Zipline
PLM & Configuration Manager
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in engineering product configuration management, engineering change management, or product lifecycle management within hardware or consumer electronics development.
About the job
Own Zipline’s product configuration and change-management framework, governing product data, BOMs, revisions, and releases from engineering through manufacturing and field service.
What you'll do
- Set configuration standards for part identification, numbering, revisions, BOMs, variants, and product releases.
- Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, and software teams to define PLM requirements, assess engineering changes, and resolve data-integrity issues.
- Lead UAT, audits, metrics, and cross-functional improvements to improve traceability and release and build accuracy.
What they ask for
- Experience governing BOM structures, part-numbering schemas, naming conventions, and revision controls for hardware programs.
- Deep knowledge of hardware release practices, complex product structures, variant configuration, effectivity, and engineering, manufacturing, and service BOMs.
- Experience with a PLM system such as Teamcenter, Agile, Windchill, Arena, or equivalent.
- Experience defining configuration-management business requirements and integrating processes with manufacturing execution and supply chain planning tools.
Tools
Teamcenter, Agile, Windchill, Arena, PLM, ERP
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