Windchill Solution Architect -Implementation

Your Role • Define the enterprise PLM strategy and Windchill architectural blueprint for greenfield environments. • Lead PLM discovery, maturity assessments, and process harmonization across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and service. • Develop the PLM roadmap, conduct technical reviews, and phased deployment architecture. • Present architectural recommendations to executive leadership and key stakeholders. • Create end‑to‑end process architecture including workflows, lifecycles, versioning, and product structure definitions. • Ensure the solution adheres to industry best practices. • Lead full lifecycle implementation from requirements capture to production rollout. • Drive system installation, environment setup, configurations, customization scope, and integration strategy. • Oversee data modeling, metadata framework design, and security/ACL architecture. Your Profile • 10+ years in PTC Windchill. • Successfully led at least one (preferably multiple) large-scale greenfield Windchill implementations. • Strong domain familiarity in engineering, manufacturing, and product development. • Own Windchill solutioning and guide team including: • PDMLink, PartLink, MPMLink, and Supplier Management • Change management, configuration management, BOM management • CAD data management and visualization • Architect integrations between Windchill and: • CAD tools (Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor) • ERP/MES Systems (SAP, etc.) • ThingWorx, Navigate, and IoT/digital thread environments • WBM (Windchill Bulk Migrator) • Define APIs, middleware flows, and integration patterns. • Expert-level proficiency in: • Windchill architecture & clusters • Java/J2EE, Info*Engine, OData, REST APIs • Database systems (Oracle/SQL Server) • Apache/Tomcat, directory services (LDAP/AD) • Establish DevOps/CI-CD approaches for Windchill deployments. • Drive UAT, cutover planning, hypercare, and post‑go‑live optimization.