Platform Owner – Engineering Tools & Design Stack

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Transform the everyday with us!

We are seeking a Platform Owner – Engineering Tools & Design Stack to lead the strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of our engineering configurators and CAD-based design tools ecosystem. This role is based in Wendell, NC., with Remote opportunities.

You’ll make an impact by:

This position will be responsible for defining the strategic roadmap, aligning stakeholders, managing vendor partnerships, and driving the evolution of our engineering tools landscape, including product configurators, CAD/CAE tools, design automation, and associated data integrations. This role is pivotal in ensuring our engineering teams — and the broader organization — have the right tools and digital workflows to deliver accurate, efficient, and scalable product designs, supporting our growth in providing power distribution solutions into key markets like Data Centers, Utilities, and Industrial.

Strategic Leadership & Roadmap Ownership

• Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Engineering Tools & Design Stack, including product configurators, CAD/CAE platforms, design libraries, and automation tools.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Manufacturing, etc to ensure tools align with business needs, market requirements, and product complexity.
• Drive continuous improvement in design workflows to enable faster, error-free, and customer-specific product configurations and designs.
• Lead initiatives to modernize and standardize tools to support next-generation digital business models, including mass customization, modular product architecture, and AI-assisted design.

Tool & Platform Management

• Own and govern the engineering tool landscape, including but not limited to CAD/CAE systems (e.g., NX, AutoCAD, eBase, etc), Siemens configurators, PLM applications (e.g. TeamCenter, Graph databases), and design automation platforms.
• Ensure seamless integration between configurators, CAD/CAE tools, ERP (SAP), CRM (Salesforce), and CPQ systems, supporting end-to-end automation from sales to production.
• Lead tool upgrades, migrations, and vendor engagements, ensuring robust license management, cost optimization, and compliance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Support

• Act as the primary liaison and advocate for engineering tool users, gathering requirements, prioritizing needs, and translating them into actionable development plans.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and IT to ensure design outputs align with production and sourcing constraints.
• Drive training and change management to support the adoption and effective use of tools across global engineering and sales teams.

Innovation & Future-Proofing

• Stay abreast of industry trends, including AI/ML in engineering design, parametric and generative design, digital twin, and model-based definition (MBD).
• Develop a strategy for future-proofing the engineering stack, including cloud-based CAD/CAE, real-time collaboration, and automation-enhanced design tools.
• Explore and champion AI-driven configurators and next-gen digital engineering capabilities to maintain competitive differentiation.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years of experience in engineering tools, CAD/CAE systems, or product configurator platform management, preferably in industrial, utility, or complex product sectors.
• Expertise with CAD/CAE tools and engineering configurators.
• Understanding engineering design processes, BOM structures, product rules logic, and design automation.
• Experience with integrating CAD/CAE tools and Configurators to PLM tools, ERP platforms, and CRM/CPQ platforms.
• Proven track record managing cross-functional digital projects, including tool selection, implementation, and adoption.
• Familiarity with cloud-based design tools, AI/ML applications in design, and emerging digital engineering trends is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance technical and business considerations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, able to collaborate with engineering, product, IT, and leadership teams.

About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers. Learn more about Siemens here. 

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We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.