Senior PTC Windchill PLM Architect

Area(s) of responsibility

Job Description: PTC Master Architect (Windchill)

Role Summary

The PTC Master Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for defining, governing, and delivering enterprise-scale PLM architecture on PTC Windchill. This role combines deep platform expertise (data model, customization, integration) with modern engineering capabilities (Java/J2EE, event-driven architectures using Kafka) to drive scalable, performance, and future-ready digital thread ecosystems.

This position plays a critical role in complex transformations including implementations, upgrades, migrations, and cloud modernization across global manufacturing/engineering enterprises.

Core Responsibilities

1. Architecture Leadership & Strategy

• Define end-to-end PLM architecture blueprint (Windchill + integrations + data architecture)
• Lead solution design for enterprise-scale implementations, upgrades, and migrations
• Establish architectural standards: scalability, performance, security, resiliency
• Drive roadmap for cloud-native / hybrid PLM architectures

2. Windchill Platform Expertise

• Provide deep expertise across:
• Windchill data model, object structures, lifecycle workflows
• Customization (Java / Windchill API / InfoEngine)
• Configuration (PDMLink, MPMLink, Change mgmt, BOM mgmt)
• Design and oversee:
• Security, roles, access control
• Workflow orchestration and lifecycle modeling
• Lead complex upgrades, instance consolidation, and re-platforming initiatives