Solution Architect Job at Belden, Inc (Chicago)

Job Description

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.

Job Responsibility

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

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)
Exposure to coding in Ladder Logic, Structured Text, Python, Java, Node-Red, and/or others relevant in industrial automation
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

Nice to have

Experience with networking technologies (e.g. 802.3, 802.11, 4G/5G), or IEC 62443 is a bonus
Experience with data engineering, data historians, and other analytic projects is a bonus

What we offer

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

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