# Sr. Staff Solutions Architect – Manufacturing (R6252) **Company**: Shield AI **Location**: Dallas, Texas **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: USD 148,320-266,976 per-year-salary **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/c89b3f88-57f7-4a9e-aa8e-b38b02af0b2e?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/sr-staff-solutions-architect-manufacturing-r6252-aaf08e54-bf1/ ## Description Shield AI is seeking a senior Solutions Architect – Manufacturing to serve as the functional and technical authority for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP across Manufacturing, MRP/Supply Chain Planning, and the shop-floor-to-ERP technology stack. This role owns the design, configuration, and continuous improvement of Oracle Fusion Manufacturing and MRP capabilities, with deep, hands-on strength in MES, QMS, and PLM , ensuring plan, build, and quality processes operate as one coherent, well-architected system. The Solutions Architect is expected to be the trusted advisor and go-to resource for Manufacturing and Quality business partners on any process change involving Oracle Fusion Manufacturing/Planning or the MES, QMS, and PLM bolt-on applications , translating business need into a scalable, well-architected solution, and then configuring and implementing that solution directly for medium-complexity projects. ## Responsibilities ### Solution Architecture & Business Partnership - Designs and delivers technical solutions, creates detailed solution designs, specific integration points, and selects appropriate tools and frameworks. - Collaborates with developers and engineers to implement solutions, conducts technical reviews, and resolves design challenges. - Documents architectures, provides technical guidance during development, and ensures solutions adhere to performance, security, and interoperability requirements. - Prototypes new approaches and evaluates emerging technologies for project suitability. - Serves as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for business partners across Manufacturing, Production Planning, Quality, and Engineering on process design and system capability questions. - Acts as the lead advocate for Manufacturing and Quality stakeholders in all ERP, MES, QMS, and PLM-related discussions, ensuring their operational needs, constraints, and priorities are represented in solution design. - Becomes the go-to resource for any proposed Manufacturing or Quality process change, evaluating impact, feasibility, and fit within the Oracle Fusion ERP data model and integration landscape before implementation. - Translates business requirements into scalable solution designs that balance standard Oracle Fusion functionality against configuration, extension, or integration needs. - Maintains a working command of adjacent end-to-end flows (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay) to ensure Manufacturing, MRP, MES, and QMS designs do not create downstream conflicts or gaps. ### Hands-On Configuration & Delivery - Directly configures Oracle Fusion Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning/MRP, Work Definitions, Quality Inspections, and related modules for medium-sized projects, enhancements, and break/fix work. - Builds, tests, and deploys configuration changes, including setup of Fusion functional areas, security, workflows, approval rules, and data structures related to manufacturing and planning processes. - Authors functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scripts, and process/procedure documentation to support changes made in the environment. - For large or highly complex initiatives, defines solution architecture and requirements, then partners closely with the implementation partner to execute , remaining accountable for solution quality, business fit, and knowledge transfer. - Participates in and helps lead workshops, fit-gap sessions, and design reviews with Manufacturing and Quality stakeholders and implementation partner teams. ### MRP, MES & QMS Ownership - Owns MRP and Supply Chain Planning configuration , planning parameters, supply/demand netting, exception messages, and planner workbench , ensuring plans translate cleanly into executable work orders. - Owns the functional roadmap, configuration governance, and business alignment for: - MES (Manufacturing Execution System) , work order execution, shop-floor data collection, routing/operation tracking - QMS (Quality Management System) , inspections, non-conformance, corrective/preventive action (CAPA), supplier quality - PLM – Teamcenter , engineering BOM, item master, and change management integration with Oracle Fusion - Ensures MES, QMS, and PLM remain architecturally aligned with Oracle Fusion Manufacturing and MRP, avoiding duplicate data ownership, conflicting BOM/routing data, or process gaps across systems. - Defines and maintains the target integration model between MES, QMS, PLM, and Oracle Fusion ERP, including engineering-to-manufacturing BOM transfer and quality event-to-ERP disposition flows. - Partners with the Solutions Architect – Supply Chain on supplier-quality data flowing from Procure-to-Pay into QMS-driven supplier corrective action processes. ### Integrations - Designs and helps implement integrations between Oracle Fusion ERP and MES, QMS, and PLM (Teamcenter), including BOM/routing sync, work order status, and quality disposition data. - Defines integration requirements, data mappings, and error-handling/reconciliation approaches in partnership with technical/integration teams. - Evaluates integration patterns (API, middleware, file-based) and recommends approaches appropriate to data volume, latency, and criticality, particularly for shop-floor/real-time data. - Supports