Product Development Platform Architect

What You Will Enjoy Doing
About Your Future Team:

We are the IT department for Development & Innovation at ALPLA. Our mission is to empower global product development by providing the right digital platforms, tools, and data—supporting innovation from the first idea to full-scale industrialization.

As a Product Development Platform Architect (m/f/d), you will be the architectural anchor for our product development IT landscape. You will take ownership of how platforms like PLM, CAD, CAM, and ERP interact, ensuring they form a coherent, scalable, and data-driven ecosystem.

This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic process understanding. You'll collaborate closely with Engineering, Innovation, and IT teams—helping align tools and architectures with our long-term development goals.

What You'll Do

• Design and maintain the overarching architecture for digital product development systems
• Act as a key partner for engineering teams in system design, tool integration, and process improvement
• Consolidate and connect data across platforms to enable transparency, automation, and analytics
• Contribute to the enhancement and alignment of PLM, CAD, CAM, and ERP environments
• Collaborate with Engineering, Innovation, and IT stakeholders to shape long-term digital strategies
• Lead cross-functional digitalization initiatives and support implementation projects
• Engage with external technology providers to evaluate and introduce new solutions

What makes you great

• Extensive experience in engineering IT or digital product development (e.g. PLM, CAD, CAM, ERP integration)
• Familiarity with platforms such as Siemens Teamcenter, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and K2-based systems
• A strong architectural mindset and ability to translate business needs into sustainable systems landscapes
• Experience in data integration and consolidation across multiple platforms
• Deep understanding of development processes in manufacturing or industrial settings
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Excellent English skills (German is a plus)
• Independent, analytical, and forward-thinking

What you can expect working with us

• We believe in flat hierarchies, short decision making paths and open communication
• There is ALPLA Kids all-day childcare for children aged between 15 months and 6 years
• You can expect a secure future with us – as a manufacturing company, we are globally on a growth path
• We promote climate-friendly mobility with everything from a year-long season ticket for local public transport to purchasing an e-bike
• Benefit from discounts on tickets for sports events, better private insurance conditions, the registration fees for running events being covered and numerous discounts at retail outlets in Vorarlberg