PLM Application Specialist

2 weeks ago

Crawley, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

PLM Application Specialist

Are you an experienced PLM Application Specialist? Join our Talent Community At Thales we provide different services and solutions across our different markets, some examples are in-flight entertainment and air traffic management for Aerospace; Sensors and communication networks for Defence & Security; Biometrics and Identity management for Digital Security and Satellites for Earth observation and Space exploration.

What the role has to offer:
  • Career Development: we are committed to creating an environment where our employees can thrive both professionally and personally.
  • Innovative Work Environment: Thales is at the forefront of technological advancements, and we encourage our employees to be innovative and forward-thinking. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that make a real difference in the world
  • Work-Life Balance: we recognize the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements to accommodate the different needs of our employees

Our Opportunity:

The PLM Application Specialist will be working as part of a wider applications team providing expertise across a range a project delivery and operational support services:
  • Project Management and Solution delivery for PLM Systems
  • Functional Consulting Services for PLM Systems
  • Application Support Services for PLM Systems
  • Lifecycle Management Services for PLM Applications

The role reports to the Director of Applications as a Service.

R esponsibilities and Tasks:
  • Working individually and as part of a wider team to implement, test, deploy, and support solutions for leveraging PTC Windchill Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
  • Working closely with key customer stakeholders to understand current business process, issues and challenges
  • Following full project lifecycle requirements, develop a solution, perform quality assurance testing, and track progress to meet deadlines for internal projects.
  • Supporting the upgrade and deployment of PLM solutions and modules across the Thales platform.
  • Manage / provide input into small projects (potentially delivered by external parties)
  • Support infrastructure design, system upgrades and customisations, work flow creation, and while working with the Apps team to develop solutions to meet business objectives.
  • Interfacing with both business and other IT functions supporting the development of business and functional requirements, status updates, enhancements, deployments, and go-live support.
  • Implementing solutions within multiple architectural environments including Linux, Windows, Apache, SQL Server and Oracle Database, etc.
  • Developing documentation for software and customisations including user guides, installation guides, and end user work instructions.
  • Learning new technologies and work alongside our experienced Consultants and Project Managers for hands-on learning.
  • Leveraging your creativity to take initiative to propose alternative solutions.

About you

Skills:

Essential:
  • PLM Solution expert - likely to have been in a functional consulting capacity
  • Delivery experience - across large/complex Transformation Programmes
  • Broad IT Knowledge - specifically on large ERP/PLM type systems
  • Knowledge/experience of design to implementation methodologies - with experience gained on PLM/ERP implementation projects
  • Technical IT (security, transaction processing, user interface, data management, Operating Systems Services)
  • Understanding of SLA and Service Delivery
  • Good communicator, both written and verbal
  • Logical Analysis
  • Business awareness (Business case, organisation, business process, strategic planning, Business Functions)
  • IT development skills (dba, sql, web)
  • Excellent Word, Excel, VISIO, Powerpoint skills, Office technologies

Desirable:
  • Understanding of general project management process including knowledge of MS Project
  • Understanding/Empathy with Business Change/User Change impacts of IS changes

Experience:

Essential:
  • PLM implementation - Oracle or SAP
  • 5+ years experience administering PTC Windchill PLM.
  • Expertise in Windchill PDMLink 10 & above.
  • Expertise in Windchill upgrades from legacy versions to most recent version.
  • Expertise in Windchill system and business administration.
  • Experience in the following domains: PLM Methodology, BoM Lifecycle, Data Migration, Change Process, CAD, Data Classification, ERP
  • Knowledge and use of Java, JSP, JavaScript, J2EE, and/or XML for Windchill modifications.
  • Experience in Windchill customization
  • Ability to handle multiple activities, including infrastructure design, system upgrades and customisations, work flow creation.
  • In excess of 5 years experience in the IT Industry (preferably within an Engineering Company)

Desirable:
  • Training in PLM solution - technical, end-user and processes
  • Use of VMware technologies and application virtualisation

Values & Behaviours:
  • Focus on Customers
  • Perform through teaming
  • Innovate
  • Develop our people
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Ambition and Accountability

Qualifications:

Essential:
  • Degree/HND or an equivalent in a relevant IT subject

Desirable:
  • Any related IS certifications/qualifications/training

What We Can Offer

We're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you'll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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