Proterra offers a dynamic and supportive workplace where our employees can thrive personally and professionally. With cutting-edge facilities and groundbreaking projects, Proterra offers unique opportunities to grow, collaborate, and lead transformative change in the electrification of heavy-duty transportation and equipment.

Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our battery solutions to our people, where we create an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to drive change for the earth. Here at Proterra we strive to foster a culture of inclusivity, valuing diverse perspectives and encouraging bold ideas, allowing our employees to bring their full selves to work. Our employees benefit from competitive total rewards packages, and opportunities to develop professionally.

Position Overview:

As the Solution Architect, this critical role at Proterra will be accountable for leading the transformation of Proterra’s PLM Platform. This individual will bring a solid understanding of the 3DX application and PLM business processes. The position involves: being the Lead Solution Architect, leading a team, coordinating projects, managing operations, stakeholder and sponsor communications, reporting, and financial management.

About the Role – You will:

Lead a team of internal, external, and customer experts. Work closely with the customer and responsible for analyzing the application and data migration requirements and provide solutions. Act as Lead Architect on the program. Plan, design, and build complex PLM digital road maps. Translate business requirements into specific systems, applications or process designs for complex IT solutions and integrating architecture. Use captured characteristics and business use cases to identify standard solution templates and architectural approaches to form the solution definition. Verify accuracy and identify at a high level any missing templates that may need to be created. Create business cases for technological and organizational transformation. Outline process changes that will need to occur and assist the customer to drive organizational change. Define and review design specification and handover to project team, engage through the build and test of the solution to ensure the continued integrity of the architectural solution and address escalated technical issues to final resolution. Ensure the conceptual completeness of the whole solution as architected. Coordinate architectural implementation and modification activities. Review, categorize, and prioritize escalated customer product related issues from PLM consultant/PLM implementation partner. Coordinate root cause analysis, define appropriate solution approach and communicate to customer. Mentor PLM consultant/PLM implementation partner team members as an architectural authority for PLM solution applied to an industry. Keep up to date with Solution Architecture practices, maintaining an understanding of latest technical, process, and industry trends. Establish, build, and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers technical peers. Build new relationship through networking within the customer and related stakeholders to support effective delivery. Support RFP and bidding process, through the complexity solution options for PLM strategy and roadmap. Work under minimal direction. Other duties as assigned.

About Our Group:

As strategic partners, the Information Technology team strives to ensure that our values, culture and engagement always allow us to do great things for our company. We strive to provide the highest-level service and support to our clients each and every day. We work collaboratively to build strong relationships with our clients, partners, and own team. We treat each other with respect, and always try to have a little fun every day! You will collaborate with other IT team members located at our headquarters in Burlingame, CA and manufacturing facility in Greer, SC and remotely. You will work with vendors and managed service providers that support IT and other groups. This position will be part of the IT team that supports Proterra’s Manufacturing and Engineering operations.

Your Experience Includes:

A BS or higher degree or proven experience in engineering, computer science, or management. 10 - 15 years of experience in 3dx or other PLM systems Strong experience in 3DExperience platform schema modeling, development, customization, configuration of the 3DExperience platform version 2020X or later. Good working knowledge of 3DExperience architecture and setup. Experienced in data migration and integration between PLM-upstream/downstream applications Good understanding of CATIA, CAD, CAM, 3DExperience data models. Experience in migrating different CAD systems and PLM tools data to 3DExperience data model. Excellent working knowledge of BOM (EBOM/MBOM) and Change Management.

Designed and assembled in the United States, Proterra’s innovative battery platform offers industry-leading energy density, durability, performance and safety systems – enabling Proterra EV batteries to be the premium choice for commercial vehicles and industrial equipment.

Proterra’s battery technology offers industry-leading energy density, safety systems, and durability. Proudly designed in Silicon Valley and assembled in Greer, South Carolina, Proterra® batteries are the premier choice to electrify commercial vehicles ranging from buses and trucks to construction equipment and more. Proterra is building innovative battery technology to power a better, more sustainable world.

Location: Greer, SC

Travel: 0 – 10%

To be eligible for this role, you must be located within one of the following states where our company is currently registered to operate: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, IL, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NY, NYC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. There is no immigration sponsorship available for this role (ex: H1-B, OPT, CPT, TN or any other employment sponsorship).

Proterra is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all Employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance. Proterra participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify).

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