards.
• Manage dependencies between PLM, CAD, engineering systems, and downstream systems.
• Ensure integration scope is planned, sequenced, and delivered coherently.

Stakeholder & Engineering Engagement

• Engage directly with engineering teams to ensure requirements are understood, prioritised, and translated into deliverable scope.
• Balance engineering usability, governance, and delivery pragmatism.
• Manage expectations and decisions across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work closely with Engineering Delivery leadership to ensure reliable and committed resource commitments.

Governance, Risk & Quality

Ensure testing, readiness, and cutover activities are planned and executed to an appropriate standard.

Establish and operate appropriate programme governance.

Identify and manage risks, issues, and trade-offs proactively.

We’re Looking For

Essential

• Proven experience delivering PLM programmes and broader engineering systems scope in complex environments.
• Experience operating as a Programme or Senior Project Manager across multiple workstreams.
• Firm grounding on PLM, CAD, and engineering systems and data concepts.
• Experience working with engineering stakeholders in product-led or manufacturing environments.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organisation without direct line authority.
• Strong vendor and systems integrator management capability.
• Highly organised, execution-focused, and comfortable driving delivery under ambiguity.
• Strong conviction and confidence in delivering on-time, utilising all project management levels to tackle resource contention and risk/issue management.
• Clear communicator with the confidence to challenge and make decisions.
• Desirable
• Strong grounding on modern PLM platforms and CAD ecosystems, and in particular Siemens TC & NX, and Altium.
• Exposure to ERP–PLM integration dependencies.
• Experience in scale-up or fast-growth engineering organisations.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary plus participation in our Stock Option Plan
• Paid vacation with adjustments based on your location to comply with local labor laws
• Travel opportunities to our Boston and Vancouver offices
• Office perks: free breakfasts and lunches
• Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives
• Collaboration with top-tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics
• Startup culture prioritising speed, transparency, and minimal bureaucracy.

How to Apply

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