Principal Application Engineer

Cadence Design Systems; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems seeks a seasoned Solution Architect to design and deliver PLM/ERP implementations, translating complex requirements into scalable architectures. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, drive presales efforts, and align engineering processes with business goals.

Responsibilities include architecture design, stakeholder governance, and collaboration with Product Management and R&D to influence product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of experience in PLM / ERP implementation and solution architecture.
• Post graduation or graduation in computer science or mechanical engineering.
• Strong English skills, written and spoken; ability to communicate with diverse teams.

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.

Skills

Solution Architect

Technical consultant

Enterprise software

Strong English

Problem solving

Willing to travel

Education

Computer science or mechanical engineering degree

Tools

Java

JavaScript

Spring Boot

Perl

XML

XSLT

SAN/NAS/NFS storage

LDAP/SMTP

Oracle

Postgres

Cloud technologies

AI/ML

Linux/Windows

Git/GitLab/GitHub/Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

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

Qualification & Experience

• 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

• 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 o Web application development technologies like Java, JS, spring boot, Perl, XML, XSLT o Storage infrastructure like SAN / NAS / NFS etc. o Authentication and email systems - LDAP / SMTP o Relational database - Oracle, Postgres etc. o Cloud technologies o Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning o 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

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