Parts Lifecycle Management Specialist

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Work Mode: 100% On-site
Duration: 12 Months
Experience: 6–8 Years
Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Parts Specialist with expertise in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Bill of Materials (BOM) management, and engineering parts lifecycle maintenance. The ideal candidate will have experience managing standard components, maintaining part master data, processing engineering change requests, and supporting configuration management in regulated nuclear or defense engineering environments.

The successful candidate will collaborate with engineering teams to maintain accurate product structures, resolve PLM data issues, and ensure parts and components comply with approved engineering definitions and configuration management procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiate and manage engineering change requests related to parts and standard components.

• Create new parts and update existing BOM structures based on approved engineering changes.

• Maintain accurate part master data and product definitions within PLM systems.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve errors preventing part promotion or release in PLM.

• Perform BOM where-used analysis to identify components across product structures.

• Review and update part families, attributes, lifecycle status, and interchangeability data.

• Maintain supersession relationships, alternate parts, usage rules, and reference documentation.

• Reactivate previously retired child parts when authorized by engineering and configuration management procedures.

• Identify and create alternate parts based on approved engineering requirements.

• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, configuration management rules, and applicable export-control requirements.

• Support data quality improvements and maintain traceability across part lifecycle changes.

Primary Skills

• Parts Management and Standard Part Creation

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• Bill of Materials (BOM) Management

• Engineering Change Requests and Change Management

• Part Master Data and Lifecycle Maintenance

• Product Structure and Configuration Management

• BOM Where-Used Analysis

• Part Attributes, Supersessions, and Alternate Parts

• Engineering Data Quality and Validation

• Nuclear / Defense Engineering Experience

• Export-Controlled Engineering Environments

Secondary Skills

• Plant Design Engineering – Process

• Part Family and Component Classification

• Interchangeability and Usage Rules

• Engineering Reference Documentation

• PLM Data Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Product Definition Standards

• Configuration Management Procedures

• Engineering Change Traceability

• Component Lifecycle Status Management

• Cross-Functional Engineering Collaboration

Required Qualifications

• 6–8 years of relevant experience in parts management, PLM, BOM administration, or engineering configuration management.

• Hands-on experience creating and maintaining parts and standard components in PLM systems.

• Strong understanding of BOM structures, engineering changes, and product lifecycle processes.

• Experience performing BOM where-used analysis and managing alternate and superseded parts.

• Background supporting nuclear, defense, or other regulated engineering projects.

• Experience working within export-controlled engineering environments.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and configuration management teams.

• Must be willing to work 100% on-site at the Client Cincinnati facility.

• Must be a U.S. or U.S. lawful permanent resident ( holder).

• Must be able to complete the required background screening.