Position Title:
Windchill Solution Architect/Senior Windchill PLM Consultant
Experience:
12+ Years
Location:
Remote role
Domain:
Medical Devices (additionally we can look at candidates from Life Sciences, Healthcare domain as well but preference shall be for candidates with Medical Devices domain background)
Employment Type:
Full Time / Contract
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced
Windchill PLM Subject Matter Expert (SME)
to lead the assessment and strategic planning for a future upgrade to
PTC Windchill 2027
. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in Windchill, strong business process knowledge, and a proven track record of PLM transformation programs within Life Sciences, Healthcare, or Medical Device organizations.
The consultant will evaluate the current Windchill implementation landscape, review customizations and integrations, assess business value and user impact of upgrading to Windchill 2027, and provide recommendations on optimal upgrade timing and execution strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Windchill Assessment & Upgrade Strategy
Perform a comprehensive assessment of the current Windchill implementation, including:
Configuration
Customizations
Data model
Workflows
Integrations
Infrastructure landscape
Analyze the organization's readiness for Windchill 2027 adoption.
Evaluate new capabilities available in Windchill 2027 and determine business applicability.
Customization & Technical Evaluation
Review existing customizations, extensions, and configurations.
Identify upgrade risks, technical debt, obsolete customizations, and deprecated APIs.
Assess impact of current and planned enhancements on the Windchill 2027 implementation timeline.
Recommend remediation, retirement, or modernization strategies.
Business Process Assessment
Evaluate current Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes and alignment with Windchill best practices.
Perform gap analysis between current processes and Windchill 2027 capabilities.
Identify opportunities to improve engineering change management, document control, quality management, regulatory compliance, and product development processes.
Upgrade Roadmap & Planning
Review the current implementation roadmap and identify optimal insertion points for the Windchill 2027 upgrade.
Develop upgrade approach options including:
In-place upgrade
Parallel implementation
Phased migration
Assess timeline, cost, resource requirements, and schedule implications of each option.
End User Impact & Benefits Analysis
Assess organizational impact of moving to Windchill 2027.
Quantify expected benefits wherever possible, including:
Productivity improvements
Reduced manual effort
Faster change processes
Better collaboration
Improved system performance
Regulatory compliance efficiencies
Conduct stakeholder interviews and change impact assessments.
Data Migration & Integration Assessment (IMPORTANT)
Evaluate impact on:
Product data migration
CAD data migration
Historical records
Classification structures
Change objects
Assess integrations with:
ERP (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
MES
QMS
Regulatory Systems
CAD Systems (Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA)
Enterprise applications
Recommend migration and validation strategies.
Architecture & Governance
Review current PLM architecture and scalability.
Recommend future-state architecture aligned with Windchill 2027.
Establish upgrade governance, risk management, and validation approach.
Required Skills & Experience
Windchill Expertise
12+ years of hands-on experience with PTC Windchill.
Expertise across:
Windchill PDMLink
ProjectLink
MPMLink
PartsLink
Change Management
Document Management
Configuration Management
Strong knowledge of Windchill versions 12.x/13.x and roadmap toward Windchill 2027.
Experience with Windchill upgrades, migrations, and modernization programs.
Technical Skills
Windchill customization framework.
Java/J2EE, JSP, REST APIs.
Windchill Workflow, OIRs, ACLs, Data Model.
Windchill Integration Frameworks.
Database knowledge (Oracle, SQL Server).
Cloud and on-prem deployment architectures.
Business & Functional Expertise
Strong understanding of PLM business processes.
Product Development Lifecycle.
Engineering Change Management.
Design Control.
Product Data Governance.
Regulatory Compliance and Validation.
Domain Expertise (Mandatory)
Medical Devices Industry.
Understanding of regulated product development environments.
Knowledge of:
GxP
Design History File (DHF)
Device Master Record (DMR)
Risk Management Processes
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Ability to obtain and deploy a Windchill 2027 evaluation environment from PTC.
Hands-on installation, configuration, and sandbox assessment of Windchill 2027.
PTC Windchill certifications.
Experience working directly with PTC product teams.
Prior consulting experience in large-scale PLM transformations.
Experience preparing executive business cases and ROI assessments.
Knowledge of:
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
ISO 13485
Deliverables Expected
Current State Assessment Report
Windchill 2027 Readiness Assessment
Upgrade Impact Analysis
Customization Fit-Gap Assessment
Data Migration & Integration Impact Report
Business Benefits & ROI Assessment
Upgrade Roadmap with Recommended Insertion Points
Executive Presentation and Recommendations