PLM Business Analyst (BPIT, North Reading)

Teradyne•North Reading, MA

1d•$91,800 - $146,900

About The Position

The PLM Business Analyst (Teamcenter and Opcenter) connects Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and IT across Teradyne’s Siemens Digital Industries landscape. This senior, hands-on role translates business needs into clear requirements, well-configured solutions, and dependable processes that move product data from design through the shop floor. The role facilitates requirements workshops, shapes solution design with architects and developers, guides testing and rollout, and continuously improves the digital thread across Teamcenter, Opcenter, and ERP. The successful candidate will partner with global stakeholders and implementation teams to deliver scalable, configuration-first solutions and reliable user support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
7+ years of experience in business systems, functional consulting, or solution design roles within a manufacturing environment.
5+ years of hands-on functional experience with Siemens Teamcenter, including BOM management, change management, and workflows.
3+ years of experience with Siemens Opcenter Execution, Discrete, or Electronics (formerly Camstar/SIMATIC IT), or a comparable MES.
Experience with at least two full-lifecycle PLM or MES implementations, upgrades, or global rollouts.
Strong understanding of engineering-to-manufacturing processes, including EBOM, MBOM, BOP, routings, ECO, and the digital thread.
Experience with PLM/MES-to-ERP integration concepts, data migration, and SQL for data validation, reconciliation, and reporting.
Excellent communication, facilitation, documentation, structured-thinking, and business-partnership skills, with the ability to explain technical topics clearly to business users and managers.
Ability to collaborate effectively with global teams, contractors, plant stakeholders, and implementation partners across time zones while taking ownership of solution quality.

Nice To Haves

Experience in electronics, semiconductor test equipment, robotics, or other high-tech discrete manufacturing.
Hands-on experience with BMIDE, Active Workspace configuration, Teamcenter Manufacturing (Easy Plan), Opcenter Quality or APS, T4S, T4O, MuleSoft, or CAD integrations involving NX, Creo, or SolidWorks.
Knowledge of ISO 9001, traceability, configuration management, or certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, CSPO/PSPO, or Siemens Teamcenter/Opcenter certification.

Responsibilities

Lead requirements workshops and document business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, functional specifications, and fit-gap recommendations.
Develop functional designs for Teamcenter PLM and Opcenter MES processes, including BOM and change management, workflows, manufacturing planning, work orders, routings, electronic work instructions, traceability, non-conformance, and quality data collection.
Collaborate with architects, developers, integrators, and business stakeholders to deliver configuration-first solutions and integrations across Teamcenter, Opcenter, and ERP platforms.
Build dependable data practices by coordinating mapping, cleansing, migration, governance, master-data standards, reporting, and KPIs for parts, BOMs, documents, and routings.
Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, release sign-off, upgrades, site rollouts, training, and Level 2/3 functional support through go-live and hypercare.
Partner with global business owners, plant users, implementation partners, and IT management to prioritize scope, improve adoption, resolve root causes, and continuously simplify, standardize, and automate processes.