Enterprise Architect-PLM & Digital Continuity

About the role

You're considering Capgemini for an Enterprise Architect position at a major Aerospace & Defense OEM. The role involves owning the end-to-end target architecture for a large, complex PLM modernization project, anchored on a Siemens Teamcenter backbone.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the target-state PLM architecture centered on Siemens Teamcenter, covering CAD management, process planning, and integrations with ERP, MES/MOM, ALM, and certification systems.
• Design and maintain an end-to-end digital thread that ensures traceability and data continuity across requirements, engineering, manufacturing, change management, and certification processes.
• Architect and enable an AI-powered, agentic-ready PLM ecosystem through open APIs, structured data accessibility, MCP/agentic integration layers, and support for augmented engineering use cases.
• Establish the AI-Powered PLM strategy and roadmap, identifying high-value AI and agentic opportunities while enabling an AI-accelerated software development and delivery lifecycle.
• Lead architecture decision-making, including build-versus-configure evaluations, platform sizing, non-functional requirements, upgradeability considerations, and optimization of total cost of ownership.
• Advise engineering, business, and IT stakeholders on future-state operating models, architecture direction, investment priorities, and phased transformation roadmaps aligned with business objectives and budgets.
• Establish and enforce architecture governance, standards, and best practices, assuring solution and technical architectures remain aligned with target-state principles and delivery objectives.
• Ensure solutions comply with Aerospace & Defense regulatory and engineering requirements, including configuration management, change control, certification traceability, and relevant standards such as AS9100 and ARP4754A.

Requirements

18+ years in enterprise / solution architecture, with major PLM landscapes in scope. Proven design of integrated architectures spanning PLM, CAD, ERP and MES/MOM; strong command of Siemens Teamcenter's enterprise architect role. Experience designing AI-ready / API-open platforms and understanding of agentic / MCP integration patterns for augmented engineering. Experience architecting for onshore–offshore delivery models that mirror a client organization. Experience in Aerospace & Defense or another regulated, complex-product industry.

Qualifications

Proven track record in enterprise architecture, with a focus on PLM and related technologies. Strong understanding of Siemens Teamcenter and its role in enterprise architecture. Experience in designing and implementing AI and API-based solutions. Expertise in managing complex, multi-system environments and ensuring data continuity and traceability. Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to advise stakeholders on strategic and technical matters. Familiarity with aerospace and defense regulations and standards.

Skills

• Enterprise / Solution Architecture
• PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
• Siemens Teamcenter
• AI and API Design
• Agentic Integration Patterns
• Onshore-Offshore Delivery Models
• Aerospace & Defense Industry Knowledge

Benefits

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $98,497 - $233,248. Capgemini provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and employee assistance programs. Additional compensation may include variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Pay

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $98,497 - $233,248. Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.

Schedule

The role is located in a hybrid schedule (3-4 days onsite per week) in Seattle, WA.