Windchill Solution Architect

Role: Sr Windchill Solution Architect

Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany

Position Type: This is a remote role with minimal travel (1–2 visits/Month) to the client location as required.

Must be a German Speaker

Role Summary

The Senior Solution Architect will define the enterprise architecture for the PLM platform and ensure that engineering data, workflows, and integrations are implemented in a scalable and sustainable manner.

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• Define overall PLM solution architecture supporting multiple business divisions.
  
• Design scalable system architecture supporting multiple organizational environments within the PLM platform.
  
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and data governance guidelines.
  
• Guide system configuration decisions including product structures, lifecycle states, and access models.
  
• Review solution designs to ensure maximum use of standard platform capabilities.
  
• Support performance optimization and system scalability planning.
  
• Define integration strategies between PLM, enterprise resource planning, and manufacturing systems.
  
• Support architectural decision reviews for major system changes.
  

Collaborate with business process leaders to ensure system capabilities support operational requirements.

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• Provide technical leadership to implementation and configuration teams.
  

Required Skills & Experience

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• Deep experience designing enterprise PLM architectures using modern PLM platforms.
  
• Strong understanding of product data management, bill-of-materials management, and engineering workflows.
  
• Experience integrating PLM systems with enterprise resource planning and manufacturing systems.
  
• Ability to balance system standardization with business flexibility.
  
• Experience leading solution architecture in large global implementations.
  

Qualifications

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• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
  
• Extensive experience with enterprise PLM implementations. xcfaprz
  
• Industry experience in manufacturing or automotive engineering environments.