PLM Windchill Administrator

Job Description:

Job Title: PLM Windchill Administrator / Specialist

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Freelancing

Experience: 5+ years

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced PLM Windchill Administrator / Specialist to support the setup, administration, and monitoring of Windchill environments while also contributing to specific solution architecture tasks within the PLM infrastructure. The role requires a balance of operational expertise and focused technical knowledge in areas such as database basics, scripting, and troubleshooting.

This position offers the opportunity to work across core Windchill administration responsibilities while also contributing to specialized, well-defined tasks that support the overall PLM landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Windchill base and user administration, including account setup, access rights, and daily system management.
• Manage operations and monitoring of Windchill environments to ensure system performance and reliability.
• Configure, operate, and monitor CAD & non-CAD workers (Creo, BricsCad, Office Workers).
• Support Windchill interface landscape operations and troubleshooting.
• Execute system setup, environment cloning, preparation, and rehosting (creation of development and non-productive environments using KB methodology).
• Manage Solr indexing operations, including configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and bulk reindexing.
• Administer file servers and vaults for secure and efficient data storage.
• Perform queue management to optimize system efficiency.
• Contribute to solution architecture tasks (~50% of the role) within PLM infrastructure for specialized areas.
• Provide focused expertise in modules/processes such as database basics, scripting, and targeted troubleshooting.
• Adapt to evolving requirements and take ownership of specialized tasks as needed.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proven experience in PLM Windchill administration and support.
• Strong knowledge of system setup, configuration, monitoring, and rehosting.
• Hands-on experience with CAD/Non-CAD worker configuration and support.
• Familiarity with databases, scripting, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Solr indexing, file server/vault administration, and queue management.
• Ability to work independently on well-defined specialized tasks while supporting broader administration responsibilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Open-mindedness and adaptability to embrace new tasks and technologies.