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Lead PLM Developer

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Job ID JREQ-218291 Date posted 09/16/2025

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Lead PLM Developer

Job Description Summary

American Axle & Manufacturing has openings for Lead PLM Developers at its World Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.

Job Description

Job duties include: 

  • Defining solution proposals, specification documentation and custom solutions to address customer requirements and business process improvement opportunities using the Siemens Teamcenter PLM (Product Lifecycle management) product.
  • Utilizing Java/J2EE and C/C++ programming languages to build client and Web applications for Windows and Linux.
  • Use Siemens Teamcenter PLM ITK (Integrated Toolkit), SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) libraries and the Eclipse development framework to customize the Siemens Teamcenter Rich Client and approval workflows to address business requirements.
  • Modify the company data model in Siemens Teamcenter to support new business processes in support of product and manufacturing engineering and configure rules using the Siemens Teamcenter BMIDE (Integrated Development Environment) and administrator functions
  • Apply advanced features available in Siemens Teamcenter in the areas of engineering bills of material and change management to the engineering process to improve quality and productivity.

Required Skills and Education

Position requires:  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field, or foreign equivalent education and 5 years’ post baccalaureate progressive experience working in the product lifecycle management field in the position of Assistant Consultant, Technical Leader, Software Engineer, Technical Specialist, Development Leader, PLM Software Engineer or other Software Engineering positions.  5 years’ experience is required in each of the following:

  • Design and development of software following software development process for Siemens Teamcenter products to address customer requirements.
  • Configuration and customization of Siemens Teamcenter using C/C++ and Java programming languages to address customer requirements.
  • Working with Siemens Teamcenter modules including Foundation, Structure Manager, Manufacturing Process Planner and Workflow to address the business needs for engineering bill of material, manufacturing engineering and configure rules.

Experience may be obtained concurrently.

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.

Why Join #TeamAAM:

As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.

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