testing, cutover, and hypercare activities for integration-related changes. ### Governance & Continuous Improvement - Maintains configuration standards, documentation, and change control discipline for the Manufacturing, MRP, MES, QMS, and PLM functional areas. - Identifies opportunities for process simplification, automation, and improved data quality across planning, production, and quality cycles. - Stays current on Oracle Fusion quarterly releases relevant to Manufacturing and Planning, and assesses/recommends adoption of new features. - Mentors junior functional/technical resources and contributes to a growing internal ERP center of excellence. ## Requirements ### Required Qualifications: - 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise ERP systems, with significant depth in MRP/Supply Chain Planning, MES, and QMS functions. - Hands-on experience configuring Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP (Manufacturing and Planning pillars); comfortable working directly in the application, not solely at a requirements level. - Experience across multiple full-lifecycle ERP implementations (Oracle Fusion required; prior experience with Oracle EBS, SAP, or other major ERP platforms is a plus). - Direct, hands-on experience with at least one MES platform and one QMS platform, including their integration into an ERP environment. - Working knowledge of Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes and how they interact with Manufacturing, MRP, and quality operations. - Demonstrated experience acting as a functional/solution architect , able to design solutions independently, not just execute configuration tasks handed down by others. - Experience partnering with or managing systems integrators/implementation partners on complex delivery efforts. - Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills; comfortable being the primary escalation point for Manufacturing and Quality process questions. - Working understanding of integration concepts and experience partnering on ERP-to-MES/QMS/PLM system integrations. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing functional design documents, process documentation, and executive-level updates. ### Preferred Qualifications: - Prior consulting background (Big 4, Oracle partner, or boutique Oracle Fusion implementation firm) strongly preferred. - Direct experience owning or integrating PLM (Teamcenter) with Oracle Fusion Manufacturing/Engineering data. - Experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated/complex discrete manufacturing environments. - Familiarity with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) or similar middleware/integration platforms. - Oracle Fusion certifications in Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning, or Quality. - Experience operating in environments with export control, ITAR/CUI, or other regulated data-handling requirements. ## AI & Agentic Automation Capabilities: Shield AI is investing in Agentic AI to accelerate and automate manufacturing and quality operations. This role is expected to actively identify, design, and help implement AI-driven automation across Manufacturing, MRP, MES, and QMS , not simply consume AI tools built by others. - Identifies high-value candidates for Agentic AI automation within Manufacturing and Quality , e.g., planner workbench exception triage, shop-floor anomaly detection, quality non-conformance routing/CAPA drafting, and work order scheduling recommendations. - Designs and configures AI agent workflows using Oracle’s embedded AI/ML and agentic capabilities (e.g., Oracle Fusion AI agents, OCI Generative AI, Redwood/AI-driven planning recommendations) as they become available across Fusion Manufacturing and Planning. - Partners with IT/data teams to define prompts, guardrails, data inputs, and approval/exception paths for AI agents acting on manufacturing and quality transactions, ensuring appropriate human-in-the-loop controls. - Evaluates and pilots third-party or custom Agentic AI tools (e.g., for predictive maintenance, quality defect pattern detection, MES data synthesis, or supply/demand sensing) and assesses fit against the target architecture. - Uses AI-assisted tools for day-to-day solution work , requirements analysis, test script generation, configuration documentation, and data mapping , to increase delivery speed and quality. - Brings or builds fluency in prompt engineering and AI workflow design; prior hands-on experience with generative AI or agentic AI platforms (Oracle AI Agent Studio, OCI Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot Studio, UiPath/Automation Anywhere agentic features, or similar) is a strong plus. - Champions responsible AI adoption , data quality, auditability, and change management , For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP - MRP/Supply Chain Planning - MES - QMS - PLM - Teamcenter - Agentic AI - AI workflow design - Prompt engineering - Integration concepts ### Nice to have - Prior consulting background - Direct experience owning or integrating PLM (Teamcenter) with Oracle Fusion Manufacturing/Engineering data - Experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated/complex discrete manufacturing environments - Familiarity with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) or similar middleware/integration platforms - Oracle Fusion certifications in Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning, or Quality - Experience operating in environments with export control, ITAR/CUI, or other regulated data-handling requirements --- Source: [Apply at jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/c89b3f88-57f7-4a9e-aa8e-b38b02af0b2e?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)