Windchill Solution Architect

Summary: The Windchill Solution Architect is responsible for the end-to-end architecture of Windchill data migration, including strategy, design, execution, and validation. This role involves assessing legacy systems, defining data mapping, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. The architect will lead migration efforts, mentor teams, and collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure data quality and integrity throughout the migration process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end Windchill data migration architecture, covering strategy, design, execution, and validation
• Define migration approach for parts, BOMs, documents, CAD data, change objects, and configurations
• Assess legacy systems and define data mapping, transformation rules, and cleansing strategy
• Design and govern migration using tools such as Windchill Bulk Migrator (WBM), Info*Engine, ETL frameworks, and custom loaders
• Establish migration waves, cutover plans, and rollback strategies
• Ensure data quality, traceability, version history, and lifecycle integrity post-migration
• Lead migration rehearsals (mock runs), performance tuning, and volume testing
• Define and execute validation protocols, reconciliation reports, and sign-off criteria
• Ensure compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, FDA, ISO 13485, SOX, ITAR where applicable
• Collaborate with solution architects, functional consultants, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders
• Mentor migration teams and review technical deliverables
• Support audit readiness and hypercare post go live

Key Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in PLM implementations, with strong focus on Windchill data migration
• Hands-on expertise with PTC Windchill (12.x / 13.x) data model and core objects
• Proven experience migrating from legacy PLM/PDM systems (e.g., Enovia, Teamcenter, Agile, SmarTeam, MatrixOne)
• Strong understanding of Windchill object relationships, lifecycles, workflows, and versioning
• Experience with CAD data migration (Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA, NX)
• Working knowledge of SQL, Oracle/PostgreSQL, and data analysis techniques
• Experience handling large data volumes and complex dependency structures
• Strong understanding of regulated industry requirements
• Excellent stakeholder management, documentation, and communication skills

Salary (Rate): undetermined

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Working Arrangements: remote

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Industry: Other