PLM at Maple Grove, Minnesota

PLM Architect

Duration: 14+ Months Contract

Hybrid - On Site 2 Days in Week - Maple Grove, MN OR Plymouth, MN

Required Technical Skills:

• 7-10+ years of Windchill PLM experience including configuration and customization.
• Expertise with PDMLink (Parts, BOM, Doc, Change Management)
• Good understanding of Part configuration management and integration of data with downstream ERP and MES Systems.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Windchill Solution Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Windchill PLM solutions. This role is responsible for translating business requirements into scalable technical architecture, guiding development, infrastructure, and testing teams, and ensuring successful end-to-end delivery of PLM capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Windchill solution architectures for implementations, upgrades, and enhancements.

• Create scalable, high-performance technical architectures aligned with business goals.

• Define data models, workflows, and mappings to optimize PLM processes.

• Lead implementation activities including installation, configuration, customization, testing, performance tuning, and deployment.

• Evaluate business requirements to define solution architecture following the best practices, provide technical options.

• Oversee development of workflows, UI components, and data structures.

• Oversee data migration (ETL, transformation, validation, cleansing).

• Provide troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization.

• Perform code reviews and signoffs.

• Communicate technical details to stakeholders and manage expectations.

• Adhere to the client's Software Lifecycle development process in creating the deliverables.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Windchill data model, ACLs, lifecycles, workflows, and UI customization.

• Strong programming skills (Java, JSPs, and Windchill API, Rest / Soap APIs).

• Strong SQL and database design skills.

• Experience with MCAD (Solidworks), ECAD (Altium) integration with Windchill is a plus.

• Expertise with PartsLink, ProjectLink is a plus.

• Experience working in Med Dev, Life Sciences industry is a plus.

Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

Very high profile project with a 14 month timeline and the opportunity to help lead from a technical perspective. Could convert full time as well.

Business Drivers/Customer Impact

Customer is implementing Windchill PLM into their medical device division which will be replacing Oracle PLM. Windchill is a much more robust PLM option and will be more of the standard in our client's ecosystem moving forward.

Why is the position open (provide details)

They need to add an Architect to help oversee the direction and execution of the SI chosen- most likely Accenture but not yet determined. There is an existing architect this person will report to and will help in this 12-15 month effort.