Staff PLM Specialist, Electronics Design

What You'll Do

• Lead the deployment, configuration, and scaling of Teamcenter PLM to support electronics module development and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with design engineers and program managers to define and implement data models and workflows for design release, engineering changes (ECR/ECO), manufacturing updates, and build deviations.
• Work with IT to establish secure, role-based access controls tailored to internal design teams and contract manufacturing (CM) partners.
• • Support hardware engineering and program management in releasing builds to CMs, ensuring EE/ME BOM accuracy and alignment with embedded software for high-quality production.
• Create a structured part numbering system from scratch and lead the migration of legacy BOMs into Teamcenter. Maintain and evolve the system as the product portfolio grows.
• Manage BOM structures, part libraries, design documentation, and lifecycle states to ensure data integrity and traceability across Teamcenter, Xpedition, and NX environments.
• Develop training materials and lead onboarding sessions for internal teams and external collaborators.
• Monitor system performance, proactively troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal quality protocols.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing and managing PLM systems, including at least 2 years with Siemens Teamcenter
• Demonstrated experience in electronics hardware design environments, including schematic capture, PCB layout, mechanical CAD/drawings, embedded software/firmware release processes, and BOM management
• Strong understanding of hardware engineering release processes, change management, version control, and configuration management
• Experience integrating PLM systems with CAD tools, specifically Siemens Xpedition and NX
• High attention to detail, with excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Familiarity with PCBA and electro-mechanical contract manufacturing workflows, including data exchange formats such as ODB++ and Gerber
• Experience implementing Teamcenter PLM within the automotive industry-either at a Tier 1 supplier or OEM
• Exposure to other PLM platforms used in high-tech hardware development and manufacturing environments (e.g., Agile, Arena, Windchill)

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.

• The salary range for this role is $143,000 to $258,800. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

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This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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Client-provided location(s): Sunnyvale, CA

Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202519744

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-10-25T00:14:07