Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Development & Deployment Specialist

Job Description

The Visionary Expert will be focused on 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX), Teamcenter (TCe) Product Lifecycle Management solutions, empowering Ford Motor Company engineering and design teams to efficiently manage and deliver innovative hardware systems and components.

In this role the Specialist Developer will leverage an Agile approach to conceptualize, develop, and implement advanced 3DX/ENOVIA tools, customizations, integrations, and methodologies.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting our transformation from legacy systems (including Teamcenter) to a modern, object-based 3DEXPERIENCE environment—ensuring our tools and processes are cutting-edge, reliable, and user-friendly. Teamcenter experience is important for interoperability and migration into 3DEXPERIENCE; all new development centers on 3DX.

Data Pipelines, Interoperability and Migration

• Architect and implement data pipelines to migrate and reconcile CAD datasets and BOMs into 3DX with full metadata mapping and 3DXML/PLMXML handling.
• Develop tools to move data between Teamcenter/CATIA V5 and 3DX, including utilities for dataset/report extraction and bulk operations.
• Support BOM traversal, metadata mapping, and PLMXML import/export for migration and validation.

AI and Machine Learning

• Design, develop, integrate AI/ML capabilities into the 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA and CAD toolchain to automate engineering data validation, BOM reconciliation, semantic PMI extraction, part classification, anomaly detection, predictive quality checks, design-rule enforcement; expose inference services via server-side Java/REST APIs, client-side 3DX widgets to deliver real-time, contextual assistance to engineers & reviewers.
• Architect and operate Machine Learning Ops pipelines that consume CAD datasets, 3DXML/PLMXML, BOMs, and metadata—performing feature extraction from CAD geometry/PMI, model training/validation/versioning, CI/CD for models using GitHub/Jenkins (or equivalent), automated testing, monitoring for model drift, and secure model deployment with rollback and reproducibility guarantees; ensure integration and data lineage with existing PLM data pipelines.

CAD Automation and Efficiency

• Develop CATIA automation tools within 3DX, converting V5 User Defined Features, Power copies, and macros to 3DX equivalents.
• Utilize EKL, CAT Script, VBA, and CAA/RADE to enhance CAD productivity and standardization.

Platform Releases and Operations

• Lead 3DX minor releases and major upgrades: identify deprecated APIs, refactor customizations, plan and execute regression testing, manage rollback, publish change documentation and runbooks.
• Provide Level 2/3 Tech support: triage 3DX incidents, perform root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions, maintain operational runbooks and knowledge base content.

DevOps and Agile Delivery

• Implement CI/CD for PLM deliverables using GitHub and Jenkins (build, package, test, deploy C++ libraries, JARs, and widgets); enforce code reviews, secure development, and automated testing.
• Manage work in Jira: create/refine user stories and acceptance criteria, estimate and prioritize backlog items, and provide transparent status updates in an Agile model.

Collaboration

• Partner with engineering design, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and security stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable 3DEX solutions.
• Work with Program Production and Digital Transformation teams to identify process improvements and deliver measurable efficiency gains.