Enterprise Product Technical Architect Lead

Req ID: 12904

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Job Summary

Acuity seeks a highly motivated and experienced Product Engineering / Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution Architect to lead the architecture, integration, and modernization of our enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Engineering space. The Lead Solution Architect, Product Engineering & PLM, is critical in shaping how Acuity manages product data from design to commercialization—ensuring systems are scalable, interconnected, and aligned with our long-term digital strategy. They work cross-functionally with Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Enterprise Architecture teams to enable high-performing product and data ecosystems that drive agility, quality, and innovation. This role directly supports Acuity’s Better, Faster, Smarter transformation goals.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in the product engineering domain – Product Data (Components, finished goods, phantoms, assemblies, etc.), PLM architecture, design & implementation, Product Information Master integration, CAD software & Integrations, ERP integration, product data governance, reporting & analytics, and data migrations. They will be energized by solving complex architecture challenges, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and delivering scalable, business-ready solutions across engineering and commercial domains.

This position is based in the United States.

Key Responsibilities

Own and architect the end-to-end product engineering ecosystem across PLM (PTC Windchill), PIM, CAD/EDA, ERP, MDM, and integration platforms.
Design scalable solutions for complex product structures, configurable BoMs, and digital thread workflows.
Lead CAD-to-PLM integrations (Creo, SolidWorks, Altium) and product data pipelines using MuleSoft, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
Establish product data governance, quality standards, and master data management across global systems.
Drive cloud-native architecture on Azure, enabling microservices, CI/CD, observability, and reliability.

Minimum Requirements

10+ years in enterprise / solution architecture, owning end-to-end system design across PLM, PIM, ERP, MDM, and integration platforms.
Deep hands-on expertise with PTC Windchill PLM, including product structures, BoMs, configuration, and change management.
Strong experience designing CAD/EDA integrations (Creo, SolidWorks, Altium) and digital thread workflows.
Proven success architecting API-first, event-driven, and MuleSoft-based integration platforms.
Extensive experience with cloud-native architecture on Azure, microservices, CI/CD, and DevOps automation.
Strong leadership, architecture governance, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment skills.

Preferred Requirements

Experience with Product Information Management (PIM) platforms and catalog syndication strategies.
Hands-on exposure to Generative AI for product data enrichment, classification, and component matching.
Experience with observability platforms (Grafana, ElasticSearch, Azure Monitor) for large-scale distributed systems.
Background in global data governance, master data management, and large enterprise data migrations.
Familiarity with C4 modeling, domain-driven design (DDD), and modern architecture documentation practices.
Experience operating in high-scale B2B commerce or manufacturing environments.

Travel Requirements

0-25%

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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