Solution Architect (Platform 20)

rsecurity standards, and relevant marine/microgrid regulations.

2. Technical Governance & Design Authority

• Act as the primary design authority for the solution, making key technical decisions and trade-offs.

• Chair or participate in design reviews, architecture boards, and risk reviews.

• Approve critical design changes and manage technical debt.

3. Non-functional Requirements & Quality

• Own system-level non-functional requirements (performance, reliability, safety, cybersecurity, scalability, maintainability).

• Ensure these requirements are decomposed and verified across components and subcontractors.

4. Lifecycle & Roadmap

• Define the technology roadmap for the solution, including modernization, standardization, and obsolescence management.

• Support lifecycle management from concept through commissioning, operation, and decommissioning.

5. Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead technical discussions with customers, class societies, and partners to define solution architecture and requirements.

• Translate customer needs into architectural decisions and technical requirements.

6. Decision Authority and Influence

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all technical aspects of the solution.

• Make go/no-go recommendations on solution feasibility, risk, and readiness.

7. Cross-functional Leadership

• Lead cross-functional architecture/design teams including controls, software, cyber, networking, and commissioning.

• Coordinate with Product Management to align releases/features with architectural constraints.

8. Component and Product Integration

• Conduct component and product integration.

• Manage product and systems requirements, specifications, and flow down.

• Drive validation and verification activities for the overall product/system, including system-level testing.

• Define product requirements for the module/component/subcontractors and partners teams.

• Manage the interface between components and execution organizations.

• Drive CTQ/Risk trades within the teams designing the components.

• Manage the overall product configuration and configuration control system.

9. Collaboration with Product Managers

• Work with Product Managers to translate requirements to the development team.

• Act as the interface between Product Managers, Program Managers, Developers, and Validation team.

10. Specialized Knowledge and Best Practices

• Develop specialized knowledge in their discipline.

• Serve as a best practice/quality resource.

• Have awareness of the latest technical developments in their area.

• Contribute towards strategy and policy development and ensure delivery within the area of responsibility.

• Have in-depth knowledge of best practices and how their area integrates with others.

• Have a working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master's/Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Electrical, Electronics, Software) with 10 + years of Work experience
• Experience:

  • Significant experience in system architecture or technical leadership of complex industrial/marine solutions.

  • Experience defining and maintaining system/solution architectures.

  • Proven track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary engineering solutions from concept to commissioning.

  • Development and commissioning experience for Power management and Vessel management systems in Vessels, Microgrid architecture, Industrial systems.

  • Working-level experience in SCADA and HMI systems would be an added advantage.

  • Able to specify Controllers, HMI, Cyber, Networking requirements for complex industrial or Marine systems meeting Class, ISA18.2/IEC 62682 rules.

Desired Characteristics

• Communication and Leadership Skills:

  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects.
  • Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
  • Established project management skills.
  • Familiar with usage of Confluence, Jira, and Project management tools.

• Operational Stability and Standards:

  • Experience sustaining operational stability through various lifecycle phases (planning, implementation, steady state, decommissioning).
  • Ability to provision and budget via capital and operating.
  • Familiar with ABS, DNV, LR standards for Marine.
  • Familiar with IEEE 2030.7, UL3001 for Microgrids, and IEC 62898.
  • Familiar with IEC62443 requirements for Cyber.

• Business Acumen:

  • Able to translate business and commercial constraints into architectural decisions and technical trade-offs.
  • Able to balance technical excellence with cost, schedule, and risk to deliver high-value solutions for customers.
  • Able to present complex architectures and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including customers and senior leadership.
  • Adept at navigating the organizational matrix; understanding people's roles, can foresee obstacles, identify workarounds, leverage resources, and rally teammates.
  • Understand how internal and/or external business models work and facilitate active customer engagement.
  • Able to articulate the value of what is most important to the business/customer to achieve outcomes.
  • Able to produce functional area information in sufficient detail for cross-functional teams to utilize, using presentation and storytelling concepts.
  • Possess extensive knowledge of the full solution catalog within a business unit and proficiency in discussing each area at an advanced level.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certification or equivalent quality certification.

• Leadership:

  • Demonstrated working knowledge of the internal organization.

  • Foresee obstacles, identify workarounds, leverage resources, rally teammates.

  • Demonstrated ability to work with and/or lead blended teams, including 3rd party partners and customer personnel.

  • Demonstrated Change Management/Acceleration capabilities.

  • Strong interpersonal skills, including creativity and curiosity with the ability to effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels.

  • Proven analytical and problem resolution skills.

  • Ability to influence and build consensus with other teams and leadership.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes