PTC Windchill Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced
PTC Windchill Software Engineer
to design and build AI-native, agentic workflows that automate Product Lifecycle Management and New Product Introduction processes.

This role supports a
Priority 2 initiative aligned to O1/KR6
focused on using AI agents to automate critical engineering activities, including part creation, Bill of Materials generation, and engineering change workflows.

The engineer will also build the integration layer required to connect the rebooted PTC Windchill platform with enterprise Master Data Management, sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, and downstream order-execution systems.

The PLM platform supports more than
120,000 parts
and an increasingly complex product portfolio. The successful candidate will combine deep Windchill engineering expertise, enterprise integration skills, and practical experience with AI-enabled workflow automation to deliver scalable and production-ready solutions.

• Design and develop agentic workflows that automate high-volume PLM and NPI activities.
• Build AI-enabled capabilities for:
  • Part creation
  • Part classification
  • Part Client data enrichment
  • Bill of Materials generation
  • BOM validation
  • Engineering change creation
  • Engineering change impact analysis
  • Workflow routing and approval
• Implement human-in-the-loop controls for high-risk or business-critical decisions.
• Develop explainable recommendations and traceability for AI-generated actions.
• Ensure agents operate within approved business rules, permissions, and governance controls.
• Support proactive and event-driven automation across PLM workflows.

• Design, configure, customize, and enhance PTC Windchill applications.
• Develop Windchill extensions using Java, Windchill APIs, services, workflows, and event frameworks.
• Configure:
  • Parts and product structures
  • Lifecycle templates
  • Object types and attributes
  • Workflows
  • Change-management processes
  • Access controls
  • Business rules
  • Validation logic
• Develop reusable components and technical frameworks.
• Ensure customizations remain supportable and aligned with PTC-recommended architecture.
• Optimize application performance and scalability for large PLM datasets.

• Automate creation of new part records using approved engineering and business data.
• Integrate with MDM systems to validate part numbers, classifications, naming standards, and ownership.
• Prevent duplicate or incomplete part creation.
• Apply required attributes, lifecycle states, classifications, and compliance Client data.
• Implement exception handling and approval workflows for ambiguous or incomplete requests.
• Maintain end-to-end auditability of automated part-creation decisions.

• Develop intelligent workflows to create, validate, and update engineering BOMs.
• Generate BOM structures from approved source data, engineering inputs, templates, or prior product configurations.
• Validate component relationships, quantities, revisions, alternates, effectivity, and usage rules.
• Detect missing, duplicate, obsolete, or incompatible components.
• Support comparison of existing and proposed BOM configurations.
• Enable controlled handoff from engineering BOMs to manufacturing and execution systems.
• Ensure BOM automation supports increasing product and configuration complexity.

• Build automated workflows for Engineering Change Requests, Engineering Change Notices, and related change objects.
• Automate impact analysis across affected parts, BOMs, documents, products, suppliers, and downstream systems.
• Route changes based on product, risk, cost, ownership, and organizational rules.
• Generate recommended reviewers and approvers.
• Support change validation, approval, implementation, and closure.
• Provide status visibility and exception management across the engineering change lifecycle.
• Reduce manual intervention while maintaining governance and segregation of duties.

Build and maintain integrations between Windchill and:

• Master Data Management systems
• Sourcing and supplier platforms
• Procurement applications
• ERP systems
• Manufacturing and execution platforms
• Order-management and downstream order-execution systems
• Data platforms and analytics environments
• AI and orchestration platforms

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing REST, SOAP, event-driven, file-based, and middleware integrations.
• Designing canonical data models and interface contracts.
• Supporting real-time and batch data exchanges.
• Implementing validation, reconciliation, retry, and error-handling mechanisms.
• Maintaining data consistency across enterprise platforms.
• Monitoring interface performance and resolving integration failures.

• Integrate Windchill with enterprise AI platforms and large language models.
• Develop tools and APIs that allow agents to securely retrieve and update PLM data.
• Implement retrieval mechanisms grounded in approved product, engineering, and policy data.
• Build…