Senior Windchill Solution Architect

• Role: Sr Windchill Solution Architect
• Bill Cost range: 65-78 Euro/hr
• Pay rate: 55-65 Euro/hr
• 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

Senior Windchill Solution Architect
Experience Level: T4 (10–15 Years)

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Provide technical leadership to implementation and configuration teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 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

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