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Siemens Teamcenter PLM Data Migration Specialist

Job Title: Siemens Teamcenter PLM Data Migration Specialist

Location: Remote
Job Type: Full time (1099 or W2)
Salary: Competitive based on experience

Experience: Must have deep Siemens Teamcenter Configuration and ETL knowledge.


Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Siemens Teamcenter PLM Data Migration Specialist to join our team. This role focuses on the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of critical data within Teamcenter systems. The ideal candidate will possess strong database management skills, an in-depth understanding of Siemens Teamcenter core modules, and a desire to work on large long-term projects.

PointPLM is a group of industry experts that focuses and supports PLM and Supply Chain initiatives, and we are growing. If you are interested in joining our expanding team, please reach out and start a conversation.


Primary Functions:

  • Leadership role in defining, building, and launching the Siemens Teamcenter ETL practice.
  • Assisting in building the Siemens Teamcenter team and bench.
  • Training other employees on the Siemens Teamcenter application stack.

Essential Functions:

  • Data Extraction: Extract complex datasets from Teamcenter, ensuring accuracy and completeness of product lifecycle data.
  • Data Migration: Lead the end-to-end process of migrating data from legacy Teamcenter systems or other enterprise systems to new Teamcenter environments, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
  • Data Loading: Design, develop, and implement ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to facilitate the secure, efficient migration and integration of data.
  • Data Mapping & Transformation: Map data between source systems and Teamcenter, converting it into the appropriate format while maintaining consistency and integrity.
  • Data Quality Assurance: Validate and cleanse data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and integrity, using reliable, repeatable tools and processes.
  • Database Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve database performance issues during the extraction and migration process, ensuring efficient data movement.
  • Documentation & Reporting: Create and maintain detailed documentation for data extraction processes, migration methodologies, and system configurations. Provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
  • Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot any data-related issues, including errors or discrepancies that arise during migration, and implement corrective actions as necessary.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with the IT team, business analysts, and project managers to ensure that migration goals align with the overall business strategy and technical requirements.

Required Qualifications:

  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience working with Teamcenter, particularly with database extraction, migration, and integration processes.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Strong understanding of Teamcenter architecture, database models, and data management processes.
    • Proficiency in SQL and database management systems such as Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL.
    • Experience with data extraction and migration tools or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, Shell scripting).
    • Familiarity with ETL processes for large-scale data movement.
  • Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify and resolve data issues in complex migration scenarios.
  • Data Integrity: Strong attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and quality throughout the extraction and migration process.
  • Communication Skills: Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Self-Directed: Ability to work alone, in a remote working environment, while remaining engaged with the rest of the project team.

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

  • Experience with Teamcenter integrations, including CAD, ERP, and other enterprise systems.
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms and cloud-based migration tools.
  • Familiarity with PLM system architecture and the integration of external data sources.
  • Experience with data governance practices and ensuring compliance with security standards.

Benefits:

  • PointPLM, Inc., provides healthcare, dental and vision. 
  • Remote work options, flexible schedules, and a commitment to professional development opportunities are part of our DNA.

If you’re a motivated, results-driven individual with a strong background in database management and Teamcenter systems, and you’re passionate about driving data migration success, we invite you to apply!

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Solutions Architect – Teamcenter

Position: Solutions Architect – Teamcenter

Location: Remote/Onsite (as required)
Engagement: Contract

PointPLM, Inc. seeks a seasoned Solutions Architect specializing in Siemens Teamcenter PLM to lead the delivery of complex, high-impact implementations across engineering-intensive industries.

Primary Duties

  • Architect and oversee Teamcenter installations, upgrades, and integrations
  • Configure BMIDE, workflows, BOM management, change control, and ERP interfaces
  • Diagnose technical issues across client/server environments
  • Develop PLM/CAD interoperability and data migration strategies
  • Collaborate with business SMEs to translate requirements into technical solutions

Essential Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years’ experience with Teamcenter PLM
  • Proficient in BMIDE, workflow configuration, and ERP integration
  • Strong diagnostic, communication, and documentation abilities
  • Familiarity with CAD integrations
  • Experience in ITK, C/C++, Java, or scripting languages preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering required

To Apply

Submit résumé to: careers@pointplm.com

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Teamcenter PLM Administrator

Position: Teamcenter PLM Administrator

Location: Remote
Employer: PointPLM, Inc.

