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Cognizant · 1 day ago

Senior Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Analyst

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $110K/yr

5+ years exp

Cognizant is a leading provider of IT and BPO services, providing critical initiatives to a variety of global clients. The Senior PLM Analyst will manage PLM services for the New Product Introduction team, focusing on the administration of internal part numbers and Bills of Material to ensure compliance and support throughout the product lifecycle.

ConsultingIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologySoftwareSoftware Engineering

No H1B

Responsibilities

PLM Services administration of an Oracle Agile PLM instance for past, present and future related hardware systems

Creating and administering internal Part Numbers, coordinating with engineers and program managers (via bugs and tickets) to structure Engineering and production Bills of Material

Manage all tickets and Engineering Change Orders for parts and bills of material

Support the creation and processing and implementation of Bill of Materials, Engineering Change Orders, Manufacturer Change Orders, Deviations and all other Configuration Management activities, using Oracle Agile software

Remain current with internal processes and standards for PLM management

Address tickets in a timely way from both Engineering, NPI team and from manufacturers’ PLM staff

Conduct high-level BOM Reviews in order to procure necessary documentation (to include revisions of not just ordered part number but all subassemblies and documentation)

Report on template BOMs and initial BOMs for new products and subsystems created within SLA

Report on Engineering Change Orders, Manufacturer Change Orders, Deviations conducted within 48 hours (business days), and backlog outside SLA

Confers with change originator or others to resolve discrepancies, rejections and complete change package ECR/ECN’s, mark-ups, effectiveness, and disposition

Manage Revision Compatibility, Commodity based Part Number Formats and Windchill PLM Change Order Workflows

Coordinate Change Orders through Review / Approval / Data Transfer Process

Facilitate timely review, correction, approval

Monitor and escalate past-due approval tasks

Ensure accurate transfer of ECR/ECN, Controlled Part Number and BOM Data from Agile PLM to Oracle ERP System

Communicate with Engineering, other cross-functional departments and relevant 3rd parties (e.g. makers of off-the-shelf products)

Main tools: An Oracle Agile PLM instance, spreadsheets, internal ticket system and Bug tracker Deliverables

Create template BOMs and initial BOMs for new products in sync with the Geo Hardware product lifecycle milestones (a typical pattern of: prototypes, EVT, DVT, PVT, production)

Respond to and resolve all Engineering Change Orders, Manufacturer Change Orders, Deviations within 48 business hours

Ping past-due task owners within 24 business hours

Participate in afternoon meetings with manufacturer counterparts located in East Asian time zones - BOM reviews and review of Change Orders. The contract manufacturer PLM team will have dotted line responsibility to the Geo PLM lead

Before all major review milestones ensure compliance of BOMs for AML/AVL information and applicable support documents including, MPN, Specs, RoHS certificates and other applicable attributes

Qualification

Agile PLMOracle E-businessBOM ManagementEngineering Change OrdersProactive AttitudeInterpersonal SkillsProblem-solving SkillsAttention to DetailCommunication Skills