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# Solution Architect - Manufacturing Systems

- **Company:** First Quality Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** Red Lion, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture Framework, SAP (Applications), Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Reliability of Systems, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Operational Systems
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/solution-architect-manufacturing-systems-red-lion-pa--d0e4cf0b-a4cd-4660-86c1-db81ce97d172

## About the Role

Manufacturing Systems, System Architecture, Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Personal Care, Small Business, Laundry, Team Player, Automation, * Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

 * 10+ years of experience leading and implementing enterprise manufacturing solutions.
 * Experience working directly with manufacturing operations.
 * Strong solution architecture and systems integration experience.
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
 * Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
 * Travel across all First Quality North American sites is required and is anticipated to be 40-50%

Preferred Experience

 * Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Data historians
 * Quality Management Systems
 * Industrial Automation
 * SAP integration
 * Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
 * Knowledge of Integration Capabilities
 * Operational Technology (OT)
 * Enterprise architecture frameworks

## Description

We are seeking a Solution Architect- Manufacturing Systems for our First Quality Enterprises, LLC company. The IT Solution Architect- Manufacturing Systems, is responsible for the strategic planning, architecture, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing technology solutions supporting production, quality, material handling automation, and related business operations. This is a senior role that is responsible for partnering with business leaders, Centers of Excellence (COEs), Operations, Engineering, and IT teams to ensure technology investments align with business strategy while delivering secure, reliable, scalable, and supportable solutions. The Solution Architect provides technical leadership across the full solution lifecycle-from business requirements through design, implementation, operational support, and future roadmap planning., Business Partnership

 * Serve as the primary IT advisor to Manufacturing, Quality, Warehousing, Logistics, and Automation business leaders.
 * Develop trusted relationships with operational stakeholders.
 * Translate business objectives into technology roadmaps and solution architectures.
 * Facilitate strategic planning for 3-5-year technology initiatives.

People Manager

 * Manage the assigned Solution Architects and their teams to foster cross domain collaboration, ensure alignment on end-to-end process flows, data models and integration points rather than optimizing only within their silos.
 * Prioritize Skills Development and knowledge sharing across teams so team members stay current on both their specialized domains and the broader enterprise architecture, integration, and cloud/platform capabilities.
 * Align individual and team objectives with measurable business outcomes and regularly review solution roadmaps against those outcomes.
 * Complete all administrative tasks associated with people management with consistency and mindfulness.

Solution Architecture

 * Lead architecture and design for manufacturing applications and integrations.
 * Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable.
 * Develop and maintain architecture standards and reference models.
 * Evaluate new technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.

Manufacturing Systems

Provide technical leadership for systems including:

 * Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
 * Quality Management Systems
 * Material Handling Automation
 * Industrial data historians
 * Shop floor data collection
 * Equipment integrations
 * Operational reporting and analytics

Project Leadership

 * Support project teams during planning, design, implementation, and deployment.
 * Review low level solution designs for compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
 * Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies.
 * Ensure continuity and successful transition across Plan, Build, Run.

Governance

 * Establish architecture governance for manufacturing technology.
 * Participate in technology standards and design reviews.
 * Maintain documentation, diagrams, and solution roadmaps.

Vendor Management

 * Work with software vendors, systems integrators, and equipment suppliers.
 * Participate in software selection and proof-of-concept evaluations.
 * Review Statements of Work and technical deliverables.
 * Build depth via staff augmentation in key business areas.

Operational Excellence

 * Improve system reliability, availability, and performance.
 * Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
 * Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt.

Mentoring

 * Mentor solution architects, analysts, and solution engineers.
 * Share knowledge across IT teams.
 * Encourage architectural best practices and continuous learning.