PointPLM, Inc. seeks a highly skilled Teamcenter PLM Administrator to oversee the deployment, configuration, and administration of Siemens Teamcenter solutions across diverse computing environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute deployments, patches, and upgrades of Teamcenter systems
  • Configure integrations with third-party applications
  • Administer and monitor system health on Windows and Linux platforms
  • Support and configure Teamcenter RAC and AWC clients
  • Analyze logs, manage licenses, and optimize system performance
  • Provide comprehensive troubleshooting across client and server environments
  • Maintain and update technical documentation and support processes

Required Experience

  • Minimum 7 years of direct Teamcenter administration experience
  • Proficiency in scripting on Windows and Linux systems
  • Strong knowledge of 4-Tier architecture and multisite configuration
  • Experience with Teamcenter deployment utilities and upgrade processes
  • Capability to manage simultaneous tasks under time constraints
  • Availability for after-hours and weekend support as needed
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and customer service skills

Additional Information

PointPLM offers a dynamic and collaborative environment focused on innovation in PLM and digital transformation. Remote work structure and flexible scheduling are supported.

To apply, please contact: careers@pointplm.com

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PointPLM Achieves NIST 800-171 Compliance: Elevating Data Security Standards

We’re thrilled to announce a significant milestone at PointPLM: our successful completion of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-171 compliance requirements. This accomplishment underscores our unwavering commitment to prioritizing data security and confidentiality for our valued clients.

NIST Special Publication 800-171 sets forth stringent guidelines for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in non-federal systems and organizations. By achieving compliance with these standards, we demonstrate our dedication to upholding the highest levels of security and integrity within our solutions offerings.

At PointPLM, safeguarding sensitive information is paramount. Our adherence to NIST 800-171 guidelines signifies the implementation of robust security controls across our enterprise platform footprint. From encryption and access controls to incident response protocols and continuous monitoring practices, we’ve taken comprehensive measures to fortify our systems and processes against cybersecurity threats.

This achievement not only reflects our proactive approach to cybersecurity but also reinforces our commitment to meeting and exceeding industry standards. Our clients trust us to provide secure and reliable solutions that enable them to streamline their processes and drive innovation. With NIST 800-171 compliance in place, they can have confidence in the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their critical data.

As we celebrate this milestone, we remain dedicated to delivering exceptional value to our clients and helping them achieve their business objectives with peace of mind. We invite you to learn more about PointPLM and our NIST 800-171 compliant solutions by visiting our website.

Thank you for your continued trust and partnership as we continue to uphold the highest standards of data security and privacy.

Sincerely,

Richard Hinojos, CEO, PointPLM

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A Pragmatic Approach to Assessing and Selecting Next-Generation Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software for Discreet Manufacturers

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software plays a crucial role in discreet manufacturing companies, enabling efficient product development, collaboration, and data management. However, with the constant evolution of technology, discreet manufacturers often face the challenge of selecting the right next-generation PLM software solution. Adopting a pragmatic approach to assessment and selection can ensure a successful implementation. Let’s explore some key considerations for discreet manufacturers in this process.

  1. Define Your Objectives: Start by clearly defining your objectives and identifying the specific pain points or challenges you want to address with the next-generation PLM software. Whether it’s streamlining collaboration, improving data management, or enhancing product development processes, having a clear understanding of your goals will help you evaluate potential solutions more effectively.
  2. Conduct a Thorough Needs Assessment: Perform a comprehensive needs assessment to identify the specific functionalities and features required in a next-generation PLM solution. Consider factors such as data integration capabilities, collaboration tools, workflow management, document control, and analytics. Engage key stakeholders from different departments to ensure their needs and requirements are considered.
  3. Evaluate Vendor Capabilities: Once you have a clear understanding of your requirements, evaluate the capabilities of potential PLM software vendors. Look for vendors with a proven track record in discreet manufacturing, as they will have a better understanding of your industry-specific needs. Assess their expertise, technological capabilities, customer support, and implementation services. Request demos and case studies to get a better sense of how their solutions align with your requirements.
  4. Consider Scalability and Integration: Next-generation PLM software should be scalable and adaptable to accommodate your company’s growth and evolving needs. Assess the solution’s scalability and integration capabilities with other systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Seamless integration between PLM and other systems ensures efficient data exchange and enhances cross-functional collaboration.
  5. Evaluate User Experience and Adoption: User experience is a crucial factor in the successful adoption of any software solution. Evaluate the user interface, ease of navigation, and overall user experience of potential PLM solutions. Consider the training and support provided by vendors to ensure a smooth transition and high user adoption rates. User feedback and references from existing customers can provide valuable insights into the usability and effectiveness of the solution.
  6. Assess Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Consider the total cost of ownership over the solution’s lifecycle, including licensing fees, implementation costs, maintenance, and support. Evaluate the ROI potential and the long-term value the solution can bring to your organization. Consider not only the initial investment but also the ongoing costs and potential savings or revenue generation opportunities.

