Product Owner Windchill

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Product Owner Windchill to lead the Windchill PLM environment, guiding development, optimization, and continuous improvement across engineering, manufacturing, quality, IT, and business stakeholders. This on-site role in Novi, Michigan offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive benefits package, along with a pathway to long-term incentive opportunities.

Benefits

• Base pay with a discretionary bonus
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability coverage and life insurance, including accidental death and dismemberment
• Flexible spending account and health savings account options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental and family care leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Long-term incentive plan

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Windchill PLM product vision and roadmap by gathering and prioritizing requirements from engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams; translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria; manage the product backlog; and establish KPIs to track platform performance, adoption, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Own and optimize core PLM processes such as Document Management, Change Management, Part and BOM Management, CAD Data Management, Workflow Automation, and Configuration Management; govern enhancements, upgrades, testing, deployments, and ensure security, product integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Advance Digital Thread and engineering integration by applying data-continuity principles, supporting PTC Creo users, and leading integrations between Windchill and ERP, MES, and CAD applications.
• Lead Agile delivery and cross-functional collaboration with distributed, international teams to deliver platform enhancements, manage stakeholder expectations, oversee UAT and production deployments, and drive user training and change management to maximize adoption.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems with 4+ years of hands-on Windchill PLM experience, or
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems with 2+ years of Windchill PLM experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems, or
• PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems, or
• 6+ years of hands-on Windchill PLM experience in lieu of a degree

Technologies

• PTC Windchill
• PTC Creo
• EPLAN
• Zuken E3
• CR8000
• ERP and MES systems
• REST APIs
• SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
• XML