Solution Architect

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Solution Architect is a senior technical individual contributor responsible for defining scalable, reliable and differentiated system solutions for precision motion control and industrial automation applications. The role translates customer and product needs into end-to-end solution architectures spanning software, controls, electronics, sensors, motors, encoders and electromechanical subsystems. Working across China and global engineering teams, the Solution Architect provides architectural direction, resolves complex system-level challenges and influences product and technology roadmaps through deep expertise, sound judgment and cross-functional collaboration.

ESSENTITAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Solution Architecture

• Define end-to-end architectures for products, platforms and complex customer solutions across software, controls and electromechanical systems.

• Translate business and product needs into technical requirements, interfaces and scalable implementation approaches.

• Evaluate architecture trade-offs across performance, reliability, reuse, cost, cybersecurity and time to market.

Technical Leadership

• Lead architecture and design reviews, technical risk assessments and resolution of complex cross-domain issues.

• Provide technical direction and influence engineering decisions through expertise, collaboration and sound judgment.

• Drive root cause analysis and sustainable solutions for critical system, integration and reliability issues.

Product and Technology Strategy

• Partner with Product Management and engineering leaders to shape platform strategy and technology roadmaps.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities for innovation, reuse, modularity and localization.

Global and Customer Collaboration

• Act as the architecture focal point across global, cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment on interfaces, decisions and technical risks.

• Support technical discovery, solution definition and escalation discussions for strategic customer applications.

Engineering Excellence

• Establish architecture standards, reference designs and engineering best practices.

• Mentor engineers and drive improvements in software quality, system performance and development efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics or a related engineering discipline.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant experience in software development, system architecture or complex product development within industrial automation, motion control, robotics, semiconductor equipment, scientific instrumentation or related industries.
• Proven experience defining and delivering system or solution architectures for software-intensive industrial equipment or electromechanical products.
• Strong expertise in software architecture, object-oriented design, API and interface definition, design patterns and engineering best practices, with hands-on experience in C#, .NET, C++, Python or comparable technologies.
• Strong system-level understanding of precision motion-control solutions, including controllers, drives, motors, encoders, sensors, positioning systems and control algorithms.
• Experience with industrial communication technologies such as EtherCAT, CAN, Modbus, serial communication, EtherNet/IP or TCP/IP.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound architecture decisions under ambiguity and to solve complex, cross-domain problems using structured analysis and root cause methodologies.
• Experience operating effectively in matrixed and global engineering environments and influencing senior stakeholders across functions and geographies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Chinese.