PLM System Specialist

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

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 looking for a PLM System Specialist to strengthen our PLM DevOps team supporting the Teamcenter/NX platform in North America. Today, the platform supports a single site, with rollout to additional US locations starting later this year. You will play a key role in ensuring the platform is stable, maintainable, and ready to scale:

• Build a stable and scalable PLM platform
• Support rollout to additional manufacturing sites
• Establish strong DevOps and operational practices
• Enable future integrations with enterprise and shopfloor systems

Job Responsibilities

System Operations & Stability:

• L2/L3 support for Teamcenter and NX
• Troubleshoot data, workflows, and access issues
• Root cause analysis and long-term fixes
• Maintain system health

Environment & Deployment:

• Maintain DEV/QA/PROD alignment
• Execute deployments and validations
• Support environment builds

Upgrades & Maintenance:

• Execute upgrades and patches
• Support test cycles
• Maintain performance

DevOps:

• Work with repositories and deployments
• Follow global practices

Continuous Improvement:

• Implement enhancements and configuration updates
• Improve stability and usability

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years Teamcenter or PLM experience
• Experience with configuration and support
• Strong troubleshooting capability

We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

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.