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Enterprise Information Systems Manager

Bristol, RI

At Vatn Systems, we design and build cutting edge Autonomous Underwater Vehicles that push the limits of exploration and defense in some of the harshest environments on Earth. Our vehicles bring together precision hardware, advanced electronics, and high performance software into effective, mass producible systems.

We are looking for an Enterprise Information Systems Manager to own and build the digital backbone of the company. This role is responsible for connecting the systems that define, build, and track our products across the business, including Arena PLM, ION by First Resonance, NetSuite, and Salesforce, ensuring clean data flow and alignment from engineering through production, Revenue, and finance.

In this role you will sit in the middle of engineering, manufacturing, quality, and finance and turn how we want to operate into systems that actually enforce it. The goal is simple. What engineering defines is what we build. What we build is what we track. And what we report reflects reality. You will drive system integrations, establish data governance, and build workflows that remove ambiguity and eliminate manual workarounds. This is a foundational role for someone who likes building from zero, thrives in fast moving environments, and wants to directly shape how a production system scales.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Own the enterprise systems stack across our PLM, MES, ERP, and CRM, ensuring alignment from business development, engineering through production and into finance
  • Architect and maintain the digital thread from product definition to build execution to financial reporting
  • Lead all system integrations and adjacent tools to enable real time, accurate data flow
  • Translate business processes into system driven workflows that enforce how the company operates at scale
  • Establish and govern data structures including part numbering, BOM integrity, revision control, and configuration traceability
  • Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Business Development to ensure systems reflect real world execution, not theoretical workflows
  • Eliminate manual workarounds and shadow systems by driving adoption of standardized tools and processes
  • Own system implementation, configuration, and continuous improvement across all enterprise platforms
  • Define and manage user roles, permissions, and approval flows to balance speed with control
  • Build reporting and dashboards that provide accurate, decision ready visibility into operations and performance
  • Drive system readiness to support production ramp, new product introduction, and scaling of operations
  • Act as the primary interface with system vendors, managing relationships, performance, and roadmap alignment
  • Identify gaps in current systems and lead evaluation and rollout of new tools where needed
  • Ensure system level data integrity so what is designed, built, tested, and reported all reconcile without manual intervention

Required Qualifications:

  • Experience owning or implementing enterprise systems across PLM, MES, and ERP environments such as Arena PLM, ION by First Resonance, and NetSuite
  • Strong understanding of how products move from engineering definition to manufacturing execution to financial reporting
  • Proven track record building or scaling system infrastructure in a hardware or manufacturing environment
  • Experience integrating systems and managing data flow across multiple platforms with minimal manual intervention
  • Deep understanding of BOM structures, revision control, and configuration management in a production setting
  • Ability to translate ambiguous business processes into structured, system driven workflows
  • Hands on experience configuring systems, not just managing vendors or writing requirements
  • Strong data mindset with experience driving data integrity, governance, and reporting accuracy
  • Ability to operate in fast moving environments with incomplete information and evolving processes
  • Experience working cross functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams
  • Strong problem solving skills with the ability to identify root causes across systems and processes
  • Ability to drive adoption and enforce standards across teams without formal authority
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to align technical and non technical stakeholders around a common system strategy

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience standing up a full digital thread from zero across PLM, MES, and NetSuite in a high growth hardware company
  • Background in defense, robotics, aerospace, or similarly complex electromechanical products
  • Experience supporting production ramp from low rate builds to scaled manufacturing
  • Familiarity with integrating MCAD and ECAD systems such as SolidWorks and Altium Designer into a PLM backbone
  • Experience implementing configuration control and change management processes in an NPI heavy environment
  • Exposure to quality systems and standards such as AS9100 or ISO 9001
  • Experience building dashboards and reporting layers that tie operational data to business performance
  • Comfort working directly with vendors to shape product roadmap and drive system capabilities
  • Experience introducing structure into environments that previously relied on manual processes or tribal knowledge
  • Bias toward action with a track record of shipping systems quickly and iterating in place rather than over designing upfront

Vatn is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially having you join our team in shaping the future of autonomous underwater exploration.

 
 

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