PLM Technical Consultant

Bright Vision Technologies•Concord, NC

1d•$130,000 - $180,000•Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced PLM Technical Consultant with 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms, with deep expertise in PTC Windchill and/or Siemens Teamcenter. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical knowledge of PLM platform architecture, administration, upgrades, integrations, cloud deployment, performance optimization, and enterprise system support. This role requires hands-on technical leadership in designing, maintaining, and modernizing mission-critical PLM environments while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and enterprise IT teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of professional experience administering and supporting enterprise PLM platforms, including significant experience with PTC Windchill and/or Siemens Teamcenter.
Extensive experience performing PLM upgrades, migrations, patching, system administration, and platform optimization.
Strong knowledge of application servers, web servers, file vault management, indexing services, and enterprise PLM architecture.
Experience integrating PLM platforms with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), CAD tools, and enterprise business applications.
Strong understanding of Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL databases, along with Linux/Unix system administration.
Hands-on experience implementing High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), backup strategies, and performance tuning.
Experience developing automation using Python, Shell, PowerShell, Ansible, or similar scripting technologies.
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, documentation, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience deploying and supporting PLM platforms on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), or hybrid cloud environments.
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation), DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
PTC Windchill or Siemens Teamcenter professional certifications.
Experience supporting large-scale CAD integrations including Creo, NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD.
Familiarity with ThingWorx, Industrial IoT (IIoT), Digital Thread, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), or Smart Manufacturing initiatives.

Responsibilities

Design, install, configure, administer, and optimize enterprise PTC Windchill and/or Siemens Teamcenter environments.
Lead PLM platform upgrades, migrations, patch management, environment refreshes, and modernization initiatives while minimizing business disruption.
Manage application servers, web servers, databases, file vaults, indexing services, and CAD integrations to ensure high availability and optimal system performance.
Design and implement High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), backup, and business continuity strategies for enterprise PLM platforms.
Develop automation solutions using Shell, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, or similar scripting and configuration management tools.
Support and optimize integrations between PLM platforms and enterprise applications including ERP, MES, CAD, ALM, and Manufacturing systems.
Monitor system health, troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term performance improvements.
Administer security, authentication, authorization, user provisioning, and access control in accordance with enterprise governance policies.
Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, DevOps, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable and reliable PLM solutions.
Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, upgrade guides, and disaster recovery runbooks.
Lead technical reviews, establish PLM administration standards, and mentor junior administrators and technical consultants.