Software architect Jobs in Erlangen

Are you passionate about turning your engineering experience into product capabilities? Join our team and play a key role in transforming real project experience into engineering product. Working closely with PLM and software development teams, you will translate engineering workflows, project requirements, and field experience into functional concepts and product requirements within the Integrated Power Automation Suite.

How you'll make an impact

• You drive the conceptualization of complex engineering solutions together with PLM, transforming engineering needs into well-defined product concepts and development use cases.
• You act as the technical bridge between PLM, UX specialists, engineering experts, and development teams, ensuring a shared understanding of requirements and priorities.
• You translate engineering workflows, customer feedback, and domain requirements into structured functional specifications and clarify complex engineering concepts for software development teams.
• You validate proposed concepts from the perspective of engineering feasibility, usability, scalability, and alignment with Power Automation architectures.
• You facilitate workshops with engineering experts, regional teams, and customers to collect feedback and transform it into actionable product improvements.
• You contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, and you scale validated productivity improvements across the worldwide engineering network.

Your defining qualities

• You have many years of experience in Power Automation, protection systems, or substation automation architectures, including commissioning on-site.
• You have a very good knowledge of the Power Automation project execution value chain.
• You bring validated knowledge of High Voltage and Medium Voltage electrical networks.
• You have excellent analytical, conceptual, and communication skills, with the ability to explain engineering topics to multidisciplinary teams.
• You have a master's degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent.

What we offer you

• An attractive remuneration package
• Access to Siemens share plans
• 30 days of paid vacation and a variety of flexible work schedules that allow time off for you and your family
• Flexible training opportunities for both your professional and personal development that you can tailor to your interests
• Barrier-free locations

Since each of over 300,000 team members feels that other benefits are particularly important, and we cannot list our entire benefit portfolio here, you can find more information here.

The individual benefits are subject to regulatory, contractual, or corporate conditions.

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!

At Siemens, we believe that feeling valued and included is the foundation for doing great work. That's why we aim to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, and where individual perspectives and experiences are celebrated. Our commitment to fairness and respect extends to every applicant.

As an equal opportunity employer , we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from persons with disabilities.

About us

At Smart Infrastructure Electrification & Automation our mission is to develop innovative and sustainable solutions that save energy and reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, infrastructure, and industries. We enable the transition to a sustainable energy system, while ensuring a reliable and affordable energy supply. That's why we are committed to creating a greener future and transforming the way we live and work.

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