Job Description

Job Description – Global IT Team Lead – Product Design (CAD/CAx)

Purpose of Position

Lead a global IT team responsible for the Mechanical Engineering application landscape, including CAD/CAx, PLM, simulation, engineering data, integrations, administration, and support. Driving standardization, governance, operational excellence, and AI-enabled innovation across the engineering IT ecosystem.

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Engineering Informatics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Professional Experience

10+ years in Engineering IT supporting CAD/CAx, PLM and engineering applications.
5+ years leading global IT application support/administration teams.
Experience managing enterprise engineering platforms, vendors and service delivery.

Key Skills & Experience

Strong experience in Engineering IT, application administration and support.
Deep knowledge of CAD platforms (PTC Creo, Siemens NX), PLM (Windchill/Teamcenter), simulation tools (Ansys), integrations and engineering data.




Product ownership and roadmap management.
ITIL/service management, incident, problem and change management.
AI adoption in engineering applications.
Enterprise architecture, cybersecurity and compliance awareness.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Key Responsibilities

Strong leadership experience in global, distributed team setups
Strategic thinking with hands-on technical depth
Deep understanding of Mechanical Engineering (ME) processes across design, simulation, testing, and validation
Broad expertise in engineering IT tools like CAD (PTC Creo, Siemens NX, etc.), simulation/analysis tools (FEA, CFD, e.g. Ansys), PLM (Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill) & PLM integration and system landscapes
Experience in Product Ownership, roadmap management, and agile/hybrid delivery models
Solid affinity for AI, data-driven engineering, and digital innovation
Strategic thinking combined with hand

📌 Global IT Team Lead (Chennai)
🏢 Knorr-Bremse
📍 Chennai