Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0124767

Date Posted:

2026-05-07

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The chance

The PLM Manager will lead and develop a team of PLM Engineers responsible for Windchill PLM operations, CAD data management, data migration, and data quality initiatives across the Engineering organization. This role owns the PLM execution strategy, ensures consistency and governance of product data, and acts as the primary bridge between Engineering, IT, and business stakeholders. As the functional and people leader for the PLM team, the PLM Manager will drive continuous improvement, standardization, and scalability of PLM processes while enabling Engineering productivity and data integrity.

How you’ll make an impact
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of approximately 20 PLM Engineers, ensuring high performance, skill development, and delivery excellence.




- Own the overall Windchill PLM operational strategy, including CAD data management, data quality, and system usage across Engineering.
- Define team objectives, workload prioritization, and resource planning to ensure timely delivery of PLM initiatives and support activities.
- Partner with Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, IT, and business stakeholders to align PLM capabilities with business and product lifecycle needs.
- Govern and oversee Windchill data clean‑up, migration, and transformation programs, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
- Provide leadership and oversight for legacy system migrations, including scope definition, data mapping, validation, and cutover planning.
- Establish and enforce PLM standards, procedures, and best practices for CAD structure, metadata, change management, and data governance.
- Act as the escalation point for complex PLM, Windchill, Creo, and CAD data issues. Guide and review PLM co

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