Lead Business Systems Architect - Engineering Solutions

Hussmann-American, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Ciénega de Flores; On-site; MXN 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hussmann-American, S. de R.L. de C.V. seeks a Lead Business Systems Architect to bridge Engineering, business stakeholders, and IT development teams. You will translate requirements into technical solutions for scalable configurator tools and coordinate cross-functional delivery.

You will support enterprise configurator programs, establish technical standards, and drive collaboration, process improvement, and successful solution delivery across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years experience in engineering, engineering systems, product configuration, technical program management, or business systems support.
• Strong understanding of engineered products and product configuration principles.
• Experience with software development teams and IT delivery processes.
• Gathers business requirements and translates them into technical solutions.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Periodic travel may be required for training and events.
• Experience with product configurators, CPQ systems, ERP, PLM, or related applications.
• Advanced English preferred.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Teamwork, accountability and solution-driven behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Act as main interface between Engineering, business stakeholders and IT development teams.
• Translate requirements into functional specifications and development priorities.
• Ensure alignment of objectives, constraints and expectations across teams.
• Coordinate and prioritize work with internal and external IT resources.
• Support backlog management and development prioritization.
• Monitor progress of enhancements and maintenance activities.
• Assist teams in understanding engineering concepts and configurator logic.
• Promote best practices for configurator maintenance and change control.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and validation activities.
• Support user training and change management.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

BS/MS degree in Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics related degree

Tools

Siemens Rulestream

Siemens Mendix

C# / .Net

JavaScript

SQL

Job description

The Lead Business Systems Architect - Engineering Solutions serves as the primary link between Engineering, business stakeholders, and IT development teams for engineering-related configuration and business systems. This role combines strong product knowledge with an understanding of IT development processes to ensure business requirements are effectively translated into scalable, maintainable technology solutions.

The position is responsible for supporting and enhancing engineering configurator tools, coordinating development activities, establishing technical standards and best practices, and ensuring system capabilities continue to meet evolving business needs. In this role, the individual will also support an enterprise-wide configurator tool program. The successful candidate acts as a trusted advisor to both Engineering and IT, driving collaboration, process improvement, and successful solution delivery.

Responsibilities:

Business and IT Liaison

• Act as the primary interface between Engineering, business stakeholders, and IT development teams.
• Translate business and engineering requirements into clearly defined functional requirements and development priorities.
• Ensure stakeholder expectations, business objectives, and technical constraints are effectively communicated across teams.
• Facilitate collaboration and alignment among cross-functional stakeholders throughout the solution lifecycle.

Requirements Management

• Lead requirements gathering sessions with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Document business processes, system requirements, enhancement requests, and functional specifications.
• Prioritize enhancement opportunities based on business value, customer impact, and resource availability.
• Validate that delivered solutions meet defined business needs and user expectations.

Development Coordination

• Coordinate and prioritize work activities with internal and external IT development resources.
• Support backlog management and development prioritization activities as applicable.
• Monitor progress of enhancement and maintenance activities.
• Assist development teams in understanding engineering concepts, product rules, and configurator logic.
• Establish and promote best practices for configurator maintenance, system support, and ongoing enhancement activities.

Testing and User Adoption

• Coordinate user acceptance testing and validation activities.
• Ensure system enhancements are tested against business requirements prior to deployment.
• Support user training, documentation, and change management activities.
• Gather user feedback and identify opportunities for future improvements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering, engineering systems, product configuration, technical program management, or business systems support.
• Strong understanding of engineered products and product configuration principles.
• Experience working with software development teams and IT delivery processes.
• Demonstrated experience gathering business requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Periodic travel may be required for training and other events.

Preferred

• Experience with product configurators, CPQ systems, engineering selection software, ERP, PLM, or related engineering applications.
• Experience in manufacturing, configure-to-order, engineered-to-order, or industrial product environments.
• Familiarity with various project delivery methodologies and backlog management practices.
• Experience with system testing, release management, and change control processes.
• Experience with configurator software platforms such as Siemens Rulestream, Siemens Mendix, others.
• Experience with software development processes and competencies in programming languages like C#, .Net, Java script, and SQL.
• Periodic travel may be required for training and other events.BS/MS degree(s) in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Electrical, Mechatronics or any similar career.
• Experience as intern developing and creating 3D models preferred.
• Advanced English Preferred.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Teamwork, personal accountability and solution driven behaviors