Windchill and CREO System Administrator

What You'll Do

• Installs, upgrades, and manages PTC Windchill PDMLink (Product Data and Lifecycle Management) and Creo Computer Aided Design (CAD) applications.
• Designs, develops, and modifies workflows, approval processes, and configurations within PDMLink and applications interfacing with PDMLink.
• Provides customer support as necessary, including certain business and system administration functions.
• Monitors the various systems to be sure they are functioning at a satisfactory response level and are functioning during normal work hours.
• Suggests system level improvements to increase system throughput and performance.
• Monitors and maintains licenses in compliance with PTC requirements and licensing.
• Works closely with functional and business team members, project management, enterprise architects, system engineers, and application developers to design and develop enterprise solutions based on approved architecture and business requirements.
• Demonstrates innovation when designing solutions and solving complex IT problems.
• The position requires a high level of technical expertise and support for the software quality assurance and software engineering life cycle including conceptual design, requirements definition, functional and computer system design, systems development and programming, implementation, testing, installation, and configuration management associated with enterprise level solutions.
• Collaborates closely with Cybersecurity professionals to ensure infrastructure and applications, including Windchill PDMLink and Creo, remain secure and compliant with cybersecurity policies
• Monitors current and future trends in technology to the benefit of the organizational project and production systems service goals.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• OR a Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Ten or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
• Onsite presence required (some telework possible).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level clearance.
• Possible travel up to 30%.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Experience with installation, management, and user and system support of PTC applications PDMLink and Creo.
• Experience with other PLM systems (Dassault Enovia or Siemens Teamcenter) and CAD software (CATIA, NX, SolidWorks) can be substituted for PTC product experience with a willingness to learn how the PTC products work.
• Design, development, and modification of workflows within PDMLink and knowledge of Windchill integration development and tools (Windchill REST Services).
• Knowledgeable about Windchill integrations to ERP/MRP or MES systems.
• Experience with Creo-Windchill publishing integrations.
• Experience managing Arbortext integration with Windchill.
• Experience with Model-Based Definition (MBD) and/or Product Data Management (PDM) systems and processes.
• Solid understanding of Digital Twin, Digital Thread, and Industry 4.0 implementations
• Programming languages and frameworks (Java, JavaScript, JQuery, JSP, HTML5, XML, etc.).
• Integrated Development Environments such as Visual Studio and Eclipse.
• Scripting skills to help automate manual tasks.
• Version control tools such as GIT, SVN, or other code repositories.
• Oracle or other relational database management systems with experience in SQL and PL/SQL.
• Web server technologies such as Apache Tomcat.
• Experience with Linux and Windows Server administrative utilities to diagnose problems.
• Experience with working in a virtual environment and performing system upgrades in that environment.
• Effective communication skills and demonstrated success in a team environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with ITIL processes in an Agile/Scrum team implementing methodologies/tools (Jira, Confluence).

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a "designated position" identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.