Product Lifecycle Management Windchill Business Administrator

Solar Turbines•San Diego, CA

1d•$112,710 - $169,060•Onsite

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Looking for a candidate with experience using and administering PTC's Windchill application, who has a strong desire to continue building those skills. Candidate will be part of a company with a long-term commitment to PTC tools, working in a challenging environment with a good supporting team. These tools include PTC's Windchill PDMLink application, ProjectLink, MPMLink, PartsLink Classification, along with Creo Parametric/View/Illustrate and Arbortext. Primary activities will be Windchill business (not system) administration, including access control, security, object and type management, change management, and any other Windchill configuration or activities done via the user interface. Role typically does not include day-to-day production support (although it often will), however it does require an ability to troubleshoot tough issues and communicate clearly. While this is not a developer role, it will often include scripting and/or working closely with developers. It may also require project management, data management, and Windchill/Creo software user skills.

Requirements

Degree in engineering or computer science field, plus 2-4 years work experience using Winchill. Or, 4-6 years experience using/administering Windchill.

Nice To Haves

PLM system or business administration experience in a large engineering or manufacturing company
In-depth working knowledge of PTC's suite of products, primarily Windchill, ProjectLink, PartsLink (Classification), MPMLink, Creo View, and Creo Parametric
PLM domain expertise in the areas of Computer Aided Design (CAD) Data Management, Parts & Bills of Material Management, Change Management, Integrations with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system & Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Windchill solution development, customization, configuration, and deployment especially on Windchill 12+
Development and implementation of large Windchill Applications including some understanding of Windchill APIs, Java, JSP, Servlets, Spring, JavaScript, Web services - SOAP & REST, HTML, CSS, Oracle, Eclipse, and Thingworx.