PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Solution Architect

East Penn is a stable, essential employer, that is poised for the energy needs of the future with 80 years of sustainable lead battery and battery accessory manufacturing expertise!

At East Penn, our employees are our culture; our employees will always be the heart of the company.  We are a private, family-owned enterprise committed to cultivating an atmosphere that honors the contributions of everyone.  We want our employees to have long-term careers, and many do.  Almost 40% of our workforce has over a decade of service.  Our open-door management policy, comprehensive benefits package, annual bonus program for all, and career advancement opportunities are just some of the ways we show our employees how incredibly valued they are.

Our hiring process may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help in the initial review of applications by identifying candidates whose qualifications best match job requirements. These tools do not make hiring decisions. All final hiring decisions regarding interviews and employment are made by our employee recruiting and hiring teams.

East Penn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 

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The Opportunity-

East Penn is seeking an experienced Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution Architect to help shape the future of our product development and digital engineering environment.

This is a highly collaborative, strategic technical role for someone who enjoys connecting engineering, manufacturing, technology, and business processes. You’ll serve as a key technical leader for our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) ecosystem, helping define how product information, engineering processes, and enterprise systems work together across the complete product lifecycle.

Working across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, and Product Management, you’ll have the opportunity to influence PLM strategy, architecture, governance, integration, and continuous improvement across the organization.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, improving how engineering information flows through an organization, and translating business needs into scalable technology solutions, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant enterprise-wide impact.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the technical owner and solution architect for East Penn’s PLM ecosystem.
• Help define and advance the organization’s PLM strategy, roadmap, architecture, standards, and governance.
• Partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Management, and IT to translate business needs into effective PLM solutions.
• Lead PLM implementations, upgrades, migrations, integrations, and optimization initiatives.
• Design scalable solutions supporting product structures, bills of material (BOM), document management, engineering change, and configuration management.
• Develop integration strategies connecting PLM with enterprise platforms such as ERP, MES, CAD, CRM, quality systems, and data warehouses.
• Design and maintain PLM data models, workflows, security structures, and business rules.
• Strengthen engineering-change processes, including change requests, approvals, change orders, and product release.
• Establish data governance practices that promote accuracy, consistency, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to strengthen digital product development capabilities.
• Lead requirements gathering and solution design for new functionality and system enhancements.
• Partner with stakeholders to standardize and continuously improve engineering and product development processes.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to business analysts, administrators, developers, and other technical partners.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively through presentations, training, recommendations, and project updates.
• Contribute to broader digital transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Protect confidential and proprietary information and perform other responsibilities essential to the role.

Who You’ll Partner With

This role provides broad exposure across the organization and works closely with:

• Product, Design, Process, and Manufacturing Engineering
• Information Technology
• Product Management
• Program Management
• Quality Engineering
• Supply Chain
• Operations
• Change Management and Data Governance teams
• CAD administrators
• Regulatory and Compliance
• Software vendors and systems integrators
• Customers and technical partners

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Typically, more than 10 years of Engineering experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of product development and engineering change management processes.
• Experience working within manufacturing and product development environments preferred.
• Strong understanding of enterprise solution architecture and PLM systems.
• Experience with configuration management, business process analysis, and data governance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.

Additional Experience That Will Help You Stand Out

Experience with one or more of the following is preferred:

• Teamcenter, Windchill, 3DEXPERIENCE, Arena, Propel, or comparable PLM platforms
• CAD and ERP integrations
• SQL and data modeling
• SaaS and cloud architecture
• APQP / PPAP Core Tools
• Agile project management
• Six Sigma methodologies
• Organizational change management

East Penn offers excellent benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
• 9 paid company holidays, 2 paid personal holidays, and paid vacation days annually
• Employee assistance program
• Fitness Discounts
• Promotional opportunities