Solution Architects MES

Bekaert; Tychy; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Bekaert is seeking a experienced Solution Architect for Apriso MES to translate business needs into robust architecture and design. You will collaborate with Domain Architects and Project Managers to ensure alignment with program guidelines and deliver high-quality MES solutions.

You will own end-to-end MES design, drive integration with the eco-system, assess technology options, and guide development teams to meet operational goals while staying within quality frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in IT or related field; 8+ years in manufacturing and strong programming in business applications or SAP manufacturing.
• Knowledge of SAP manufacturing, shopfloor execution, IoT/IIoT, OPC & Automation.
• Understanding of current and future technology architecture and interoperability.
• Quality-focused, analytical, proactive with problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel 20–30% and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, English fluency.

Responsibilities

• Hold MES solution context and translate requirements into design; lead with development team.
• Own MES product: manage requirements, enterprise architecture, integration, and QA.
• Follow technology trends and discuss with cross-domain teams and enterprise architect.
• Work with development team to ensure guidelines and quality framework alignment.

Skills

End-to-end manufacturing

SAP manufacturing

IoT/IIoT & OPC

Architecture & interoperability

Quality & analytical

Stakeholder collaboration

Effective communication

Agile project management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in IT or related area

Tools

Dassault Apriso MES

OPC

Job description

Be part of something bigger!

As the world and the way people live is changing, we at Bekaert believe it’s our responsibility to contribute to finding new solutions for the future. With a 140+ year old heritage of excellence, innovation, and a future-focused mindset, we strive to create value for our customers and society. We aim to do this through innovative solutions and sustainable practices. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of steel wire transformation and coatings whilst also leveraging our expertise to develop innovative solutions with new materials and services in a safe, smart, and sustainable way. Our focus extends to markets such as new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy.

As a dynamic and growing company with over 19 000 employees worldwide, 75 nationalities, a retention rate above 90% and € 3,7 billion in combined revenue in 2025, we are looking for someone like you to join our team as we continue to shape a safer, more efficient, and connected world!

Purpose and Mission

Your role as Solution Architect for Apriso MES of Dassault is to describe the solution context, transform requirements into specific solution architecture design documents, design technology solutions and goals for a specific project and/or infrastructural area, in collaboration with Domain Architect and Product/Project Managers,

work with Domain Architect to ensure solution architecture align to program/project design guidelines.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

• Hold the MES solution context, collaborate with product/project team closely with solid understanding of MES solution and manufacturing processes, transform the business requirement into solution design, take the lead to deliver together with development team
• Take end-to-end ownership to MES product which includes managing the requirement, enterprise architecture, solution design, integration with eco-system, elaborate solutions, validate technology assumptions, evaluate implementation alternatives, to design the high performing & valuable solution to the business with the quality assurance
• Follow the technology trends actively, participate or lead the discussion together with cross domain product/project team, enterprise architect, which keeps the MES environment sufficient with dynamic business needs.
• Work closely with development team, responsible for the MES development guidelines and quality framework, assess the adoption to ensure the solutions developed to meet operational and service level requirement.

Skills

• Bachelor or master degree in IT or corresponding area, at least 8 years of experience in manufacturing, deep technical and solid programming experience in business application or SAP manufacturing domain, Dassault Apriso MES experience is a plus
• Good understanding of end-to-end manufacturing business process cross the domains, SAP manufacturing, shopfloor execution control, IoT/IIoT, OPC & Automation
• Strong understanding of the current and future technology architecture, including the inter-operability of technologies, within their area of expertise
• Passionate about quality and continuous improvement, strong analytical and problem solving skills, result oriented and proactive
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, internal peers and external solution developers
• Ability to tailor communication to the target audience to achieve desired results
• Project management especially agile working experience is a plus
• Fluent in English, multi-cultural sensitivity and willing to travel up to 20-30% of the time

Be bold and take the leap!

Our Digital Advanced Solutions (ADS) team is a dynamic group of technologists from around the globe who consistently push boundaries in digital innovation, cyber resilience, data science, intelligent automation, cloud solutions, and new agile methodologies.

It is also good to know tht at Bekaert, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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