Product Lifecycle Management Senior Systems Analyst

Johnson Outdoors is a global leader in innovative outdoor recreation equipment, dedicated to creating the best possible outdoor experiences for consumers around the world!  With a portfolio of market-leading brands and a passion rooted in adventure, the company designs and manufactures premium products across fishing, diving, camping & watercraft categories. 

Check out each of the unique Johnson Outdoor brands in Fishing, Watercraft, Camping and Diving!

With 1,300 employees, 18 global facility locations and selling into over 80 countries, the Johnson Outdoors team is continuing to grow!  The PLM Senior Systems Analyst serves as the organization's lead functional and technical expert for the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, driving the implementation, support, enhancement, and long-term evolution of Windchill and related engineering systems. Partners with engineering, product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and IT stakeholders to improve product data management, product lifecycle processes, system integrations, and digital capabilities across the enterprise. Through a combination of business process expertise, technical knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration, ensures PLM solutions deliver business value, support operational effectiveness, and enable ongoing transformation initiatives.

Located at our beautiful Headquarters along Lake Michigan in downtown Racine: 555 Main Street, Racine, WI.

Key Responsibilities:

PLM Strategy and Solution Delivery

• Serves as a functional and technical expert for the PLM platform, providing guidance on system capabilities, configuration, data structures, workflows, security, user roles, and integrations.
• Plays a key contributor role in PLM and related transformation initiatives by partnering with business process owners, engineering leaders, IT teams, and external partners to translate business needs into scalable system and process solutions.
• Identifies opportunities to extend PLM capabilities and apply related system, process, and data knowledge to broader digital transformation priorities beyond the initial Windchill implementation.

PLM Application Support and Administration

• Supports the PLM implementation and long-term sustainment of Windchill, including requirements validation, solution design input, testing, data readiness, issue resolution, cutover support, go-live readiness, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Supports the technical operation of the Windchill application, including access management, role-based permissions, environment support, configuration validation, issue triage, system documentation, upgrade coordination, and enhancement planning.
• Acts as a trusted advisor and liaison between engineering, product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, IT, and vendor/implementation partners to ensure PLM capabilities support enterprise product lifecycle processes.
• Monitors recurring support issues, identifies root causes, recommends process or system improvements, and helps prioritize enhancements that increase business value and reduce operational risk.

Product Data and Systems Integration

• Provides functional and technical support for product data management, part and document control, engineering change management, BOM management, workflow adoption, product lifecycle governance, and cross-functional process standardization.
• Supports data migration, data validation, data quality monitoring, and master data governance activities related to product, part, document, BOM, and engineering change information.
• Supports integrations between Windchill and related enterprise systems, including ERP, CAD/ECAD, reporting, analytics, and other engineering or product data platforms.

User Adoption, Training and Documentation

• Develops and maintains training materials, process documentation, quick reference guides, configuration notes, support procedures, and knowledge articles to improve adoption and support consistency.

Other

Performs other duties as assigned.   

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science, business systems or equivalent.
• Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of experience supporting enterprise applications, PLM systems, engineering systems, product data platforms, or business transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of PLM concepts, including product structures, parts, documents, BOMs, engineering change management, lifecycle states, version control, workflow, release processes, and product data governance.
• Working knowledge of PTC Windchill capabilities, configuration concepts, user roles, access control, workflows, object types, attributes, templates, and common support activities.
• Ability to flex between functional process support and technical application support, with enough business process understanding to advise users and enough technical depth to troubleshoot, document, and coordinate resolution of system issues.
• Experience supporting transformation initiatives, including requirements gathering, process mapping, stakeholder alignment, testing, training, cutover readiness, hypercare, stabilization, and continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess business impact, identify root causes, and recommend practical process or system improvements.
• Ability to build trust, influence decisions, drive clarity, and take ownership without relying on formal management authority.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users, technical teams, vendors, implementation partners, and leaders across engineering, product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and IT.
• Experience with PTC Windchill and related PLM technologies, product data and engineering processes, system integrations, data migration, or enterprise system transformation.
• Experience with CAD and ECAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, AutoCAD, Inventor, or similar design platforms, as well as ERP, reporting, analytics, or master data management.
• Strong documentation, training, and user enablement skills, including the ability to create practical materials that support adoption and consistent usage of PLM processes.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across project work, production support, enhancement requests, and ongoing operational responsibilities.
• Ability to apply PLM expertise to adjacent systems, processes, and transformation priorities that support the broader digital roadmap.

A few pointers about our culture:

• Entrepreneurial spirit and innovation are in our bones! We authentically innovate trusted equipment that gets people out in the great outdoors.
• We are laser-focused on our consumers, and passionate about providing superior solutions flexible to meet any event’s needs or mission requirements.
• We strive to create meaningful, healthy change in the world as individuals and as a family of brands.
• We value team members who are willing to wear many hats; who take personal initiative, anticipating what needs to be done, and figuring things out to make them happen; but who are also willing to ask for help, to assist others and work together.

 What you will receive:

• Share in the company’s success with competitive base salary with additional earning potential through participation in the management bonus program, and eligibility for annual pay increases.
• Find work/life balance with generous Paid Time Off and holiday benefits, a full benefits package, and broad range of employee support and fitness and wellness plans.
• Further your career with performance development and training opportunities, including our tuition assistance program.
• Have fun at work, enjoy a collaborative and casual work environment, participating in fun company events, and taking advantage of great employee discounts on all our outdoor recreational products.
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) with company match and deferred retirement contributions, Sons & Daughters Scholarship program, college savings program, life and LTD insurance, and more.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Johnson Outdoors (and all subsidiaries) without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law.  Johnson Outdoors is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact Human Resources at HRSpecialAccommodations@johnsonoutdoors.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

JOHNSON OUTDOORS is a leading global innovator of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies that inspire more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors. The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft Recreation, Fishing, Diving and Camping.  Johnson Outdoors' iconic brands include: Old Town® canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak™; Carlisle® paddles; Minn Kota® fishing motors, batteries and anchors; Cannon® downriggers; Humminbird® marine electronics and charts; SCUBAPRO® dive equipment; Jetboil® outdoor cooking systems. Founded in 1970 by Samuel C. Johnson, the Company has delivered double-digit compound annual growth over its history, evolving from a single brand into a nearly $663 million global enterprise with around 1,300 employees across 20 countries.