Lead Business Systems Analyst - Engineering Systems

Powell Industries, Inc.•Houston, TX

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About The Position

As part of the IT Applications team, this position will be responsible for the future growth of our Engineering and Product Lifecycle Management applications and functions. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, implementing, maintaining, and supporting Engineering systems and modules within a discrete manufacturing environment such as Product Lifecycle Cloud Based Applications, Oracle Agile 9.3.x On-Premise Applications, Oracle R12 Bills of Material, AutoDesk Mechanical, AutoDesk Vault, and various other related modules and integrations such as Solidworks or Onshape. In this position the right candidate will be responsible for the following:

Requirements

Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and 7 years' experience as an Engineer (Mechanical or Electrical). Mechanical strongly preferred.
Minimum of 7 years of functional application experience implementing and supporting Product Lifecycle Applications such as, but not limited to: Oracle Agile Versions 9.0 - 9.3.6 (on-premise), Oracle Cloud PLM, Arena PLM, Propel PLM, etc.
Minimum 7 years of functional application experience working with Oracle R12 Bill of Materials, Inventory, and related Oracle supporting modules within a discrete manufacturing environment
Minimum 5 years of functional application experience working with AutoDesk AutoCAD, AutoDesk Mechanical, AutoDesk Vault and related applications
Proactive in delivering value-based results from Analysis through the various phases of the IT Project Lifecycle
Ability to successfully engage in multiple IT initiatives simultaneously
Understands the concepts and methodologies associated with the areas of IT Software Development Lifecycle
Supporting IT operational and key controls and supporting systems
Possesses knowledge of existing and emerging industry practices related to their functional area
Excellent organizational, communication & documentation skills with high attention to detail
Ability to interact well with all levels within the organization
Excellent problem solving/analytical skills with a high level of accuracy
Ability to work flexible hours as needed to complete projects and provide business support at critical times

Responsibilities

Analysis and Solution Definition:
Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert through their understanding of business issues, process challenges, and data needs of their business partners' functional area. In addition, their recommended business process or system improvements provide a financial or operational value.
Writes, Reviews and Edits functional specifications (BRD: Business Requirement Document) required to effectively explain business requirements and provide clarity and efficiency in development and testing efforts.
Leads design sessions with key IT and business stakeholders with awareness of solution impact to business processes, business system integration and transactional requirements.
Project Execution, Delivery and Support:
Creates project plans and ensures on time delivery of all major milestones and activities by identifying risks and issues in a timely manner that allows for any appropriate project adjustments.
Leads a team in the functional configuration and testing activities, including the development of Testing Plans that take into account all cross functional system integrations (internal and external interfaces), process reports, data conversion requirements as well as transaction data standards and dependencies across business systems.
Consistently provides high-quality project deliverables and makes recommendations on IT Functional project standards and methodologies.
Leads the development of training materials for the business partners and if needed assists in the delivery of training content.
Helps the business end users to become Subject Matter Experts that are able to trouble-shoot and identify root cause(s) of system errors and work to resolve them with minimal IT support.
Leads a team in the identification, tracking, reporting, and resolving issues in a timely manner.
Scope/Accountability:
Provides support for various modules or business systems within their business area that they support as well as providing baseline support for other business areas.
Responsible for coordinating and monitoring the utilization of resources allocated to assigned tasks and project related deliverables.
Responsible for the on time and quality of tasks and activities assigned to them and others throughout the project lifecycle.
Decision Making, Discretion & Latitude:
Ability to handle and lead multiple complex projects within a defined scope, timeline, and resource budget.
Requires excellent organizational and leadership skills and the ability to prioritize assigned tasks.
Requires the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels of the organization.