[Hiring] Solution Architect @Aras Corporation

Role Description

As a Solution Architect for ECAD and PLM systems, you will act as a trusted advisor to customers, translating their engineering and business requirements into viable integration concepts. You will:

• Design integration solutions and coordinate their technical implementation, ensuring alignment with existing IT landscapes and architectural standards.
• Focus on understanding customer needs, structuring requirements, and bridging the gap between ECAD, PLM, and IT teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define interfaces and support implementation teams by providing clear guidance and ensuring that best practices are followed.
• Act as the central point of contact to support the integration of solutions into existing systems, assist with testing and deployment, and contribute to the continuous development of the solution over its lifecycle.

This role requires strong expertise in ECAD and PLM systems, a solid technical understanding, and the ability to communicate complex topics clearly. A structured, customer-oriented mindset and excellent communication skills in English are essential; German skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a comparable qualification from a university or technical college.
• Several years' experience working with PLM systems such as Siemens Teamcenter or Oracle Agile.
• Several years' experience working with ECAD systems such as Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition/PADS, Cadence OrCAD, Aucotec Engineering Base, EPLAN Electric P8 or others.
• Several years of experience in both traditional and agile project management.
• Independent, structured and solution-oriented approach to work, with a strong focus on customer needs.
• Excellent communication skills in English (fluency in both written and spoken).
• German language skills are a plus.
• Knowledge of .NET, C++, Java, C#, COM/COM+, XML, and ideally Ruby and the corresponding frameworks is a plus.

Requirements

• Design customized integration solutions between ECAD and PLM systems, focusing on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Develop viable integration concepts and system architectures that align with existing IT landscapes based on functional and technical requirements.
• Define interfaces, coordinate technical implementation teams, and ensure adherence to architectural principles, quality standards, and best practices.
• Oversee the solution throughout its entire life cycle, from requirements analysis to implementation and commissioning in close coordination with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Take on technical project responsibility, assist with architecture reviews, and ensure the solution is sustainably documented and developed further.
• Be the main contact for integrating the solution into existing systems, supporting teams with qualifications, testing, and support remotely or on-site.