Windchill – CAD Applications Administrator (Mid-Level)
We are seeking a Windchill–CAD Administrator to operationalize end-to-end CAD/PDM excellence across our engineering value chain. This role owns the CAD data backbone—governing configurations, integrations, publishing pipelines, and user enablement—so engineers can work faster with fewer issues. You will keep our Windchill PLM and all engineering applications (CAD/CAE/ECAD/CFD/FEA, viewers, plug-ins, and tools) running smoothly. You’ll manage setup, performance, licenses, standards, upgrades, and user support.
What you will do
- Maintain Windchill (12.x):
- Monitor servers and queues
- Manage lifecycles, OIRs, ACLs, and publishing (WVS/CAD workers)
- Own engineering apps:
- Administer Creo and other tools (AutoCAD, Ansys/Fluent, MATLAB, viewers)
- Package, deploy, and update clients and add-ins
- Standards & data quality:
- Maintain start parts, templates, parameters/relations
- Enforce naming/numbering rules and WTPart–EPM links
- Clean metadata
- Publishing & visualization:
- Ensure Creo View/neutral formats (STEP/JT/3D PDF) are reliable and fast
- Fix publish failures
- Integrations:
- Support WGM integrations, ECAD/MCAD exchange (IDX/STEP)
- Handle REST/WRS/OData calls
- Manage downstream ERP handoffs
- Licenses:
- Manage FLEXlm and other license servers
- Create/modify license files, track usage, right-size counts
- Support audits/renewals
- Automation:
- Script common tasks (PowerShell/Python/Bash) for client rollout, log collection, and checks
- Security & access:
- Collaborate with IT/IAM on SSO/SAML, certificates, and least-privilege access
- Upgrades & changes:
- Plan, test, and roll out CAD Applications to latest release, patches, and hotfixes with clear runbooks
- User support (L3):
- Fix workspace corruption, check-in/out issues, failed analyses/publishes
- Write guides and train users
- Clo...