Principal Consultant in Product Lifecycle Management – Aerospace & Defence

Principal Consultant – Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Type: Full‑time

Job Description

We are seeking a Principal Consultant to lead PLM solutions for clients in Aerospace & Defence, helping them deliver new products through end‑to‑end process thinking and technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead PLM strategy and transformation initiatives, ensuring delivery of game‑changing solutions.
• Design and deploy PLM solutions across the product lifecycle with an emphasis on digital engineering.
• Define product and technology portfolio management, programme delivery and governance, mission‑driven systems engineering, multi‑disciplinary design and optimisation, verification and certification, smart manufacturing, and value chain collaboration.
• Deliver PLM diagnostics and develop business cases; outline operating models, requirements and solution blueprints.
• Lead client engagements, including managing stakeholders, programme governance and implementing PLM transformation and optimisation initiatives.
• Facilitate vendor partnerships and integrate solutions such as Siemens PLM products.

Qualifications

Essential

• 10+ years of PLM leadership experience; expert knowledge of major PLM vendors and configuration, BOM, variant management, CAD/CAE integration, ALM and maintain‑through‑life support.
• Business acumen: ability to shape business cases, implementation roadmaps and engage executives on PLM transformation vision.
• Prior consulting experience with full engagement lifecycle, stakeholder management and client delivery.

Desirable

• Engineering or related degree.
• Proficiency in ISO/IEC/IEEE standards such as ISO 15288, TOGAF, EIA‑649, STEP/PLCS, AS9145, ISO 9001/27001 and understanding of defence export‑control.
• Experience in Defence or other discrete manufacturing industries.

Benefits

• Private healthcare and lifestyle perks.
• 25 days annual leave plus a bonus half‑day on Christmas Eve, with option to purchase additional days.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Annual performance‑based bonus and share ownership.
• Tax‑efficient benefits such as cycle‑to‑work and give‑as‑you‑earn.
• Opportunities to engage in community and charity initiatives.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to advancing equality and welcome applications from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations for the recruitment process are available upon request.

UK roles may require security clearance and at least five years of continuous residency in the UK. Applicants must be British citizens or meet the residency requirement.

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