Principal Engineer, Enterprise Architect

The Role 

ASM is seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to lead the strategic architecture, governance, and transformation of our global engineering and product development ecosystem. 

As a senior individual contributor, you will serve as the architecture authority for ASM's PLM landscape, enabling seamless integration across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Service functions. You will define the future-state PLM architecture, guide enterprise-wide transformation programs, and ensure technology investments align with business objectives, engineering processes, and enterprise architecture standards. 

This role requires deep expertise in Siemens Digital Industries Software solutions, including Teamcenter, Teamcenter Simulation, Teamcenter Project Portfolio Management (PPM), and related PLM capabilities, as well as strong familiarity with engineering authoring tools such as Creo and NX. 

What You'll Be Working On 

PLM Enterprise Architecture Leadership 

• Define and maintain ASM's global PLM architecture strategy and roadmap. 

• Establish architecture principles, standards, patterns, and governance for PLM-related platforms. 

• Lead architecture reviews and design authority boards for PLM initiatives and programs. 

• Ensure end-to-end business process alignment across engineering, product development, manufacturing, service, and quality domains. 

Solution Architecture & Technology Strategy 

• Own architecture decisions for Teamcenter and associated engineering systems. 

• Evaluate business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and supportable solution architectures. 

• Lead solution reviews, architecture assessments, and technical design governance for strategic initiatives. 

• Identify opportunities to simplify the application landscape and improve business capabilities through technology modernization. 

Digital Engineering & Product Development Transformation 

• Partner with Engineering, R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality leaders to drive digital engineering initiatives. 

• Define future-state capabilities supporting Digital Thread, Digital Twin, configuration management, product data management, simulation lifecycle management, and engineering change management. 

• Enable seamless integration between Teamcenter and enterprise platforms including SAP S/4HANA, manufacturing systems, data platforms, and collaboration tools. 

Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory 

• Act as trusted advisor to business executives and senior engineering leadership. 

• Facilitate workshops, architecture reviews, and cross-functional solution discussions. 

• Influence strategic technology decisions through data-driven recommendations and business case development. 

• Build strong partnerships with implementation partners, and technology vendors. 

Architecture Governance & Risk Management 

• Own the ASM PLM architecture strategy and technology roadmap. 

• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, and regulatory obligations. 

• Review solution designs for scalability, performance, maintainability, and operational readiness and application rationalization. 

• Identify architecture risks, technical debt, and mitigation strategies across the PLM landscape. 

• Support investment prioritization and technology roadmap planning. 

What We Are Looking For 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline. 

• 10-15 years of direct PLM and engineering systems experience, including architecture responsibility for global environments. 

• Minimum 5 years in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Lead PLM Architecture roles. 

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale PLM transformation initiatives. 

• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication capabilities. 

• Experience working within complex global manufacturing or semiconductor organizations. 

Technical Expertise 

Deep practical experience with: 

Siemens Digital Industries Software 

• Teamcenter 

• Teamcenter Product Data Management (PDM) 

• Teamcenter Simulation 

• Teamcenter Project Portfolio Management (PPM) 

• Teamcenter Change and Configuration Management 

• Active Workspace 

Engineering Applications 

• Siemens NX 

• PTC Creo 

• CAD integrations and engineering collaboration platforms 

Enterprise Integration 

• SAP S/4HANA 

• Middleware and integration technologies 

• Digital Thread architecture 

• Master Data Management 

• Product structures, BOM management, and engineering change processes 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Semiconductor equipment industry experience strongly preferred. 

• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). 

• Experience defining Digital Twin and Smart Manufacturing architectures. 

• Exposure to cloud-enabled engineering platforms and modern integration patterns. 

• TOGAF, equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification, or comparable experience. 

What Sets You Apart 

• Ability to connect engineering, business, and technology strategy into actionable architecture roadmaps. 

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders globally. 

• Systems-thinking mindset with expertise across the entire product lifecycle. 

• Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. 

• Demonstrated success leading complex transformations without direct line-management authority.