Senior PLM Systems Architect

True Anomaly•Long Beach, CA

4d•$95,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

True Anomaly is seeking a Senior PLM Systems Architect to maintain, support, and evolve its enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) system, Siemens Teamcenter, and its connections across product development and manufacturing. The role ensures the PLM ecosystem remains scalable, secure, and effective for cross-functional workflows involving ECAD, mechanical CAD, ERP, manufacturing operations, AI-assisted engineering tools, and developer platforms as part of the Digital Thread. This hands-on position combines Teamcenter administration and architecture, custom ITK development, cross-system integration support, and production delivery. The architect will make architectural decisions, merge environments, upgrade systems, write production code, design integrations, and deploy templates. They will partner with engineering, manufacturing, IT, operations, and cybersecurity teams to deliver scalable solutions connecting tools, teams, and processes. Successful candidates will be located near Denver, Colorado, or Long Beach, California. Applicants must meet U.S. Government space technology export-control requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. The position remains open until filled. Base salary is $95,000–$170,000, with the actual level and salary determined case by case based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Requirements

At least 8 years designing, developing, and supporting enterprise PLM or Teamcenter solutions in complex engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or high-tech environments.
Strong hands-on Teamcenter ITK development, including server-side customization, workflow handlers, utilities, queries, product structure logic, and integrations.
Expert-level Teamcenter administration and architecture, including SSO implementation, BMIDE, data modeling, workflows, security, configurations, and lifecycle management.
Experience with Teamcenter Admin and Architect workspaces and the ability to independently diagnose platform and customization issues.
Proven experience designing cross-functional integrations connecting PLM with ERP, manufacturing operations, ECAD, or other enterprise systems.
Strong integration architecture experience, including APIs, middleware, SOA, REST, web services, event-driven patterns, authentication, and error handling.
CAD/PLM integration experience with NX and ECAD/PLM integration experience with Altium or comparable tools.
Strong knowledge of C/C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python; proficiency with SQL, XML, JSON, version control, testing, CI/CD, and production support.
Deep understanding of EBOM/MBOM, product structures, item/revision management, datasets, configurations, effectivity, and engineering change management (ECR, ECO, ECN).
Cross-functional systems thinking, including how PLM, ERP, CAD, ECAD, manufacturing, and operations systems interact across the product development lifecycle.
Decisive, pragmatic, delivery-oriented approach; comfort with ambiguity; and strong communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Multidisciplinary Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent experience is accepted for candidates with a proven PLM architecture and delivery record.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under U.S. Government space technology export regulations.
Must be located near Denver, CO, or Long Beach, CA.

Nice To Haves

Experience with E3 (Epsilon3), NetSuite ERP, Altium, Siemens NX, Active Integration Gateway (AIG), or EDA Gateway.
Experience with Siemens AI products, AI-assisted engineering or PLM use cases, MCP server integration, or intelligent automation.
Experience with cloud platforms, containers, API management, message queues, observability platforms, or modern integration architectures.
Background in aerospace, defense, space, or regulated manufacturing industries.
Siemens Teamcenter certification, Technical Practitioner training, Genesis, Inceptor, or formal Teamcenter training.
Experience with Agile, configuration management, developer platforms, or enterprise software deployments.

Responsibilities

Own Teamcenter architecture, including deployment, security, data models, modules, environments, configuration, upgrade strategy, templates, and lifecycle governance.
Lead hands-on Teamcenter ITK development, including server-side utilities, workflow handlers, BOM logic, queries, batch processes, and integrations.
Design and implement Teamcenter customizations, including BMIDE extensions, workflows, business rules, forms, preferences, services, SOA/REST APIs, and Active Workspace extensions.
Develop and maintain Teamcenter data models, object types, attributes, relations, configurations, and lifecycle processes aligned with cross-functional product development needs.
Support, test, and implement integrations connecting Teamcenter with E3 (Epsilon3), NetSuite, Altium, NX, AI-assisted engineering tools, and internal developer platforms.
Develop and maintain CAD/ECAD-to-PLM processes, emphasizing robust product structures, metadata synchronization, change management, and configuration control.
Define data mappings, authentication strategies, error handling, reconciliation processes, monitoring, and operational support models for integrations.
Explore and implement AI-assisted workflows, including intelligent part search, automated classification, generative design, design recommendations, anomaly detection, and natural-language interfaces to PLM data.
Make timely architectural decisions under ambiguity, document tradeoffs, set development standards, and ensure production-quality code.
Lead production support, root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, and corrective actions using source control, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, and monitoring.
Work with cross-functional stakeholders, systems integrators, vendors, and external technology partners to clarify needs, evaluate tools, and deliver solutions.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, administrators, and solution architects while identifying opportunities to simplify the ecosystem and improve developer experience.

Benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees.
Accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees.
12 paid holidays.
Parental leave.
Sick leave.
Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
401(k) retirement plan.
Fitness reimbursement.
Dog Fridays.
Equity participation as part of total compensation.