Industry X - PLM Technical Solution Architect Consultant - ref. b4623503
This role can sit anywhere in the US as long as it is near an Accenture Corporate Office
WHO WE ARE:
We are Industry X: We embed innovation, intelligence, and sustainability in the way the world makes things and the things it makes. Industry X enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. We define Industry X as a digital reinvention of manufacturing/engineering and believe that smart, sustainable, connected digital products and assets are about to create hyper-personalized industrial experiences, completely new levels of operational efficiency, transparency and traceability, tangible impact on sustainability and brand-new sources of revenue growth.
Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology. Join us and become an integral part of our experienced Industry X team with the credibility, expertise, and insight clients depend on.Visit us here to find out more about Industry X.0
THE PRACTICE:
This role will align with our Engineering Digitization Product Engineering & Services practice and fall under the Engineering Systems capability.
Product Engineering & Servicing professionals link engineering and product development spend to business value, unlocking new sources of growth for our clients. They operate at the core of our clients’ product and service value chains; fusing hardware, software, connectivity and cloud, coupled with supporting engineering systems, to drive competitiveness while ensuring business results.
Engineering Systems professionals are focused on digitizing, optimizing and transforming our clients‘ traditional and next-generation R&D and engineering processes and tools. They combine deep knowledge of engineering systems, solutions, and tools that power process digitization including but not limited to deep PLM, Digital Thread/Twin, AI-powered engineering decision-making cloud, MBSE tools, analytics tools, lab optimization, engineering compute and security.
Using a technical focus, collaborate with clients across diverse industries to enhance their product lifecycle management (PLM) processes and systems, including electrical, mechanical, and software engineering, as well as integration with manufacturing and supply chain operations.Design and define the software topology, environment sizing, integrations, and migrations needs as they pertain to PLM processes and systems that support the client’s business requirements. Derive technical designs and specifications from the functional designs that will be developed by a technical team.
THE WORK:Client Relationship Building: Foster strong relationships with clients to maintain Accenture’s position as a trusted long-term advisor and partner.
Lead Technical Design: Guide the functional team and clients through the various technologies needed to support PLM capabilities and business requirements.
Define Software Topology: Utilize industry knowledge to define PLM software topology to support the client’s PLM system.
Strategic Thought Leadership: Continuously deepen your expertise in business and technology strategy to reinforce Accenture’s reputation as a thought leader in the industry.Project Management: Oversee project management activities within the technical team. Develop project plans, manage logistics, and provide both internal and external updates. Proficiency in methodologies like Waterfall and Agile is essential.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Accenture teams and key stakeholders to understand client requirements, own the creation of specifications and design documents, and ensure successful deployment of applications.
Workshop Facilitation: Lead client workshops, facilitating discussions on process improvements and technical solutions.Quality Assurance: Ensure the delivery of high-quality work products, including traceable requirements, process maps, user stories, functional specifications, and technical specifications.
Team Leadership: Lead and mentor global functional and technical teams, including members from both Accenture and the client.
PLM Solutions: Provide technical system solutions for PLM, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). Lead the technical design and architecture of solutions, reviewing and approving specifications, and conducting code reviews.
Sales Support: Manage and follow up on internal and external sales campaigns, continuously refining offerings and collateral to support the sales process. Support the entire sales cycle, from origination to closure, including proposal preparation and client presentations
Key Responsibilities in one or more of these areas:System Architecture and Environment Sizing: Utilize software vendor software guidelines to define the hardware and software components needed to support the client environment and userbase.
Integration Design: Define the mapping, triggers, and events that will synchronize data from various systems to support data requirements.
Data Migration Design: Define and design data migration activities including identifying source systems, data types to be migrated, migration utilities for extract, transform, and load, and data validation.Data Analysis & Architecture: Gather and analyze data to develop architectural requirements at the project level, advocating for PLM best practices, methods, and processes.
Software Development: Establish a tailored software development process that aligns with the client’s specific systems and workflows, as well as follows vendor software guidelines