We are seeking a Digital Engineering Architect to define the vision, architecture, and technology strategy for our engineering systems landscape, including configurators, CAD/CAE platforms, design automation, engineering data, and emerging digital engineering capabilities.

As the technical authority for engineering technologies, you will shape future-state architectures, establish technology standards, and guide transformation initiatives that improve engineering productivity, simplify complexity, and enable scalable business growth. Working across Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Sales, and IT, you will help ensure our engineering ecosystem evolves to meet both current and future business needs.

This role is based in Wendell NC, with Remote opportunities.

You'll make an impact with:

Engineering Strategy & Technology Leadership

• Define the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for engineering configurators and CAD-based design tools
• Develop future-state architectures that support engineering productivity, scalability, and business growth.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and governance frameworks that guide technology decisions and investments.
• Ensure engineering technologies align with business objectives, product strategies, and operational priorities

Digital Engineering Architecture

• Develop architecture strategies for product configurators, CAD/CAE tools, design automation, rules logic, engineering data, and connected internal systems.
• Lead the evolution of engineering processes, systems, and workflows through modern digital engineering practices.
• Identify opportunities to simplify engineering experiences, improve design quality, and accelerate product development cycles.
• Shape strategies supporting modular product architectures, digital thread initiatives, and engineering automation.
• Drive modernization efforts that improve interoperability, data consistency, and long-term maintainability.

Innovation & Emerging Technologies

• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, including AI-enabled engineering, intelligent configurators, design automation, digital twins, and cloud-based engineering platforms.
• Develop recommendations and business cases for technology investments that create measurable business value.
• Help position the organization to take advantage of next-generation engineering capabilities while balancing practicality, scalability, and risk.

Technical Leadership & Influence

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader across Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Supply Chain, and IT.
• Provide architectural guidance for strategic initiatives and major technology decisions.
• Communicate technical concepts and trade-offs in a clear and actionable manner for business and technical stakeholders.
• Build alignment across teams and influence decisions without direct authority.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Establish engineering technology standards, architectural review processes, and governance practices.
• Assess technology risks, technical debt, and modernization opportunities.
• Drive consistency across engineering platforms, data models, integration approaches, and design methodologies.
• Measure technology investments against strategic objectives and business outcomes.

You'll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience with the following:
• Engineering systems, solution architecture, digital engineering, engineering technology strategy, or transformation initiatives.
• Developing technology roadmaps, reference architectures, and governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of engineering design processes, product structures, engineering data management, configuration management, and design automation.
• Engineering technologies such as CAD/CAE platforms, PLM systems, product configurators, engineering data solutions, or related ecosystems.
• Strong strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.
• Translating business objectives into scalable technology strategies and architectural recommendations.
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Siemens engineering technologies such as Teamcenter, NX, Capital, eBase, or related platforms.
• Understanding of digital thread, product lifecycle management, engineering automation, and configuration-driven design.
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI-enabled engineering capabilities and advanced automation solutions.
• Experience supporting complex industrial, power distribution, utility, manufacturing, or electromechanical products.
• Technology consulting, enterprise architecture, or engineering transformation experience.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

You'll Benefit From
Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay range for this position is $102,459 - $175,644 annually with a target incentive of 10% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.