Valmont Industries-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Omaha, NE
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Valmont is seeking a highly motivated individual who seeks to innovate and improve business performance within various engineering environments in a highly matrixed environment. The Senior Solutions Engineer will operate at a strategic level with an entrepreneurial attitude and possess the necessary planning, selling (internal and external), and delivery and support skills to deliver complex programs to mid and upper management levels focusing on the engineering and drafting functional areas. This position is accountable for overseeing the day-to-day management and leadership of engineering platforms and systems including but not limited to Product Lifecycle management (PLM), Design Automation (DA) and Engineering analysis and calculation systems. This role will own the implementation and technical governance to meet or exceed user expectations in terms of on time delivery performance and solution completeness objectives. This position is also responsible for ensuring industry's best practices are followed and provides technical consultation and support in the development and implementation of these tools. The ideal candidate will lead and manage implementations and is responsible for reliable consulting support using internal resources and/or via third party strategic service providers and contractors.

  • Develop, socialize, and lead engineering IT Vision aligning to the corporate IT simplification and standardization strategy.
  • Lead end-to-end PLM Windchill projects, including strategy definition, solution design, configuration/customization, CAD/ERP integrations, data migration, upgrades, and performance optimization.
  • Define and execute the enterprise PLM roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, digital transformation initiatives, and global harmonization strategies.
  • Oversee Windchill architecture, module implementations (ProjectLink, MPMLink, PartsLink), and enforce PLM governance, security, and compliance standards (ITAR, export control, ISO).
  • Drive multi-site adoption and change management strategies to ensure successful user engagement and long-term sustainability of PLM solutions.
  • Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and IT leaders to maximize PLM value and enable digital thread/twin capabilities.
  • Manage vendor relationships for PLM/Windchill platforms, and third party implementors to deliver sustainable, scalable, and secure solutions that drive value to the organization.
  • Ensure system resilience, including backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies for PLM environments.
  • Lead business requirement gathering sessions and educate our business subject matter experts on engineering platforms and system with best practices and industry practices.
  • Seek global optimization opportunities across multiple divisions and sponsor standard work processes across them and within various engineering value streams.
  • Accountable for Engineering individual programs and project deliveries. Support the IT project initiatives and collaborate with the PMO team.
  • Responsible for simplifying our technology footprint globally and across divisions and enforcing this behavior with our Business team and the Business Partners.
  • Assure scalability of solutions. Solutions that are selected must scale to our global needs both in functionality and capability.
  • Support the Business Partners in their quest for business unit optimization.
  • Be consultative and entrepreneurial and drive business solutions to real problems before the business brings them to us.
  • Collaborate with all Business Partners to understand the individual divisional and product line needs.
  • Responsible for the decommissioning of redundant, non-strategic and obsolete applications.
  • Provide learning opportunities about their value stream and processes/applications of coverage to the Business Partners and the businesses.
  • Architect solutions that can be adapted globally with an understanding of general business requirements and market trends in the areas of focus for Valmont.
  • Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Business Management with 7+ years relevant experience, Associates Degree with 9+ years' relevant experience or 11+ years' relevant experience.
  • 7+ years of engineering platform experience and subject matter expertise in the engineering ecosystem (PLM, Windchill, CPQ, CAD, Engineering Analysis).
  • 7+ years of PLM Windchill implementation experience in global, multi-site environments.
  • Deep knowledge of Windchill architecture, modules, and PLM governance standards.
  • Proven change management experience in PLM enterprise adoption.
  • Familiarity with ACD (Automated Configuration Design) or similar rules-based engineering automation tools.
  • Demonstrated leadership in stakeholder engagement across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and IT, while mentoring PLM teams to build internal capability.
  • Strong background in DR planning and PLM system resilience.
  • 5+ years of global IT experience.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  • Highly motivated, disciplined, and self-directed with a commitment to excellence.
  • Familiarity with Scrum/Agile/ Lean Startup methodologies.
  • Experience building application teams.
  • Experience in designing, integrating, and managing complex infrastructure solutions.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of cloud, hardware, software, application, and systems engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience with the business process and performance modeling, benchmarking, and financial analysis.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems (IS), or relevant field.
  • Communicates IT requirements and guidelines to vendor partners.
  • Quickly comprehends the functions and capabilities of new technology.
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills.
  • Valmont business systems and process knowledge.
  • Clear understanding and passion for industry trends such as the digital twin, Industry 4.0, digital thread concepts.
  • PLM/ PDM /ERP Enterprise Architecture and design Experience.
  • Active participant in Developer networks and latest technology trends communities.
  • Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
  • 401k retirement plan with company match
  • Paid time off
  • Employer paid life insurance
  • Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
  • Work Life Support
  • Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
  • Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more
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