Senior PLM & Engineering Applications Architect

JBT Marel; Boxmeer; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

42 vacation days

Pension & health insurance

Job summary

JBT Marel is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for PLM and Engineering Applications to shape the global PLM landscape. You will be the technical authority translating business needs into scalable, secure solutions and drive architecture decisions across multiple domains.

You will manage lifecycle and governance, collaborate with business leaders, vendors, and engineering teams, and lead strategic PLM transformations in a highly international setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Engineering, CS or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience within IT, engineering applications, PLM, or similar.
• At least 5 years in a Solution Architect/Technical Architect role.
• Ideally 10–15 years in complex international enterprise organizations.
• Strong PLM and engineering applications experience.
• Knowledge of CAD like Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor.
• Experience translating requirements into scalable enterprise solutions.
• Ability to defend architectural decisions and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define and own solution architectures for JBT Marel’s global PLM and engineering systems landscape.
• Lead architectural design for strategic PLM transformation and implementation programs.
• Develop, document, and defend High-Level Designs and Solution Designs.
• Translate business capabilities and requirements into scalable, maintainable technology solutions.
• Ensure alignment between PLM, CAD, ERP, integrations, infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity domains.
• Challenge proposed requirements and solution approaches to drive optimal business outcomes.
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term architecture principles and objectives.
• Drive standardization and harmonization across engineering applications and processes.
• Provide technical leadership to implementation teams, developers, and partners.
• Support architectural governance and roadmap development.
• Lifecycle management, platform sustainability, upgrades, and security.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Architectural governance

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Architecture reviews

End-to-end thinking

PLM knowledge

ERP integrations

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in IT/Engineering/CS

Tools

PTC Windchill

CONTACT Software

Autodesk Vault Professional

Job description

JBT Marel is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for PLM and Engineering Applications to shape the global PLM landscape. You will be the technical authority translating business needs into scalable, secure solutions and drive architecture decisions across multiple domains.

You will manage lifecycle and governance, collaborate with business leaders, vendors, and engineering teams, and lead strategic PLM transformations in a highly international setting.