Sr. Solutions Architect - Food & Beverage

Sr. Solutions Architect - Food & Beverage

Do you want the opportunity to develop control systems for some of the nation’s greatest companies? Would you relish the chance to tackle a problem a customer is having with their manufacturing process and come up with a solution using your passion for automation and controls? If PLC, HMI, and SCADA are normal acronyms in your vocabulary, I invite you to come be a Control Freak with us.

Who We Are

At Vertech, not only do we develop world class industrial automation solutions for some of the top US companies, we also strive to be the team of choice for the best and brightest talent. I mean, we call ourselves control freaks for a reason. The passion (and intelligence) our employees have is truly mind-blowing. In turn, we work hard to take care of our own with excellent benefits and pay, personal development, and transparent communication. We also know that you can be great at what you do and still have fun. If that sounds like a good fit, help us bring the next generation of automation solutions to nearly every industry, including manufacturing, food and beverage, renewable energy, water and wastewater and more.

Top Reasons to Work with Us

• Flexible work schedule with work from home options for numerous roles

• Weekly communication from management in our internally famous Friday morning meeting

• Competitive Compensation including a bonus plan

• No more than a 4 week waiting period on all benefits including the 401k

• A really rad Christmas Party each year

• A manager that is cool…most of the time, because no one is perfect

• A path for growth, a great culture, PTO, AND MORE!

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the technical side of Vertech’s largest and most complex food and beverage pursuits, from multi-line upgrades to greenfield plants and multi-site rollouts

• Set the technical direction for our food and beverage team, including the reference architectures, standards, and reusable templates for SCADA, MES, and batch

• Partner with sales on account strategy, proposals, and estimates, and present solutions to customers’ plant, engineering, and corporate leadership

• Serve as the final technical authority on food and beverage projects, reviewing the architectures and designs of other solutions architects and senior integrators

• Build long-term customer relationships and help key accounts set automation and MES standards across their plants

• Work with Vertech leadership on the food and beverage roadmap: the services we offer, the technologies we invest in, and the partners we work with

• Prototype new approaches and get hands-on when a critical project needs it, from PLC and SCADA programming to MES configuration

• Mentor solutions architects and senior integrators, and help hire and develop the food and beverage team

• Lead Vertech University training in your areas of expertise

• Represent Vertech in the industry by publishing articles and case studies and speaking at conferences and partner events

What You Need for this Position

• BS in computer science, math, software, chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering preferred, or relevant experience

• 15 or more years in industrial automation, including at least five years architecting solutions as a solutions architect, principal engineer, or similar

• Recognized food and beverage expertise across processing, packaging, and plant-wide systems, with a track record of leading large multi-line or multi-site programs

• Proven pre-sales success: scoping, estimating, and presenting complex solutions to customer leadership, and winning the work

• Expert PLC and SCADA development across multiple major platforms, such as Rockwell, Siemens, Ignition, AVEVA/Wonderware, and FactoryTalk View SE

• Deep MES and plant data experience, such as OEE, track and trace, ISA-88 batch, historians, and integration with ERP and other business systems

• Expert knowledge of industrial networks and protocols, OT network security, and cloud architecture on Azure or AWS

• Experience leading and mentoring teams of engineers

• Experience with Sepasoft MES, Canary, Flow Software, or ISA/IEC 62443 is a big plus

• Certified in at least two of Ignition Gold, Wonderware Certified Developer, or WinCC OA Certified Engineer, or willing to earn them within your first year

• Excellent communication skills and the presence to represent Vertech with customer executives, partners, and the industry

• Ability to travel up to 20%