Principal Application Engineer

Cadence; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence in Pune, India is seeking a seasoned Solution Architect with 4–7 years of PLM/ERP implementation and enterprise software experience. You will define integrated ELM solutions, translate requirements into technical specs, and oversee multi‑phase deployments with governance and risk management.

You will mentor teams, lead presales demos, and collaborate with Product Management and R&D to align roadmap with field needs. Expect frequent travel (approx.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of experience in PLM / ERP implementation and solution architecture.
• Post graduation or graduation in computer science or mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Define and propose integrated ELM solutions covering customer processes, ensuring strategic alignment and technical feasibility.
• Collect, formalize, and analyze business requirements, translating them into detailed technical and functional specifications for ELM systems.
• Design system architecture addressing data management, process automation, integration with PLM/ERP/MES, and scalability for future requirements.
• Oversee implementation phases, including stakeholder communication, technical governance, risk mitigation, and delivery to the business roadmap.
• Facilitate workshops, blueprinting sessions, and user acceptance testing with customers to ensure adoption and change management.
• Mentor consulting teams, lead presales activities (demos, effort estimation), and support sales with solution options and implementation proposals.
• Work with Product Management and R&D to bring field specific improvements into product roadmaps.
• Review and establish quality improvement process in the entire implementation lifecycle.
• Actively contribute to the culture of this dynamic team

Skills

Solution Architecture

ERP/PLM Experience

English Communication

Presales & Demos

Team Mentoring

Java/JS/Spring Boot

Git/GitLab/GitHub

Jira & Confluence

Linux/Windows

Cloud Technologies

AI/ML

Education

CS/ME Degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Oracle/Postgres

Job description

Responsibilities

• Define and propose integrated ELM solutions covering customer processes, ensuring strategic alignment and technical feasibility
• Collect, formalize, and analyze business requirements, translating them into detailed technical and functional specifications for ELM systems
• Design system architecture addressing data management, process automation, integration with systems like PLM/ERP/MES, and scalability for future requirements
• Oversee implementation phases, including stakeholder communication, technical governance, risk mitigation, and delivery to the business roadmap
• Facilitate workshops, blueprinting sessions, and user acceptance testing with customers to ensure adoption and change management
• Mentor consulting teams, lead presales activities (demos, effort estimation), and support sales with solution options and implementation proposals
• Work with Product Management and R&D to bring field specific improvements into product roadmaps
• Review and establish quality improvement process in the entire implementation lifecycle
• Actively contribute to the culture of this dynamic team

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 Years of Experience in PLM / ERP Implementation and Solution Architecture
• Post Graduation or Graduation in computer science or mechanical engineering

Competencies / Required Technical/Functional Competencies

• At least 4 years of proven experience as a Solution Architect, technical consultant, or in similar roles, ideally in an enterprise software implementation environment
• Good understanding of Engineering Process and Workflows in typical manufacturing companies
• Hands-on consulting experience with PLM / ERP or an enterprise software implementation, integration, and roll out
• Strong English skills, written and spoken. Proven ability to communicate with a range of people of different technical and experience levels and the ability to be self-directed as well as to work in a team
• General knowledge and experience in distributed collaborative multi-tiered enterprise applications
• Experience on following technologies is expected
• Web application development technologies like Java, JS, spring boot, Perl, XML, XSLT
• Storage infrastructure like SAN / NAS / NFS etc.
• Authentication and email systems - LDAP / SMTP
• Relational database - Oracle, Postgres etc.
• Cloud technologies
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Operating Systems - Linux and Windows
• Production use of Git, GitLab, GitHub or Azure DevOps
• Good understanding of process related software tools like Jira, Confluence etc.
• Familiarity with CAE process and tools will be an advantage
• Understanding of High-Performance Computing and queuing systems like SLURM
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Willing to travel at least 50% of the time