Solution Architect

Dassault Systèmes; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 174,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, is seeking an expert Solution Architect to bridge customer business objectives with technical solutions using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The role spans pre-sales, delivery, and post-implementation, with a strong emphasis on customer-centric innovation and scalable, cloud-first solutions.

The candidate will define global, integrated solutions, engage executive stakeholders, and collaborate with R&D, industry teams, and system integrators to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 15+ years of experience.
• Technical proficiency in 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Automotive Industry-specific knowledge to tailor solutions effectively.
• Strategic thinking to align technical solutions with business outcomes.
• Problem-solving to assess risks, feasibility, and value in complex engagements.
• Drive strategic alignment for business transformation.
• Develop and promote differentiating value of technology.
• Solution modeling & technology demonstrations to address business problems.
• Customer facing skills & Exec level engagement.
• Experience working with global cross functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and propose integrated global solutions that enable customers to achieve business strategies and goals using 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Ensure solutions cover end-to-end business processes with value alignment.
• Promote cloud-first, out-of-the-box capabilities for efficiency and scalability.
• Engage stakeholders, assess feasibility, risks, and value in opportunities.
• Collaborate with consultants and SI teams to capture and adapt customer processes.
• Support internal teams to ensure seamless delivery and knowledge sharing.
• Deliver architecture studies and evaluate technical risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to RFI/RFP responses with architectural expertise.
• Ensure continuity between pre-sales and post-sales activities.
• Create reusable assets from project deliverables to improve efficiency.
• Foster collaboration across global teams and influence product roadmaps.

Skills

Executive engagement

Solution architecture

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Industry knowledge

Customer facing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3DEXPERIENCE

Job description

Role Description & Responsibilities

DASSAULT SYSTEMES, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides businesses and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Serving over 250,000 clients in 11 industries, from high-tech to life sciences, fashion to transportation, we help businesses and people around the world to create sustainable innovations for today and tomorrow.

Role Description & Responsibilities

DASSAULT SYSTEMES, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides businesses and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Serving over 250,000 clients in 11 industries, from high-tech to life sciences, fashion to transportation, we help businesses and people around the world to create sustainable innovations for today and tomorrow.

Our team has an immediate opening for a Solution Architect.

The Solution Architect at Dassault Systèmes plays a pivotal role in bridging customer business objectives with technical solutions, primarily leveraging the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Key responsibilities include:

Solution Design & Delivery

• Define and propose integrated global solutions that enable customers to achieve their business strategies and operational goals by leveraging Dassault Systèmes’ industry know-how and 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
• Ensure solutions cover the entire scope of business processes while guaranteeing workability, relevancy, and alignment with committed value (e.g., Statement of Work/SoW).
• Promote cloud-first solutions and out-of-the-box (OOTB) capabilities to maximize efficiency and scalability.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a key contributor in the Value Engagement framework, participating in gate reviews to assess feasibility, risks, and value of customer opportunities.
• Challenge and refine customer business processes to drive value creation and business transformation, ensuring alignment with Dassault Systèmes’ best practices.
• Collaborate with Business Consultants to capture and adapt customer processes, ensuring solutions meet tactical and long-term needs.
• Support Consultants, System Integrators (SIs), and internal teams (e.g., R&D, DSIS) to ensure seamless delivery and knowledge sharing.

Technical & Strategic Leadership

• Deliver Solution Architecture studies, evaluating technical risks and opportunities in line with Dassault Systèmes’ methodology.
• Contribute to Request for Information (RFI)/Request for Proposal (RFP) responses by providing architectural expertise.
• Ensure technical continuity between TechSales (pre-sales) and Services (post-sales) activities, both internally and externally.
• Capitalize on customer experience and project deliverables to create reusable assets, maximizing efficiency across engagements.

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Leverage the IFWE (Industry Future Workforce Engagement) Loop to manage interactions with customers and the broader ecosystem, ensuring capitalization of relevant information.
• Foster collaboration across Dassault Systèmes’ global teams (e.g., R&D, Industry) to maintain a unified view of solution architecture and drive customer satisfaction.
• Provide feedback to product teams to influence the roadmap and architecture of Dassault Systèmes’ solutions.

Industry & Platform Expertise

• Promote Dassault Systèmes’ Industry Solution Experiences (ISEs) and Industry Process Experiences (IPEs), adapting them to customer needs while staying true to OOTB capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 15+ years of experience
• Technical proficiency in 3DEXPERIENCE
• Automotive Industry-specific knowledge to tailor solutions effectively
• Strategic thinking to align technical solutions with business outcomes.
• Problem-solving to assess risks, feasibility, and value in complex engagements.
• Drive strategic alignment for business transformation
• Develop and promote differentiating value of technology
• Solution modeling & technology demonstrations to address business problems
• Customer Facing skills & Exec Level engagement
• Experience working with global cross functional teams

The role is highly collaborative, spanning pre-sales, delivery, and post-implementation phases, with a strong emphasis on customer-centric innovation and scalable, cloud-first solutions. For an Expert Solution Architect, these responsibilities would likely be executed with greater autonomy, mentorship of junior architects, and deeper influence on strategic decisions.

Inclusion statement

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state laws and local ordinances. We are committed to fair employment practices and will evaluate all candidates based on their qualifications, regardless of past arrest or conviction history.

Compensation & Benefits

Dassault Systèmes offers an excellent salary with potential for bonus, commensurate with experience. Benefits include a choice of plans providing comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, vision care for employee & dependents as well as employee life, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, immediate 401K enrollment, 401K match (50 cents on the dollar, up to the first 8% of your eligible compensation that you contribute based on match eligibility criteria), flexible time off policy, and 10 paid holidays.

Salary Pay Transparency

Compensation for the role will be commensurate with experience. The total expected compensation range will be between $174000 and $232000, representing the base salary (or annualized salary based on estimated hourly compensation) and target bonus.