Windchill Solution Architect

TechDigital Group; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking a seasoned PLM migration Architect to lead Windchill data migration programs in North Carolina. You will own end-to-end architecture, define migration approaches for parts, BOMs, documents, and CAD data, and ensure data quality, traceability, and lifecycle integrity post-migration.

Requires 10+ years in PLM, strong Windchill expertise, and excellent stakeholder management. The role is on-site in North Carolina with collaboration across IT, engineering, and quality

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in PLM implementations with emphasis on Windchill data migration.
• Hands-on expertise with PTC Windchill (12.x/13.x) data model and core objects.
• Experience migrating from legacy PLM/PDM systems (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.
• Ability to manage large data volumes, complex dependencies, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Windchill data migration architecture, including 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 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, performance tuning and volume testing.
• Define 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.

Skills

Windchill data migration

PLM implementations

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Communication

Data analysis

SQL

Regulatory requirements

CAD data migration

Legacy PLM migrations

Project leadership

Tools

Windchill Bulk Migrator (WBM)

Info*Engine

ETL frameworks

custom loaders

Windchill

Job description

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

Required Skills & Experience

• 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