Lead PLM Configuration Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure
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SUMMARY
The Lead PLM Configuration Engineer is an individual contributor responsible for disciplined configuration control and lifecycle governance of all CAD models, BOMs, and technical documentation within the PLM system. This role acts as the system authority ensuring data integrity, traceability and alignment across mechanical, electrical, and documentation domains throughout concept, NPI, production and sustaining phases.
The position owns revision management, baselining, effectiveness, and ECR/ECN workflows, preventing data divergence while enabling scalable, repeatable engineering operations. The role is critical to supporting customer audits, compliance requirements, and product lifecycle traceability in complex, configuration driven product environments.
Job Title: Lead PLM Configuration Engineer
Organization: Data Center Infrastructure Team
Location: Austin, TX - or Remote*
*Requires up to 25% domestic and/or international travel (rare)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
PLM Ownership & Configuration Control
- Own and execute end-to-end configuration control for CAD models, BOMs and technical documentation within the PLM system.
- Act as the authoritative source and gatekeeper for released product data, preventing uncontrolled changes, orphaned revisions or data misalignment.
- Ensure consistent application of revision rules, lifecycle states and release criteria across all engineering artifacts.
- Maintain tight synchronization between CAD structures, EBOMs and released documentation.
Engineering Change & Lifecycle Execution
- Own and enforce ECR/ECN workflows, ensuring changes are properly justified, reviewed, approved and traceable.
- Manage effectivity, as‑built vs. as‑designed alignment and revision applicability across programs and product variants.
- Support rapid yet disciplined execution of engineering changes without compromising configuration integrity or audit readiness.
- Ensure historical traceability of changes across the full product lifecycle.
Librarian & Data Governance Functions
- Perform PLM librarian functions, including structure management, metadata accuracy, access control and data hygiene.
- Define and enforce naming conventions, numbering schemes and classification rules.
- Identify and resolve configuration discrepancies, duplicate records and data integrity risks.
- Serve as
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