By adopting a pragmatic approach to the assessment and selection of next-generation PLM software, discreet manufacturers can make informed decisions that align with their specific needs and objectives. Careful evaluation of vendor capabilities, user experience, scalability, integration, and total cost of ownership ensures the implementation of a robust PLM solution that drives efficiency, collaboration, and innovation within the organization.

Author – Richard Hinojos, CEO PointPLM, Inc.

Richard Hinojos is a founding partner and CEO of PointPLM, Inc., a global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Innovation Management (IM) and Cloud consultancy focused on enabling great customer outcomes on their Digital Transformation Journeys.

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Oracle Agile PLM Developer (SDK/Java)

Established in 2016 and formed from a team of senior level PLM and Digital Transformation experts, PointPLM’s mission is simple: Deliver on the promise of enabling companies to bring great, relevant products to market rapidly with a focus on realizing sustainable revenue, cost, quality, and target market objectives.

Industry knowledge coupled with deep domain experience and cutting-edge innovation separates PointPLM from the pack. With years of industry expertise at work in positioning, deploying, and supporting over 175 customers in key verticals, PointPLM has the experience, knowledge, and wisdom to deliver top-performing solutions for the modern enterprise.

Job description

PointPLM is seeking to hire an Oracle Agile PLM Developer (Agile PLM SDK and Java)

The PLM SDK/Java Developer will be responsible for working with internal teams and customers focused on enabling solution development and use case validation within Oracle Agile PLM.

Candidate competencies and requirements

  • 3+ years of experience with Oracle Agile PLM
  • 3+ Years Oracle Agile PLM SDK expertise
  • 3+ Years utilizing Java, J2EE, Javascript, JSP, XML and SQL
  • Strong technical expertise and exposure to large or medium scale enterprise application integration (EAI) with multiple interfaces and systems.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
  • Results driven.  Documented history of performance.
  • Excellent report status and analysis skills
  • Excellent written and verbal skills

Point PLM offers

  • Competitive salary
  • Collaborative working environment
  • Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
  • Annual performance bonuses
  • Paid vacation
  • Position is remote

How to apply

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Oracle Agile PLM Consultant

Established in 2016 and formed from a team of senior level PLM and Digital Transformation experts, PointPLM’s mission is simple: Deliver on the promise of enabling companies to bring great, relevant products to market rapidly with a focus on realizing sustainable revenue, cost, quality, and target market objectives.

Industry knowledge coupled with deep domain experience and cutting-edge innovation separates PointPLM from the pack. With years of industry expertise at work in positioning, deploying, and supporting over 175 customers in key verticals, PointPLM has the experience, knowledge, and wisdom to deliver top-performing solutions for the modern enterprise.

Job description

PointPLM is seeking to hire an Oracle Agile PLM Functional and Technical Consultant.

The Senior PLM Consultant will be responsible for working with customers to adopt and maximize on premise and cloud Oracle Product Lifecycle Management solutions.

Candidate competencies

  • Experience in demonstrating and implementing both Oracle Agile PLM on Premise and/or Oracle PLM Cloud in fast paced, technical environments.
  • Experienced in Key Configuration Workshops, Functional Design, Test Planning and Test Execution.
  • Proven track record of trouble shooting and resolution of functional and technical roadblocks across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.
  • Results driven.
  • Excellent report status and analysis skills

Minimum Requirements

  • 5 years Oracle Agile PLM Functional consulting experience.
  • Experience with Oracle Agile PLM On Premise and/or Cloud.
  • Deep knowledge of Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management processes
  • High level understanding of new product innovation to commercialization.
  • Able to travel and work on-site as needed.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Point PLM offers

  • Excellent salary
  • Collaborative working environment
  • Medical insurance
  • Annual performance bonuses
  • Paid vacation

How to apply

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Agile 9.3.6 RUP 9 – SAML 2.0 Support

There are perhaps hundreds of Agile PLM customers that are quite content with the state of their Agile systems.  It’s a tried and true product that has reached a level of maturity that doesn’t warrant significant feature enhancements.  Many of those customers are getting by with early versions of Agile 9.3.6, 9.3.5 and often even older versions.  While IT managers may call for upgrades to replace aging infrastructure, business managers and users are often left asking, “What’s in it for me?”  For several major and minor releases now, there have not been compelling reasons to upgrade in the eyes of many customers.  Platform support doesn’t mean much to an end user, and with many feature enhancements coming to modules that users may not use, upgrades haven’t been justifiable.  And lastly, while there have been lengthy bug fix lists with every release, customers often look right past those if they haven’t experienced the problems that were fixed.

