What are the responsibilities and job description for the PLM System Specialist position at GKN Aerospace?
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GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
We are seeking a PLM System Specialist to join our North America PLM DevOps team, supporting and enhancing the Teamcenter and NX platform. This role is responsible for maintaining system stability, supporting users, executing deployments and upgrades, and driving continuous improvements across the PLM environment.
As the organization expands its PLM footprint across multiple U.S. manufacturing locations, this position will play a critical role in ensuring the platform remains scalable, reliable, and aligned with business objectives. The ideal candidate is hands-on, technically strong, and passionate about troubleshooting, system optimization, and operational excellence.
Job Responsibilities
Job Qualifications
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
We are seeking a PLM System Specialist to join our North America PLM DevOps team, supporting and enhancing the Teamcenter and NX platform. This role is responsible for maintaining system stability, supporting users, executing deployments and upgrades, and driving continuous improvements across the PLM environment.
As the organization expands its PLM footprint across multiple U.S. manufacturing locations, this position will play a critical role in ensuring the platform remains scalable, reliable, and aligned with business objectives. The ideal candidate is hands-on, technically strong, and passionate about troubleshooting, system optimization, and operational excellence.
Job Responsibilities
- PLM System Support & Operations
- Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support for Teamcenter and NX users.
- Troubleshoot system, data, workflow, and access-related issues.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term corrective actions.
- Monitor system performance, stability, and overall platform health.
- Collaborate with business users and technical teams to resolve issues efficiently.
- Maintain alignment and consistency across Development (DEV), Quality Assurance (QA), and Production (PROD) environments.
- Execute deployments, system validations, and release activities.
- Support environment setup, configuration, and maintenance activities.
- Ensure deployment processes follow established standards and best practices.
- Plan and execute platform upgrades, patches, and maintenance activities.
- Support system testing and validation cycles.
- Monitor and optimize platform performance.
- Maintain documentation for upgrades, configurations, and support procedures.
- Support source code repositories, deployment processes, and release management activities.
- Follow global DevOps standards and operational practices.
- Contribute to platform reliability, automation, and process improvements.
- Partner with global teams to ensure consistency and knowledge sharing.
- Implement configuration changes, enhancements, and system improvements.
- Identify opportunities to improve system stability, usability, and efficiency.
- Support future integrations with enterprise applications and manufacturing systems.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives that enhance platform scalability and user experience.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3 years of experience supporting Teamcenter, NX, or other PLM systems.
- Experience with PLM system configuration, administration, and user support.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Experience supporting software deployment, upgrades, and system maintenance.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience working within a DevOps or Agile environment.
- Knowledge of PLM integrations with ERP, MES, or other enterprise applications.
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing environments.
- Understanding of release management, version control, and software deployment practices.
- Technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- PLM system administration
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Project and change management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Process optimization
- Attention to detail and operational excellence
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.