Software engineer

X Energy, LLC is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Product Lifecycle Management team. This role is responsible for maintaining, upgrading, troubleshooting, enhancing, and training personnel regarding X-energy’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) environment, including “back office’ IT infrastructure (currently supports multiple X-energy programs through separate, distinct instances on separate servers due to contract requirements). The role will also actively support safety culture.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate with hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), software vendors, 3rd party IT support staff, and company IT management personnel to ensure PLM systems remain available, functional, and operable with minimal downtime.

• Develop processes and procedures for the use, expansion, and enhancement of the current enterprise system, as a fully integrated PLM tool. These efforts may be focused on but not limited to, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) file management and document management, including part creation, change control, and assembly integration.
• Collaborate with team partners and subcontractors to enable their access and ability to exchange files and documents with company instances while ensuring IT security, user authentication, and data integrity.
• Develop and implement new PLM workflows and custom handlers, configuration classifications, functionality, and capabilities within the system.
• Maintain and monitor system Development, Integration, Quality Assurance, and Production environments.
• Evaluate and coordinate upgrades, including the performance of the installations, with remote support from the OEM or 3rd party service organizations.
• Manage functionality and data models, identify gaps, and manage customizations.
• Lead resolution with the PLM supplier/OEM on any unresolved technical issues.
• Ensure fully functional and detailed training manuals for both users and system administrator.
• Participate in Configuration Control Board meetings, as required.
• Play an active role to ensure safety and quality culture is promoted and continually improved.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, IT management, or related field.
• Typically, five years of experience in a software engineer role required.
• Experience managing a PLM environment (e.g. Siemen’s Teamcenter).
• Experience of BMIDE programming required for new/changed List of Values (LOVs) e.g., configuration classifications.
• Experience in configuration management, change control, and document management using a PLM.
• Experience in CAD (NX), IT infrastructure (servers, storage, remote backups, security), product data management tools, and project lifecycle management tools.
• Experience with C/C++ and JAVA.
• Experience performing customization (i.e., programming changes) and configuration (i.e., BMIDE changes and property file updates)