Product Data Management Engineer (mid-level or Senior)

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace

This role focuses on managing and integrating engineering architecture, processes, systems, and data across the product lifecycle for complex airplane products. It involves technical leadership in configuration and data management, conducting design reviews, analyzing changes, and implementing standard processes and tools. The position requires a strong background in product data management, configuration management, and experience with product lifecycle processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead management and integration of engineering architecture (processes, systems, data) across the product lifecycle to ensure consistency, traceability, and role-appropriate data access.
  2. Develop, analyze, manage and verify compliance of process and product baselines for highly integrated complex airplane products.
  3. Define, plan, coordinate and conduct product- and subsystem-level technical design reviews and audits for new and derivative products.
  4. Lead evaluation of complex product trades and changes; develop change proposals with impacts, risks, mitigation, and implementation plans.
  5. Lead definition and rollout of Configuration Management (CM) and Data Management (DM) standards, processes, systems and tools; drive adoption across IPTs and supporting functions.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Systems or related)
  • 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
  • Demonstrated expertise in Configuration Management and Data Management for complex, highly integrated products.
  • Experience developing and conducting technical design reviews, audits, and compliance verification across multi-discipline systems.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex trades/changes and produce actionable change proposals with risk and impact assessments.
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle processes and tools (PLM, PDM, engineering data systems) and how they integrate with CM processes.

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree or advanced coursework in relevant engineering or systems engineering fields.
  • Hands-on design or manufacturing engineering experience on commercial airplane programs; direct experience on the 787 program strongly preferred.
  • Prior role as a technical integrator, configuration manager, or systems engineer on commercial transport aircraft (787 preferred).
  • Experience with specific PLM/PDM or CM tools such as Enovia, Teamcenter, Windchill, IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (DOORS), or similar.
  • Knowledge of aerospace change processes, enterprise gated development, readiness levels, and regulatory compliance requirements. Preferred experience with Non Recurring Product Definition (NRPD)
  • Familiarity with software configuration and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.
  • Experience integrating CM/DM practices together with Agile practices and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) across engineering organizations.
  • Certification in configuration management, systems engineering, or relevant disciplines (e.g., CISCM, INCOSE, PMI-ACP).

What the JD emphasized

  • Demonstrated expertise in Configuration Management and Data Management for complex, highly integrated products.
  • Experience developing and conducting technical design reviews, audits, and compliance verification across multi-discipline systems.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex trades/changes and produce actionable change proposals with risk and impact assessments.
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle processes and tools (PLM, PDM, engineering data systems) and how they integrate with CM processes.