Principal ALM Architect

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Principal PLM Architect 

Location: Remote US Only.  
Travel: Up to 15% 
 

About the Role 

As a Principal PLM Architect, you will lead strategic engagements focused on the implementation and transformation of PLM systems, with a strong emphasis on PTC Windchill environments. You will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and partners, guiding them through complex technical landscapes and ensuring successful delivery of PLM solutions aligned with business goals. 

This role blends deep technical expertise with leadership, consulting, and solution architecture. You will collaborate across PTC’s ecosystem—including R&D, PLM Segment, SaaS BDMs, and implementation partners—to design, validate, and deploy scalable PLM architectures that meet enterprise needs. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Engage with client business stakeholders' various functional domains to elicit, analyze, and translate business use cases into comprehensive PLM solution designs 

• Represent the design and implementation team in project governance activities; providing recommendations and risk assessment information in support of decision making 

• This role requires a strategic thinker who can translate complex technical architectures into clear business value, effectively engaging with stakeholders across engineering and executive levels to align PLM solutions with enterprise goals. 

• Lead the design, implementation, and validation of PLM solutions in Windchill environments. 

• Partner with implementation architects and IS teams to ensure solutions align with PTC’s SaaS guardrails and best practices. 

• Conduct technical assessments to determine feasibility and provide direction for estimating and planning. 

• Collaborate with client IT/IS teams to ensure compliance with deployment standards and cloud infrastructure requirements. 

• Facilitate client workshops, document business process issues, and develop actionable solution roadmaps. 

• Support data migration, configuration, and integration efforts using Windchill frameworks and technologies (e.g., Java, JSP, XML, Ant). 

• Provide feedback to PTC R&D and PLM Segment to enhance SaaS tools and services based on field experience. 

• Mentor and guide project teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables and client satisfaction. 

• Contribute to enablement materials, best practices, and methodology development fo