CAD Solutions Architect

Expleo Group; West Devon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a CAD Solutions Architect to lead the CAD strategy for a new project. This role requires a deep understanding of CAD systems and the ability to develop comprehensive strategies that align with business objectives. You will work closely with technical and engineering teams to ensure effective data integration and usage across various CAD applications. The company fosters a collaborative environment, empowering professionals to expand their skills and engage in inspiring projects. If you are passionate about CAD and want to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Expleo Academy training courses

Competitive company benefits

Qualifications

• Several years' experience using enterprise CAD systems.
• Experience in defining CAD strategy for large enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Define ongoing CAD strategy and roadmap for the client.
• Understand business and technical requirements for CAD systems.

Skills

CAD systems data usage

CAD strategy development

Building Information Management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a global engineering, technology and consulting service provider that partners with leading organisations to guide them through their business transformation, helping them achieve operational excellence and future-proof their businesses. Expleo boasts an extensive global footprint, powered by 19,000 highly skilled experts delivering value in 50 countries and generating more than €1.4 billion in revenue.

Expleo has an exciting opportunity for a CAD Solutions Architect. The role will see assigned to a new project, where you will be responsible for defining the CAD strategy and roadmap based on business objectives.

Responsibilities

• To understand the current and forecast CAD systems, data usage and processes
• To define the ongoing CAD strategy / Roadmap for the client
• Understand the business requirements and pain-points
• Understand the technical requirements for business and IT
• Understand the functional and technical data and system integration requirements
• Understand the various vendor offerings and ongoing product roadmaps
• Coordinate with the business and influence them into using the most appropriate tool / application for each type of data
• Creating metrics for the CAD tools (tool comparison)
• Data types in use across the business to include but not limited to
  • Mechanical Components
  • Electrical/EC&I Components & Wiring
  • Civil Components
  • PI&Ds & Routing (Electrical / Pipework /HVAC)
  • Model Based Definitions
• Understand and recommend the consumption of CAD data for;
  • Bill of Manufacture (BOM)
  • Bill of Process (BOP)
  • Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.

Essential skills

• An excellent understanding of CAD systems data usage and creation and of the technical and data integration to downstream IT systems

• Ability to develop and implement a comprehensive CAD strategy
• Deep understanding of Building Information Management processes, federated models, level of detail and visualization in CAD models
• Excellent project management skills

Experience

• Several years' experience of using a number of enterprise CAD systems
• Several years' experience of implementing CAD systems in an enterprise environment
• Experience of defining a CAD strategy / Roadmap for a large enterprise
• Experience of working with technical and engineering users to capture business requirements and pain-points
• Experience of working with technical and engineering users to capture technical requirements for business and IT
• A good understanding of the vendor offerings and ongoing product roadmaps in the CAD tool space
• Experience of working with and influencing senior business users and managers
• Experience of working with the following data types;
  • Mechanical Components
  • Electrical/EC&I Components & Wiring
  • Civil Components
  • PI&Ds & Routing (Electrical / Pipework /HVAC)
  • Model Based Definitions
  • Bill of Manufacture (BOM)
  • Bill of Process (BOP)
  • Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

'We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age'.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive