Supply Chain & Engineering - Functional Lead

Role Description

This role can sit anywhere in the US if it is near an Accenture Corporate Office.

The Engineering Consulting Manager – Functional Lead (Engineering & PLM) role leads client engagements focused on engineering transformation, product development optimization, and PLM‑enabled process modernization. This role is responsible for owning functional solution definition, guiding teams through requirements and process design, and ensuring PLM solutions align to engineering, business, and regulatory objectives.

• Serve as trusted advisors to a client’s engineering and product leadership.
• Bridge strategy and execution by translating complex engineering needs into scalable technology‑enabled operating models and functional designs.
• Define and design the end-state product engineering organizational, operational, and technical models.
• Support clients across a broad range of industries to address issues related to:
  • Engineering transformations optimizing organization structure, new product development processes, R&D spend, and product lifecycle management systems.
  • Digitizing the Engineering function with technologies like Digital Thread / Twin, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, etc.
  • Zero-based product cost management through value analysis, value engineering, and Design to Value assessments.
  • Product Strategies including Product as a Service, Platform Ecosystems, and Sustainable Products.
  • Innovation Management and Product Portfolio Optimization balancing voice of customer and cost to serve.
• Work closely with clients and internal teams to:
  • Lead current state and future state analysis of engineering and product development processes.
  • Define end-to-end functional solution designs leveraging PLM capabilities.
  • Own functional requirements, process models, and user stories across one or more PLM workstreams.
  • Guide development of Digital Thread / PLM strategies and roadmaps.
• Be responsible for project functional leadership and solution oversight.
• Act as the functional lead for PLM and engineering transformation initiatives.
• Oversee functional design of data models, lifecycles, workflows, and governance structures.
• Ensure functional consistency across process, data, and technology decisions.
• Lead or oversee testing, validation, and business acceptance activities from a functional perspective.
• Be responsible for client and stakeholder management:
  • Serve as the primary functional point of contact for engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
  • Facilitate and lead executive‑level and working‑level workshops.
  • Communicate complex engineering and PLM / Digital Thread concepts clearly.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships grounded in credibility and delivery excellence.
• Have opportunities to:
  • Lead and mentor consultants and senior consultants.
  • Manage functional workplans, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
  • Contribute to delivery governance, status reporting, and issue resolution.
  • Support proposal development, estimates, and functional scope definition for new work.
  • Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques.
  • Contribute to delivery standards, methodologies, and assets within Engineering Consulting.
  • Support account growth through delivery excellence, client trust, and identification of follow‑on opportunities.
  • Act as a role model for Accenture’s values, leadership expectations, and delivery discipline.
  • Drive a positive impact in the communities where we work and live.
• Travel will be required for this role, varying from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience working on engineering improvement initiatives.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a Fortune 500 company.
• Experience facilitating requirement gathering workshops and process design sessions.
• Strong background in product engineering, R&D, manufacturing, or engineering systems.
• Experience in one or more priority client industries:
  • Aerospace & Defense
  • Automotive
  • Consumer Goods & Services
  • Medical Technology
  • High Tech
  • Industrial Equipment
• Experience with Engineering systems and platforms such as:
  • Aras
  • Dassault Systems
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Oracle PLM
  • PTC
  • SAP PLM
  • Siemens

Requirements

• Prior experience in a consulting environment (Big 4 or global systems integrator preferred).
• Familiarity with Agile or hybrid delivery methods.
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams and client stakeholders.
• Experience delivering transformation involving PLM, digital thread, cloud, data, or AI-enabled engineering.
• Experience related to key technologies (Digital Thread / Twin, MBSE, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, etc.).
• Previous engineering experience.
• Experience with CAD and PLM systems.
• Experience with large‑scale PLM implementations or transformations.
• Ability to effectively manage and coach others.
• A collaborative mindset, team player.
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 8 years' work experience). If Associate’s degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience. Industrial or engineering degree is preferred.

Benefits

• Market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan.
• Bonus opportunities.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.