Opcenter Solution Architect

Experience: 8-10+ Years
Location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Opcenter Solution Architect with 8-10+ years of experience in MES/MOM solutions, with strong expertise in Siemens Opcenter. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining end-to-end MES solution architecture, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions, leading implementation teams, and working closely with customers and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end solution architecture for Siemens Opcenter MES implementations.

• Lead architecture, design, and technical decision-making across MES projects.

• Understand customer manufacturing processes, business requirements, and digital transformation objectives.

• Translate business requirements into scalable and sustainable Opcenter-based solutions.

• Define solution architecture, application architecture, integration architecture, and deployment architecture.

• Lead requirements workshops and architecture discussions with customers and business stakeholders.

• Evaluate existing manufacturing systems and recommend appropriate MES solutions.

• Define integration strategies between Opcenter, ERP, PLM, automation, SCADA, IIoT, and other enterprise systems.

• Provide technical leadership throughout requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and go-live.

• Review and approve functional and technical designs prepared by implementation teams.

• Establish architecture standards, development guidelines, and best practices.

• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and potential gaps and provide appropriate mitigation strategies.

• Guide development and implementation teams on Opcenter configuration, customization, and integration.

• Support estimation, effort planning, solution proposals, and technical responses to RFPs/RFIs when required.

• Participate in customer presentations, technical workshops, demonstrations, and solution reviews.

• Lead technical discussions during implementation, commissioning, go-live, and hypercare phases.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to Opcenter consultants and engineers.

• Ensure solutions comply with customer standards, security requirements, performance expectations, and industry best practices.

• Coordinate with onsite and offshore teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Required Technical Skills

• 8-10+ years of experience in MES/MOM, manufacturing IT, or digital manufacturing solutions.

• Strong hands-on and architectural experience with Siemens Opcenter.

• Strong understanding of Opcenter architecture, modules, configuration, customization, and deployment.

• Experience with one or more of the following Opcenter areas:

• Opcenter Execution

• Opcenter APS

• Opcenter Quality

• Opcenter Intelligence

• Opcenter RD&L

• Opcenter Advanced Planning and Scheduling

• Strong understanding of MES/MOM architecture and manufacturing processes.

• Experience designing and implementing complex MES solutions for manufacturing environments.

• Strong knowledge of MES integration with ERP and PLM systems.

• Experience integrating Opcenter with systems such as:

• SAP / ERP

• Siemens Teamcenter

• SCADA

• PLC/Automation systems

• Historian systems

• IIoT platforms

• Quality systems

• Strong understanding of APIs, web services, REST/SOAP, XML/JSON, and enterprise integration patterns.

• Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases.

• Understanding of cloud, infrastructure, networking, security, and deployment considerations for enterprise MES solutions.

• Experience in system performance, scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery considerations is preferred.

Manufacturing Domain Expertise

The candidate should have a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including:

• Production planning and execution
• Production orders
• BOM and routing
• Material management and traceability
• Work instructions
• WIP tracking
• Genealogy and serialization
• Quality management
• Non-conformance management
• Production reporting and KPIs
• Equipment and resource management
• Shop-floor data collection
• Maintenance integration

Experience in Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Electronics, or other complex manufacturing environments will be an advantage.

Solution Architecture Responsibilities

The architect will be expected to:

• Define the To-Be MES architecture based on customer requirements.
• Develop high-level and low-level solution architecture documents.
• Define application and system interfaces.
• Establish integration and data-flow architecture.
• Identify appropriate Opcenter modules and determine where customization or extensions are required.
• Define deployment topology across development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Ensure the proposed architecture is scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with customer IT standards.
• Review technical feasibility and identify gaps between standard Opcenter capabilities and customer requirements.
• Recommend standard configuration versus customization based on business and technical considerations.
• Define technical standards and governance for implementation teams.

Customer & Consulting Skills

• Strong experience working directly with customers and business stakeholders.
• Ability to conduct discovery workshops and convert business requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong consulting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage technical discussions with multiple stakeholders across business and IT teams.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Opcenter implementation teams.
• Provide technical direction to developers, consultants, and integration engineers.
• Review solution designs, technical deliverables, and implementation approaches.
• Support project managers with technical planning, risks, dependencies, and estimates.
• Ensure adherence to architecture and development standards.
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for complex MES issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Siemens Opcenter certification or relevant Siemens certifications will be an advantage.
• Prior experience as an MES Solution Architect / Technical Architect / Opcenter Architect.
• Experience delivering large-scale international MES transformation projects.
• Experience working with distributed onsite/offshore delivery teams.