Product Architect - 173523

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Product Architect to support a leading technology and engineering organization delivering advanced digital transformation, software, and industrial solutions to U.S. government and defense customers. This position requires 50% travel in the form of 2 weeks onsite in St. Louis, MO, followed by 2 weeks offsite/remote.

As a Product Architect, you will serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor, helping customers modernize legacy engineering tools and processes through our client's software and industry-leading technologies. You will design and implement solutions that accelerate product adoption, enable model-centric business practices, and advance customers’ digital transformation goals while collaborating across technical teams, program leadership, and customer stakeholders to drive successful delivery.

Responsibilities of the Product Architect:

• Partner with customers to understand business goals, assess existing technology stacks and processes, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency through our client's PLM solutions.
• Gather, define, and document functional/nonfunctional requirements, use cases, and business processes through customer workshops and SME collaboration.
• Perform fit-gap assessments and process reengineering using industry best practices and client solution templates.
• Support solution strategy and technical approach development, reviewing designs for technical accuracy, completeness, and alignment with customer requirements.
• Lead and support solution validation activities, including test planning, test case execution, test data preparation, and requirements traceability.
• Advise on data migration, legacy system integration, and production issue resolution in coordination with customer administrators, SMEs, and client support teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, provide technical thought leadership, and support project management and quality activities to ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications for the Product Architect:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial/Systems Engineering, or equivalent PLM knowledge and experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience configuring Teamcenter using BMIDE.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Teamcenter BOM and CAD management.
• 3+ years of experience implementing and/or supporting Teamcenter solutions.
• 3+ years of experience working in customer-facing environments.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple organizational levels.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently in a technical consulting environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% in the form of working onsite in St. Louis, MO - 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off*
• Active security clearance OR eligibility to obtain government security clearance*
• Preferred:
  • Experience with PLM systems and associated data structures/constructs.
  • Knowledge of Teamcenter Manufacturing (MFG).
  • Knowledge of Teamcenter Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) and/or Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO).
  • Knowledge of Teamcenter Visualization.

Compensation for the Product Architect:

• Salary Range: $180,000 - $220,000 *depending on experience*
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Plan, PTO, Holidays, Sick Leave if required by law

This job opens for applications on 09/01. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.