Product Lifecycle Management Senior Systems Analyst

Johnson Outdoors•Racine, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson Outdoors is hiring a Product Lifecycle Management Senior Systems Analyst to serve as the organization’s lead functional and technical expert for its Product Lifecycle Management platform. The analyst will help implement, support, enhance, and evolve Windchill and related engineering systems, working with stakeholders in engineering, product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and IT. The role focuses on improving product data management, lifecycle processes, system integrations, and enterprise digital capabilities. Based at Johnson Outdoors’ headquarters at 555 Main Street in downtown Racine, Wisconsin, the analyst will contribute to PLM and broader transformation initiatives by translating business needs into scalable solutions. Responsibilities span Windchill implementation and application support, product data and systems integration, data governance, user adoption, and documentation. The role also applies PLM expertise to adjacent systems and priorities on the company’s broader digital roadmap.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science, business systems, or equivalent.
Typically, a minimum of 7 years of experience supporting enterprise applications, PLM systems, engineering systems, product data platforms, or business transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of PLM concepts, including product structures, parts, documents, BOMs, engineering change management, lifecycle states, version control, workflows, release processes, and product data governance.
Working knowledge of PTC Windchill capabilities, configuration concepts, user roles, access control, workflows, object types, attributes, templates, and common support activities.
Ability to work across functional process support and technical application support, advising users and troubleshooting, documenting, and coordinating resolution of system issues.
Experience supporting transformation initiatives, including requirements gathering, process mapping, stakeholder alignment, testing, training, cutover readiness, hypercare, stabilization, and continuous improvement.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including assessing business impact, identifying root causes, and recommending practical process or system improvements.
Ability to build trust, influence decisions, drive clarity, and take ownership without relying on formal management authority.
Ability to communicate effectively with business users, technical teams, vendors, implementation partners, and leaders across engineering, product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and IT.
Strong documentation, training, and user enablement skills, including creating practical materials that support adoption and consistent use of PLM processes.
Ability to manage competing priorities across project work, production support, enhancement requests, and ongoing operational responsibilities.
Ability to apply PLM expertise to adjacent systems, processes, and transformation priorities that support the broader digital roadmap.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PTC Windchill and related PLM technologies, product data and engineering processes, system integrations, data migration, or enterprise system transformation.
Experience with CAD and ECAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, AutoCAD, or Inventor, or similar design platforms.
Experience with ERP, reporting, analytics, or master data management.

Responsibilities

Serve as a functional and technical expert on the PLM platform, advising on system capabilities, configuration, data structures, workflows, security, user roles, and integrations.
Partner with business process owners, engineering leaders, IT teams, and external partners to translate business needs into scalable system and process solutions.
Identify opportunities to extend PLM capabilities and apply related system, process, and data knowledge to broader digital transformation priorities.
Support Windchill implementation and sustainment, including requirements validation, solution design input, testing, data readiness, issue resolution, cutover support, go-live readiness, and post-go-live stabilization.
Support Windchill technical operations, including access management, role-based permissions, environment support, configuration validation, issue triage, system documentation, upgrade coordination, and enhancement planning.
Act as a liaison among engineering, product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, IT, and vendor or implementation partners to ensure PLM capabilities support enterprise product lifecycle processes.
Monitor recurring support issues, identify root causes, recommend process or system improvements, and help prioritize enhancements that increase business value and reduce operational risk.
Support product data management, part and document control, engineering change management, BOM management, workflow adoption, lifecycle governance, and cross-functional process standardization.
Support data migration, validation, data quality monitoring, and master data governance for product, part, document, BOM, and engineering change information.
Support integrations between Windchill and ERP, CAD/ECAD, reporting, analytics, and other engineering or product data platforms.
Develop and maintain training materials, process documentation, quick reference guides, configuration notes, support procedures, and knowledge articles.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive base salary, with additional earning potential through the management bonus program and eligibility for annual pay increases.
Generous paid time off and holiday benefits.
Full benefits package.
Employee support, fitness, and wellness plans.
Performance development and training opportunities.
Tuition assistance program.
Collaborative, casual work environment and company events.
Employee discounts on outdoor recreational products.
401(k) with company match and deferred retirement contributions.
Sons & Daughters Scholarship program.
College savings program.
Life and LTD insurance.