MCAD Product Owner

BOBST
13 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, French

Job location

Tech stack

Computer-Aided Design
Systems Engineering
Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA)
Configuration Management
CATIA V5
Enovia

Job description

As an MCAD Product Owner, you will be responsible not only for our core solutions such as CATIA and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, but also for other ad-hoc tools and applications used within the group.

Your mission is to define the vision, structure the roadmap, and lead the continuous improvement of this ecosystem to ensure smoother, more coherent, and business-aligned design processes

You will collaborate closely with Engineering, PLM, IT, and Manufacturing to ensure seamless integration and strong user adoption.

Product Ownership & Vision

  • Define and own the product vision and roadmap for MCAD capabilities.
  • Build, prioritize, and manage the product backlog based on business value and engineering needs.
  • Drive the adoption of MCAD best practices, modeling standards, configuration management principles, and design workflows.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Work closely with mechanical engineering teams, including local key users, to understand pain points and translate them into actionable user stories.
  • Collaborate with PLM, IT, and downstream functions (Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Simulation, Quality) to ensure alignment and data continuity.
  • Communicate updates, decisions, changes, and expectations clearly across the organization.

Implementation & Continuous Improvement

  • Lead or support enhancements, upgrades, and new functionalities across CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, and related tools-particularly within the BOBST Transformation Program.
  • Evaluate new releases, perform impact analyses, execute central testing, and coordinate validation with key users.
  • Monitor platform performance and user feedback to drive ongoing optimization.
  • Support training materials, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Business travel: up to 50% of your time: 4-5 days per months on short term trips in Europe and regular 1 to 2 weeks trips to our entities (eg: Asia).

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, CAD, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in a PLM/MCAD environment.

Technical Skills

  • Proven experience with CATIA V5 and/or V6.
  • Strong familiarity with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform (3DX).
  • Solid understanding of mechanical design processes, CAD methodologies, and PLM principles.
  • Ability to work in agile frameworks and write clear, structured user stories., * Experience configuring or administering 3DX roles/modules (Part Design, Assembly Design, Engineering Release, Collaborative Lifecycle).
  • Knowledge of downstream domains such as manufacturing engineering, FEA, or systems engineering.
  • Certifications (CSPO, PSPO) or PLM/CATIA-related training.

Languages

  • French: fluent
  • English: fluent

Benefits & conditions

You directly influence the MCAD ecosystem used by engineering teams worldwide.

  • Innovation with real-world application

You contribute to a major digital transformation program and shape how engineering work is delivered.

  • Continuous development

Training, certifications, expert communities - your growth is part of our strategy.

  • A collaborative and empowering culture

Cross-functional work, autonomy, ownership, and a strong engineering network.

  • A stable and meaningful environment

Long-term projects, strong company foundations, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

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