Despite the general reluctance to upgrade, Oracle recently provided a reason that may compel more customers to consider upgrade.  Agile 9.3.6 Release Update Pack (RUP) 9 was released in April 2019 and includes a feature that may not have gotten much attention, but it should.  RUP 9 introduced support for SAML 2.0 Authentication.

SAML is an abbreviation for Security Assertion Markup Language and without getting too technical, it’s an XML-based framework for passing authentication credentials.  With the explosion of cloud services, it’s become the standard for authenticating users for SaaS applications.  And with so many companies moving parts of their business to cloud applications, SAML is almost an imperative, allowing the customer to manage application access while the SaaS provider can do what they do best without worrying about managing user account databases.  When a user attempts to access a cloud application, their request is forwarded to an Identity Provider (IdP) to confirm their identity and level of access; and only if everything checks out are they granted access to the application.

Agile PLM, while typically an on-premise application, can benefit from the popularity of SAML for identity management and authentication.  With a minimum amount of effort, Agile can be configured to authenticate via the same Identity Provider that a company is already using for all their cloud services.  And for those customers that have struggled with Single Sign On (SSO) configuration in the past using web servers like IIS, they should be happy to know that additional front-end web servers are not needed to enable SAML 2.0 support in Agile. 

With SAML support enabled in Agile 9.3.6 RUP 9, Agile customers can control access to Agile via their corporate directory service, eliminate Agile-only user accounts and password management headaches, and let users use the same account credentials they use for other enterprise on-premise and cloud based applications.  And for those customers that have intranet launch pages, users will welcome the ease of single sign, an often-requested feature that many customers elected not to implement because of the additional infrastructure required.

PointPLM has implemented SAML 2.0 authentication in Oracle Agile PLM 9.3.6 RUP 9 and would be happy to discuss your use case.  For any customer that has not already upgraded to RUP 9 we can help make that happen and even if you are already there, we’d be happy to talk to you about enabling SAML support for your Agile PLM environment.

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Oracle Cloud SCM – PDH vs PD

Product development (PD) and Product Information Management (PIM) are important parts of the Product Management feature set of Oracle SCM Cloud Application. In order to understand the uses/functions and even the differences between Product Development and Product Information Management (aka Product data hub) one must gain some insight into the Ideation to Commercialization process. During this process a user starts off with an idea, which is posted and processed through innovation management. The steps are Post Idea, Create Proposal, Create Requirements Specification, Create Concept Structure.

Image showing idea process:

Once the idea has completed all the steps within Innovation Management (IM) the Ideation to Commercialization process requires the user to move on to PD. PD’s main use is during the design phase. This module is utilized by engineers to define design specific meta data (ex. length, width, height, weight and UOM). Also defines item structure (Engineering Bill Of Materials), add manufacturer parts, and create change orders to manage design revisions and effectivity.

Upon completion of the design process, Commercialization in SCM Cloud would have users utilize PIM. This is where organizational/plant specific attributes are added to the item. These attributes include specifications for how the item is planned, procured, received, stored in inventory, manufactured, sold, and serviced by organizational/factory location. Additionally PIM is where item catalogs, packs, suppliers and GTINs are applied and maintained against said manufacturing organizations and plants. Within PIM, multiple Manufacturing Bill Of Materials (mBOM) structures can be configured and applied per organization/plant. Simply put, a one to many ratio can exist in PIM, for example a single item design can be used in multiple factory locations with different configured structures and details per location.

In short PD is well suited for the design process and PDH for configured item manufacturing execution.

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Point PLM Oracle SCM Cloud Certified

As an Oracle partner, Point PLM is proud to announce that our team is certified in multiple Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud modules. This team is constantly growing its knowledge base and striving to educate others. The result is the development of informational videos highlighting Oracle SCM. Here is an Introduction to Oracle SCM Product Development:

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