Solution Architect

Belden Inc • Chicago, IL

5d • $105,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Solution Architect (SA) role within Belden’s Innovation organization is a technical expert and a resource for our teams as they produce solutions for various markets, applications, and use cases. The SA works to assess, design, develop, build, and validate solutions by leveraging in-depth knowledge about Belden’s portfolio. The SA is expected to lead efforts in developing use cases and documenting best practices, and be a subject matter expert (SME) on multi-disciplinary teams. Innovation and sharing technology insights both internally and externally is part of their daily tasks.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in industrial control systems
• Experience navigating converged IT/OT environments and deploying tools for SCADA, HMI, and MES/ERP (e.g. FactoryTalk, TIA Portal, DeltaV, Ignition).
• In-depth knowledge of technical protocols (e.g. OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, CAN bus, ProfiNet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT).
• Proven track record within a systems engineering role in a market/industry relevant to the Belden organization.
• Engineering Graduate with focus on ethernet networking, industrial systems & controls, and/or low latency & high reliability digital communications.
• An affinity for technical and commercial details relevant business both within Belden and our customers.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Honed analytical skills that support troubleshooting issues and detailing effective solutions.
• A proven track record in working independently and as part of a team within a metric driven environment.
• Practiced at working with cross functional teams, including Sales, Marketing and Product Development.
• Ability to work successfully in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary, matrixed, pressured work environment of a medium to large sized international organization.
• A pro-active, flexible and pragmatic approach with a customer-centric focus.
• Ability to translate complex, technical information into comprehensible conversation for a non-technical audience.
• Ability to professionally present Belden’s solutions to a diverse audience.
• Responsive to questions and able to manage challenges and expectations.
• Ability to absorb new learning within technical courses and seminars.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required to perform the duties of the role (30% + frequency of travel)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with networking technologies (e.g. 802.3, 802.11, 4G/5G), or IEC 62443 is a bonus.
• Exposure to coding in Ladder Logic, Structured Text, Python, Java, Node-Red, and/or others relevant in industrial automation.
• Experience with data engineering, data historians, and other analytic projects is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with key internal and external project stakeholders to detail requirements for solutions.
• Evaluate design requirements from customers and/or partners.
• Provide feedback and guidance for greenfield and brownfield project designs.
• Develop solution architectures that inform product development initiatives and guide customer engagements.
• Document industrial network and/or digital automation network designs in the forms of design prerequisites, topology drawings, reports, configuration procedures, performance metrics, and demonstrations.
• Validate solution architectures and report results of Proof-of-Concept (PoC) testing.
• Stay apprised and educated on industry standards, best practices, and emerging technologies that influence future design innovation.
• Document standard practices and common designs for use cases utilizing Belden technologies, and actively participate in the sharing of the knowledge to targeted audiences.
• Reporting projects and customers’ feedback to Sales, Product Management, and Belden Engineering/R&D.

Benefits

• health/dental/vision
• long term/short term disability
• life insurance
• HSA/FSA
• matching retirement plans
• paid vacation
• parental leave
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid leave for volunteer work in your community
• training opportunities
• professional talent management and succession planning
• corporate health well-being initiatives
• a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level