Contract Senior Creo Toolkit Developer Digital Product Development
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
ABS Digital Product Development is driving the transformation of engineering and classification through advanced digital technologies automation model-based engineering and integrated product lifecycle management solutions. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Creo Toolkit Developer to help design develop and support next-generation engineering applications that integrate PTC Creo Parametric and Windchill within a modern digital engineering ecosystem.
This role offers the opportunity to work on strategic initiatives that improve engineering productivity automate complex workflows and support the digital transformation of the maritime and offshore industries.
The Senior Creo Toolkit Developer will be responsible for developing and maintaining custom applications plugins and automation solutions using PTC Creo Toolkit. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Creo Parametric customization C/C development and Windchill integration technologies with a deep understanding of engineering design processes and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
This individual will collaborate with software developers CAD administrators engineering stakeholders and solution architects to create innovative solutions that streamline engineering workflows and enhance the user experience across ABS engineering platforms.
What You Will Do:
- Design develop test and maintain custom applications using PTC Creo Toolkit (C/C).
- Develop integrations between Creo Parametric and PTC Windchill utilizing Windchill APIs and services.
- Create automated engineering workflows custom user interfaces and productivity-enhancing CAD tools.
- Develop solutions for managing CAD data metadata attributes configurations and lifecycle processes.
- Support Model-Based Definition (MBD) digital thread and digital engineering initiatives.
- Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues involving Creo customizations Windchill integrations and CAD data management.
- Participate in architecture reviews code reviews and software quality initiatives.
- Prepare technical documentation deployment procedures and user guides.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to engineering systems and workflows.
What You Will Need:
Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline.
- 5 years of hands-on development experience with PTC Creo Parametric and Creo Toolkit.
- Experience and understanding of Creo surface creation and editing.
- Strong proficiency in C and C programming.
- Experience developing custom commands menus dialogs event handlers and automation within Creo.
- Experience integrating Creo applications with PTC Windchill.
- Working knowledge of Windchill APIs including:
- Windchill Java APIs
- REST Services
- Query and data access frameworks
- Workflow and lifecycle-related APIs
- Understanding of CAD data management and PLM best practices.
- Strong debugging troubleshooting and software development lifecycle experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Windchill customization and server-side development.
Hands-on experience using Creo Paramatric.
Experience with Java JavaScript Python or C#.
Familiarity with Model-Based Engineering (MBE) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
Knowledge of engineering automation digital thread and digital twin concepts.
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
Experience in maritime offshore manufacturing aerospace or industrial engineering environments.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines Git Azure DevOps or similar development platforms.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Creo Technologies
- Creo Parametric
- Creo Toolkit
- J-Link (preferred)
- Creo Object Toolkit (preferred)
- Family Tables Relations Parameters MBD
- Windchill Technologies
- Windchill PDMLink
- Windchill REST Services
- Windchill Java APIs
- Info*Engine
- Workflow and Lifecycle Management
- CAD Document Management
- Development Technologies
- C/C
- Java
- SQL
- REST APIs
- XML
- Git
Reporting Relationships:
The incumbent reports to a manager-level position or above. This position does not have any direct reports.
Notice:
This position requires access to information that is subject to control by the Export Administration Regulations and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Any offer of employment shall be contingent upon the Companys verification that the candidate is a U.S. Person or upon the receipt of all necessary export licenses or authorizations that may be required by U.S. export control laws. U.S. Persons are defined as U.S. citizens U.S. lawful permanent residents (i.e. green card holders) or any individual granted protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) including asylees and the event a candidate refuses or cannot otherwise provide the necessary information for the Company to determine whether such licenses may be required or for the Company to obtain any required licenses the Company shall maintain the exclusive right to discontinue the application process and/or withdraw any contingent offer that has been made. #dice
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. T ... View more