Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Senior Enterprise Solution Architect
Milpitas, CA · Senior · Contract
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About the role
- We're in the best position to make it happen.
- Since 2018, we've raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.
- If that's you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Solution Design & Governance: Lead the end-to-end architectural design for core enterprise applications (ERP, PLM, MES, CRM, Data Warehouse).
- Technical Leadership & Advisory: Partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, finance, supply chain, and IT teams to translate business requirements into robust system blueprints, technology selections, and multi-year transformation roadmaps
- Vendor & Platform Evaluation: Conduct technical trade studies, proofs-of-concept (POCs), build-versus-configure assessments, and vendor evaluations to ensure modern, fit-for-purpose software and cloud solutions with optimized Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- 8 to 10+ years of total experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or lead systems architecture, with a focus on advanced engineering, hardware, aerospace, automotive, clean energy, or industrial manufacturing sectors.
- Effective Communicator: An architect capable of building consensus and explaining technical trade-offs among cross-functional stakeholders, executive leadership, and shop-floor engineers
- Ensure alignment between IT/OT infrastructure, software platforms, and long-term business goals while maintaining digital thread traceability from early engineering design through to production execution
- Define, document, and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap.
- Solution Design & Governance:
- Lead the end-to-end architectural design for core enterprise applications (ERP, PLM, MES, CRM, Data Warehouse).
- Partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, finance, supply chain, and IT teams to translate business requirements into robust system blueprints, technology selections, and multi-year transformation roadmaps
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Proven Track Record: Direct experience leading or delivering at least 2 to 3 full lifecycle implementations or modernizations connecting PLM, ERP, and MES/MOM platforms
- Pragmatic Architect: A balanced practitioner who weighs best-practice architectural frameworks against the speed, flexibility, and delivery constraints required in a high-growth environment
Skills
- Commonwealth Fusion Systems:
Compensation
- $110k-$185k
Benefits
- Architecture Vision & Strategy: Define, document, and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap.
- Big-Picture Vision & Technical Depth: A strategic thinker who can easily
Company info
- Now we're looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us.
- People who'll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.
- What we're looking for:
Visa & Work Authorization
- We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orien
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