Technical Specialist, Product Data Management

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history, a vehicle dating back to 1960 that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.

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The Scout brand is all about respect—for the past and the future, by taking an iconic American brand that hasn't been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation; for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers; for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute;

and for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements—an all‑electric powertrain as well as the Harvester® range extender powertrain which includes a built‑in gas‑powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range.

At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned; a knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better; a go‑getter with unrivaled passion.

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The Product Data Management specialist is responsible for ensuring completeness, accuracy, and governance of product data throughout the vehicle development lifecycle. Operating at the intersection of Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality, this role ensures that product data is consistent, compliant, and available to all stakeholders across the Scout Motors Inc. ecosystem.

The Product Data Manager plays a key role in enabling digital product development, supporting PDM/PLM processes, and ensuring seamless data flow to downstream systems such as BOM management, homologation, sourcing and testing.

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick‑up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Establish and maintain governance standards for product data across all systems and platforms (aligned with Scout Motors Inc. methods and tool chains).
• Ensure completeness, consistency, and accuracy of product data throughout the development process (aligned to data‑product principles).
• Define and enforce naming conventions, release logic, and change‑management rules.
• Drive data quality KPIs and continuous improvement in collaboration with Engineering and IT.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Engineering, PDM, R&D, IT, Manufacturing) to ensure a unified understanding of product data structures and requirements—consistent with VW’s cross‑functional product governance approach.
• Translate business requirements into data structures and system configurations.
• Support teams in resolving data‑related issues and preventing recurrence.

• Maintain product structures, metadata, and configuration logic across PLM systems.
• Ensure proper data flow across development stages—from concept to series production—aligned with Scout Motors Inc. standards.
• Support BOM creation, configuration management, and release processes.

• Analyze data usage, system behavior, and downstream impacts to identify process improvements (aligned with data‑product iterative cycles).
• Support digitalization projects and contribute to the transformation toward model‑based and data‑centric engineering.
• Drive simplification of PDM and engineering data processes.

• Provide analytics and insights to improve product‑development decision making—reflecting the role of data product managers in guiding decisions through data.
• Prepare dashboard reports on data quality, process adherence, and change impact.
• Support audits, reviews, and release committees with accurate and complete data.