Forward Deployed Design Lead, Product Lifecycle Management

Job overview

The Forward Deployed Design Lead, Product Lifecycle Management role is hybrid in San Jose, CA: Monday through Thursday at customer sites and typically remote on Fridays. Compensation is not specified. Avathon develops an industrial AI platform for customers in heavy industries, including manufacturing, aerospace, and logistics. The role owns the customer experience and implementation of Avathon's platform in product lifecycle management environments. It configures integrations and workflows, designs user experiences, and supports adoption so engineering and manufacturing teams can use AI-enabled PLM capabilities in their daily work.

What you'll do

• Configure product structures, BOM variants, change workflows, and analytics views
• set up and validate integrations with customer PLM systems and data pipelines
• lead onsite discovery and workflow mapping
• produce implementation-ready design artifacts
• design and validate user interfaces
• develop and deliver role-specific onboarding and training
• track adoption and support post-go-live workflow adjustments
• document implementations and contribute practices to delivery playbooks.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

forward deployed design lead

product lifecycle management

san jose ca

avathon

industrial ai

plm implementation

bom workflows

experience design

customer-site work

monday–thursday onsite

friday typically remote

user adoption

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Customer-site implementation role with Monday–Thursday onsite work and Fridays typically remote. Hands-on implementation or configuration experience with enterprise PLM platforms is sought.

About the employer

Avathon is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.