Engineer Systems Engineer

The Position: The Systems Engineer is responsible for assisting with the maintenance of the PLM environment, the integrity of the data contained therein, and supporting the user community. The Systems Engineer is also responsible for staying current with industry trends and information technology enhancements in order to ensure that the Engineering environment and practices continues to evolve. Responsibilities:

• Set own standards of performance with direct accountability for final results with only administrative direction, OR highly creative independent work involving basic research in scientific areas without direction.
• Manage the configuration, deployment, maintenance, and upgrades of CAD/PLM applications and processes.
• Develop interface architecture, design, and configure applications based on business requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Analyze user needs to determine engineering and product data requirements, CAD and PLM functional requirements, process, and data modeling to meet user needs.
• Develop system queries and utilities to support user’s information searches.
• Develop, plan, coordinate, and execution of PLM tools that meet established requirements.
• Development of system change test plans.
• Coordination and implementation of CAD / PLM system changes.
• Define/Document technical content and guide the development/coordination of training for CAD and PLM Applications, new functionalities, and upgrades.
• Provide specialized technical assistance on a daily basis.
• Actively work to improve daily processes.
• Ensure systems integrity and manage all product configuration data and information throughout the product lifecycle.
• Responsible for the integrity of product definition data.
• Ensure proper application security policies.
• Work with IT to provide system support and enhance development.
• Work with various business units to support data consumption standards, manufacturing trials.
• Develop and deploy systems, methodologies, standards, and processes that result in the ability to manage Engineering data for efficient and effective consumption.
• Work across multiple functional departments to research, develop and deploy technical advances in information technology mapped to business processes.
• Maintain a current and up-to-date knowledge of PLM technology developments in order to recommend innovations to improve the quality, economy, and effectiveness of Great Dane products and processes.
• Recognize discrepancies and/or problems with analysis, process mapping or system implementation results and work toward corrective action.
• Other duties as assigned

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or IT related field.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience in trailer or related industry.
• Skills: Business process mapping and project management skills.
• Ability to apply industry best practices.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral skills.
• Self-motivated, independent analytical thinking; executes projects with minimal supervision
• Desire to own decisions and take responsibility for outcome
• General understanding of engineering/manufacturing data requirements and design tools.
• Functional knowledge of design engineering/manufacturing applications and processes.
• Functional knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with CAD, PDM, and licensing tools (CATIA, SmarTeam, SolidWorks and Aris Innovator)
• Working understanding of PCs and Windows OS
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity with Visual basic and general programming
• Working understanding of PCs and Windows OS.
• Travel: Occasional travel is required to provide onsite support and/or meetings.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Office and plant environment.
• Keyboarding, lifting, standing, bending, walking.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pulled from the full job description

• Tuition reimbursement
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Pension plan
• Paid holidays, * Competitive compensation
• Benefits, including but not limited to dental, vision, and medical with employer contributions
• Retirement programs, including a Pension Plan and 401(k) Plan with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid holidays and vacation
• And more!

With a history dating back to 1900, Great Dane has established itself as a transportation solutions leader of today - delivering innovative products and exceptional services that help our customers and employees succeed. We not only engineer durable and high-quality trailers and truck bodies; we foster relationships that last a lifetime. WHY WORK FOR US? Great Dane is a leading manufacturer of dry-freight vans, refrigerated trailers, and flatbeds with 10 manufacturing facilities and 20 service centers throughout the United States. With a legacy like ours comes a dedication to the hard-working individuals that make Great Dane what it is today. Our jobs are waiting to be filled by driven, challenge-focused & enthusiastic people like you.