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Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned , which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems .
Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.
Job Description RESPEC is hiring a seasoned Business Process Engineer in support of our federal government client. The Business / Process Engineer will serve as a key strategic advisor and technical facilitator for our client's Digital Thread and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) modernization programs. The role is designed to bridge the gap between complex engineering operations, enterprise technology platforms, and organizational change management.
The successful candidate will work directly with engineering teams, compliance stakeholders, and system integrators to capture, analyze, and optimize mission-critical workflows across hardware and software development lifecycles. This is a senior-level position requiring deep domain expertise in process engineering, systems thinking, and the ability to translate operational requirements into scalable enterprise architectures.
The role demands a thorough understanding of National Laboratory operations, strict configuration management protocols, and the unique challenges of high-consequence defense engineering environments. Primary Scope Capture current-state engineering workflows, map cross-functional data flows, design target-state process architectures, and establish governance across PLM/ALM implementations. The Business / Process Engineer will lead comprehensive assessments of existing engineering practices, identifying inefficiencies, integration points, and opportunities for standardization.
This includes conducting stakeholder interviews, workflow observations, and data flow mapping exercises across multiple functional areas including design engineering, configuration management, quality assurance, and software development. The engineer will synthesize findings into actionable roadmaps that align technical capabilities with organizational objectives, ensuring traceability, compliance, and long-term sustainability of PLM/ALM solutions.
Key Responsibilities Process Analysis & Workflow Mapping: • Map end-to-end engineering lifecycle processes, user journeys, and data handoffs across PLM, CAD, and software design environments. • Review and document current engineering processes, workflows, process architecture, tools, data flows, and pain points. • Conduct stakeholder interviews and facilitated sessions to capture as-is state operations and identify critical decision points.
• Develop comprehensive process maps, swimlane diagrams, and data flow models using industry-standard business process modeling notation (BPMN) or equivalent frameworks.   Gap Analysis & Target State Design: • Conduct gap analyses between legacy design workflows and modern Digital Thread/PLM target architectures. • Identify use cases, business value, success metrics, and pilots to validate proposed process improvements.
• Design future-state process architectures that incorporate industry best practices, regulatory compliance requirements, and organizational constraints. • Develop transition plans and implementation roadmaps with clearly defined milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigat