About Aras:
Backed by top-tier investors, Aras is one of the fastest growing privately-held Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) companies. We reinvent, engineer, and manufacture software to empower our customers with the flexibility to overcome tomorrow's challenges today. We have experienced steady growth year after year and are looking to accelerate Aras to the next level. We seek for the best people committed to making this a true success story and share in that glory. With our technology, our community, and the way we do business, we are transforming the way the world makes products. Our open, low-code technology enables greater scalability, flexibility, and security for the world's largest enterprises. Airbus, General Electric (GE), Hitachi, Honda, Kawasaki, and Microsoft are just a few of the organization's using our software. Aras targets a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace and defense, high-tech electronics, medical devices, and industrial manufacturing.
Are you an experienced Senior Solution Architect who would enjoy leading the technical implementation team in the planning, elaboration, design, construction, and transition of PLM solutions that exceed customer requirements? Then you might be our new Solution Architect.
As a Senior Solution Architect at Aras, you have the overall ownership of the solution delivery. Demonstration of technical leadership, organization skills, and the ability to collaborate with key customer stakeholders and internal project managers are essential in ensuring success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a technical implementation team in all aspects of solution delivery
- Transform customer requirements into technical solutions by using thorough understanding of solution design and the Aras Innovator architecture and applications
- Facilitate workshops, develop solutions, build consensus across all stakeholders to ensure timely and successful delivery of technology aligned with business value
- Lead as well as support the development of requirements specifications, Use Cases, and functional specifications
- Perform solution analysis, develop customer facing proposals and contribute to the development of statements of work
- Facilitate and contribute to continuous improvement of how we deliver PLM solutions
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years' experience working with enterprise software implementations in an Architect role, preferably within PLM
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- Experience in any of the following verticals: Automotive, Consumer Products, High Tech Electronics, Medical Devices, Aerospace, Defense, Shipbuilding
- Strong relationship building skills with both colleagues and external customers.
- Must be an effective communicator in difficult customer situations
- Highly organized and self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities
- Ability to contribute to creating clear and understandable Requirements, SoW’s, Specification Documents and Use Cases
- Fluent in English and Swedish for communication in an international environment
- Willingness to travel up to 25% within the Nordic region
Swedish citizenship is required – since security clearance in Sweden will be needed for some assignments
Preferred candidates will bring experience in several of the following areas: Engineering Design, Engineering Change Processes, Phase Gate Project Management, Quality Systems Processes, Manufacturing Process Planning, CMII Change Management, Systems Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Maintenance Design, Planning and Execution, Configuration Management, Variant Management
What we offer:
- Dynamic, open-minded & international team
- Development opportunities in a high growth environment
- Work remotely or in one of our modern offices
- Flexible working time models
- Extensive Onboarding
- Great team spirit and warm, inclusive work environment.
Skills Required
- 5+ years' experience working with enterprise software implementations in an Architect role
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- Knowledge of Aras Innovator architecture and applications
- Experience in at least one vertical: Automotive, Consumer Products, High Tech Electronics, Medical Devices, Aerospace, Defense, Shipbuilding
- Strong relationship building skills with colleagues and external customers
- Effective communicator in difficult customer situations
- Highly organized, self-motivated, able to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Ability to create clear Requirements, Statements of Work, Specification Documents and Use Cases
- Fluent in English and Swedish
- Willingness to travel up to 25% within the Nordic region
- Swedish citizenship (security clearance in Sweden required for some assignments)
- Experience in Engineering Design (preferred)
- Engineering Change Processes (preferred)
- Phase Gate Project Management (preferred)
- Quality Systems Processes (preferred)
- Manufacturing Process Planning (preferred)
- CMII Change Management (preferred)
- Systems Engineering and Requirements Engineering (preferred)
- Maintenance Design, Planning and Execution (preferred)
- Configuration Management and Variant Management (preferred)
What We Do
Aras provides the most powerful low-code platform with applications to design, build, and operate complex products. Its technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible, upgradeable solutions that build business resilience. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain. Airbus, Audi, Denso, Honda, Kawasaki, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, and Nissan are using the platform to manage complex change and traceability. The Aras platform is also available in a SaaS offering that provides the same exact benefits while enabling organizations to reap the performance, availability, and scalability of the cloud.
