Teamcenter QA Manager or BA

Position 1

TC Business Analyst - Remote with travel to Fremont, CA

Contract position

Job description:

Act as the primary bridge between business stakeholders, SMEs, and technical teams for PLM initiatives

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements related to engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain processes

• Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria aligned with Teamcenter capabilities

• Drive workshops, requirement elicitation sessions, and stakeholder discussions with distributed global teams

• Define and standardize engineering processes such as:

o BOM (EBOM/MBOM alignment)

o Change management (ECR/ECO/ECN)

o Configuration and release processes

• Collaborate with architects to ensure solution alignment with business processes and PLM roadmap

• Prepare and maintain functional design documents (FDD), process flows, and use cases

• Support BMIDE data modeling discussions by providing functional inputs (attributes, classifications, rules)

• Work with integration teams to define functional requirements for SAP, MES, CAD (NX), and other system integrations

• Participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and prioritization in Agile delivery model

• Validate delivered functionality through functional testing, UAT coordination, and sign-offs

• Ensure traceability of requirements from business needs to implemented solutions

• Identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities in current PLM processes

• Support data migration activities by defining mapping, validation, and business rules

• Assist in defining reporting, dashboards, and KPIs for engineering and operations teams

• Prepare training materials, user guides, and support business adoption of Teamcenter solutions

• Coordinate with support teams to ensure smooth transition to operations

• Ensure compliance with standards, governance processes, and change management practices

• Provide inputs for effort estimation, scope definition, and solution planning

Must-Have Skills

• Strong experience as a Business Analyst in Teamcenter / PLM implementations

• Deep understanding of engineering processes (BOM, change management, product structure)

• Experience in writing user stories, BRDs/FDDs, and process documentation

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., ADO/JIRA)

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across global teams

• Ability to translate business requirements into functional and technical context

Position 2

QA Manager - Remote with travel to Fremont, CA

Contract position

Job description:

• Lead end-to-end quality assurance strategy for Teamcenter implementations and enhancements

• Define and enforce QA governance, standards, and testing frameworks across PLM programs

• Develop comprehensive test strategies covering functional, integration, regression, performance, and UAT phases

• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, and Developers to ensure clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria

• Plan and manage test cycles, schedules, and resource allocation aligned with Agile sprints and release timelines

• Oversee creation and execution of:

o Test plans and test cases

o Test scripts and automation suites

o Test data preparation and management

• Ensure validation of key Teamcenter functionalities:

o BOM management (EBOM/MBOM)

o Change management (ECR/ECO/ECN)

o Workflow processes

o Access control and security

• Validate integrations with external systems (SAP, MES, CAD tools like NX)

• Drive test automation strategy (where applicable) using appropriate tools and frameworks

• Monitor and report defect metrics, test coverage, and quality KPIs to stakeholders

• Manage defect lifecycle including triage, prioritization, and resolution tracking

• Ensure traceability of requirements to test cases and defects

• Lead UAT coordination, ensuring business validation and sign-offs

• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for defects and implement quality improvements

• Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability testing for large datasets and high-volume transactions

• Collaborate with Admin teams to validate environment readiness, deployments, and releases

• Enforce adherence to release governance, change management, and compliance standards

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in QA processes and tools

• Provide leadership and mentoring to QA teams across multiple vendors and geographies

• Support cutover validation, production readiness, and hypercare phases

Must-Have Skills

• Strong experience in QA/Test Management for Teamcenter or PLM implementations

• Expertise in defining test strategies, test frameworks, and QA governance

• Good understanding of Teamcenter functionalities and data model (BOM, workflows, items, datasets)

• Experience with integration testing (SAP, NX, MES)

• Hands-on experience with test management tools (ADO, JIRA, ALM, etc.)

• Knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting tools

• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery models

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills