Windchill PLM Business Process Architect

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

12d

About The Position

Leidos Defense Sector is seeking an experienced Windchill PLM Business Process Architect to support the evolution, expansion, and optimization of its enterprise Product Lifecycle Management platform. The role focuses on developing and refining scalable PLM processes and solutions using PTC Windchill, balancing enterprise standards with program-specific needs, maintainability, product-data integrity, and long-term Digital Thread objectives. The architect works independently within the strategy and governance framework established by the Chief PLM Architect. They engage business and technical stakeholders to understand existing processes, define requirements, develop future-state solutions, and work with implementation teams to deliver them. This is primarily a functional and business-process architecture role, rather than a system administration or software-development position. The successful candidate will bring broad Windchill knowledge across product structures, documents, CAD data, change management, workflows, lifecycles, and engineering integrations, with the opportunity to grow into broader enterprise PLM architecture responsibilities. The preferred work arrangement is onsite or hybrid in Huntsville, Alabama. Fully remote work with limited travel may be considered for candidates meeting the preferred qualifications. The position requires the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline with relevant professional experience; equivalent combinations of education and directly applicable experience may be considered.
At least 8 years of professional experience in PLM, primarily working directly with engineering systems, product development, configuration management, manufacturing systems, and related disciplines.
At least 5 years of hands-on experience administering Windchill or providing functional or business-process direction with PTC Windchill as a PLM platform, including WTParts, Documents, and Change Management. Experience limited to using Windchill as a CAD-only vault or basic document file vault without workflows does not qualify.
Ability to work independently, analyze complex business-process problems, develop practical solutions, and carry initiatives from requirements development through implementation.
Demonstrated deep knowledge across multiple Windchill functional areas, including several of: WTParts and product structures/BOMs, WTDocuments, CAD data management, Engineering Change Management, workflows and lifecycles, revision/version management, Configuration Management, product release processes, and MCAD or ECAD integrations.
Strong understanding of relationships among WTParts, WTDocuments, EPMDocuments/CAD objects, product structures, lifecycle states, workflows, and Change Management objects.
Experience making substantial contributions to or leading business-process workshops, requirements gathering, functional design, testing, implementation, or process-improvement activities.
Experience with Engineering Change Management and Configuration Management concepts in a PLM environment.
Experience with Windchill CAD data management and integration with at least one major engineering-authoring application.
Strong understanding of product structure/BOM management, revision and version control, product release, traceability, and product lifecycle concepts.
Complete understanding of the Windchill object architecture.
Working knowledge of Windchill functional configuration concepts, including workflows, lifecycles, types and attributes, roles and teams, access controls, contexts, and business rules.
Ability to translate business requirements into clear functional requirements and communicate them effectively to technical implementation teams.
Demonstrated initiative, intellectual curiosity, and ability to develop expertise in new PLM capabilities and business-process areas.
Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance in the near future.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

7–10+ years of direct PTC Windchill experience.
Direct experience as a Windchill organization or site manager within the PLM system.
Experience as a Windchill Functional Lead, Senior PLM Business Analyst, Functional Consultant, Solution Consultant, Business Process Architect, Solution Architect, or in a similar role.
Experience with multiple Windchill implementations, major upgrades, PLM migrations, or transformation initiatives.
Experience with Windchill in Aerospace & Defense, complex manufacturing, or another highly regulated product-development environment.
Experience with Windchill capabilities or modules such as PDMLink, MPMLink, PartsLink, ProjectLink, Navigate, Options and Variants, Supplier Management, or related PTC solutions.
Experience integrating both Creo and SOLIDWORKS with Windchill, including Windchill Workgroup Manager concepts and CAD/Part structure relationships.
Experience with ECAD data management and integration processes.
Experience with EBOM-to-MBOM processes and integration between engineering and manufacturing product structures.
Experience integrating Windchill with ERP, MES, manufacturing, or other enterprise platforms.
Experience with product effectivity, configurable products, options and variants, or complex product configuration.
Experience migrating data from legacy PLM/PDM systems or harmonizing multiple engineering processes into a common enterprise PLM framework.
Experience supporting Digital Thread, Model-Based Enterprise, Model-Based Definition, Model-Based Systems Engineering, or Digital Engineering initiatives.
Familiarity with Aerospace & Defense Configuration Management and quality standards, such as EIA-649, MIL-HDBK-61, AS9100, and applicable product-definition standards.
Experience with PLM governance, process ownership, architecture review, or design-authority processes.
Experience with Windchill+, cloud-hosted Windchill environments, or modern Windchill deployment models.
PTC Windchill certifications or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
Experience working within FedRAMP-rated environments.
Ability to provide onsite support in the Huntsville, Alabama area.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Windchill PLM functional subject matter expert and business process architect supporting enterprise PLM capabilities.
Operate independently within the strategy and architecture established by the Chief PLM Architect, escalating significant architectural decisions, exceptions, or deviations for enterprise review.
Partner with Windchill administrators, developers, integration teams, enterprise architects, and external vendors to translate functional requirements into effective technical solutions.
Support development and refinement of a common, scalable PLM framework that promotes standardization, reuse, governance, and maintainability while accommodating program needs.
Lead or facilitate business-process discovery and AS-IS/TO-BE process-development activities with Engineering, Configuration Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Program Management, and other stakeholders.
Translate business and engineering needs into functional requirements, process models, solution concepts, user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation recommendations.
Develop and refine processes using Windchill objects and capabilities, including WTParts, product structures and BOMs, WTDocuments, EPMDocuments and CAD data, Change Management objects, lifecycles, workflows, revision and version management, baselines, effectivity, product configuration, types, attributes, classifications, roles, teams, and access controls.
Develop, evaluate, and improve Engineering Change and Configuration Management processes, including initiation, impact assessment, technical review, approval, implementation, release, and downstream communication.
Support functional architecture for MCAD and future ECAD integrations, including CAD data management, product structure development, CAD-to-Part relationships, release processes, and engineering collaboration.
Evaluate business processes and identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, or better leverage native Windchill capabilities.
Perform functional fit-gap assessments and recommend whether requirements should be addressed through standard Windchill functionality, business-process changes, configuration, integration, or custom development.
Promote an out-of-the-box and configuration-first approach where practical to reduce unnecessary customization and improve system maintainability and upgradeability.
Support integrations between Windchill and enterprise systems, including ERP, MES, manufacturing, reporting and analytics, requirements-management, supplier, and Digital Engineering systems.
Support development of an integrated Digital Thread connecting engineering product definition with downstream manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and sustainment processes.
Participate in PLM capability planning and prioritization and support short- and long-term enhancement roadmaps.
Facilitate workshops, demonstrations, design reviews, requirements reviews, and other working sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
Develop and maintain PLM process documentation, functional specifications, process flows, architecture decisions, standards, and implementation guidance.
Identify opportunities to establish reusable patterns and common solutions instead of unnecessary program-specific configurations.
Serve as a trusted PLM advisor to Engineering, Configuration Management, and program stakeholders.
Continue developing enterprise PLM architecture knowledge and experience, taking on increasing responsibility for solution architecture, governance, and strategic capability planning.
Support functional testing, User Acceptance Testing, deployment, user adoption, and post-implementation process refinement.