Senior PLM Systems Administrator

Senior PLM Systems Administrator•Bolingbrook, IL

13d•$107,365 - $128,577•Onsite

About The Position

The Global Senior PLM Systems Administrator serves as the enterprise owner and technical leader for G&W Electric's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) ecosystem, including PTC Windchill and its integrations with engineering, manufacturing, and enterprise business systems. This role provides strategic direction for PLM architecture, governance, security, data quality, process standardization, and technology roadmap execution across a global multi-site environment. The position partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, and executive stakeholders to drive digital transformation initiatives, improve product data management processes, and maximize adoption of enterprise engineering systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Manufacturing Technology, or a related technical discipline
5+ years of experience administering PLM systems in a manufacturing environment, with direct Windchill administration experience strongly preferred
Experience with system security, workflow configuration, and vendor management within a PLM platform
Experience interfacing between Engineering and IT to define requirements for PLM system optimization
Experience supporting enterprise software implementations, upgrades, integrations, or digital transformation initiatives
Strong understanding of product structures, Bills of Materials, engineering documentation, and release management processes
Ability to translate business requirements into sustainable PLM configurations and coordinate effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, and external service providers.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project coordination skills

Nice To Haves

Certifications in CM2, PMP, PLM, Windchill preferred
Automation, analytics, AI-enabled technologies, or low-code platforms experience preferred
Experience leading integrations, upgrades, global deployments, or process standardization initiatives preferred
experience integrating Windchill with ERP systems such as JD Edwards and EPLAN preferred
Knowledge of manufacturing, product development, and engineering operations preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as global PTC Windchill system administrator and subject-matter expert, including security, workflow configuration, lifecycle management, platform upgrades, testing activities, validation efforts, and deployment planning
Own administration of users, roles, permissions, licenses, products, libraries, workflows, lifecycles, object types, attributes, numbering, versioning, and related business rules.
Govern WTPart, product structures, EBOM and MBOM, engineering documentation, revision control, and engineering change management processes.
Lead collaboration with external vendors and partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and IT to translate approved business requirements into scalable PLM configurations and solutions, resolve technical issues, manage enhancements, and support digital platform roadmaps
Provide day-to-day application support, troubleshoot system and user issues, monitor application performance and interfaces, coordinate technical resolution
Define and guide the architecture, configuration, and sustainment strategy for integrations between Windchill, ERP, CAD, EPLAN, MES, QMS, and future digital-thread technologies.
Serve as technical advisor to engineering leadership regarding PLM architecture, product data strategy, and enterprise system integration opportunities
Coordinate and lead Windchill upgrades, patches, enhancements, and releases, including planning, testing, deployment, validation, and post-go-live support
Lead cross-functional PLM steering teams and facilitate prioritization of enhancement requests, investments, and system capabilities
Collaborate with Engineers and Designers to maintain and improve PLM tool quality, gathering feedback and delivering best-practice training, and drive initiatives to improve data quality, consistency, audit readiness, and system adoption
Establish improved data quality, system adoption, and process consistency through user training, documentation, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
Establish and maintain enterprise standards for product data governance, configuration management, change control, and digital thread initiatives; maintain system documentation, configuration records, support procedures, training materials, and cross-training necessary to ensure knowledge continuity and reliable support.
Evaluate emerging PLM, AI, automation, and engineering technologies and develop recommendations that improve engineering effectiveness and operational efficiency
Participate in application security, access reviews, audit, compliance, business continuity, and disaster-recovery activities.
Provide support outside normal business hours when required for major releases, upgrades, or critical production incidents.
Develop business cases, ROI assessments, and implementation strategies for future PLM-related initiatives
Utilize continuous improvement methodologies to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and improve engineering business processes