Principal Solution Architect

Dyson IT 

At Dyson, we demand the highest performance standards from the technologies we engineer. Our people expect the same from the technology that supports them. 

Global IT plays a critical role in enabling Dyson’s engineering teams to deliver world class innovation through scalable, reliable, and forward-thinking digital platforms. 

Our RDD IT Team 

The RDD IT function has end-to-end accountability for the design, delivery, and support of the systems that enable Dyson’s global research, engineering, and product development communities. 

This includes: 

- Engineering platforms spanning PLM, ALM, CAE, simulation, electronics, and software development 

- Integration of engineering toolchains across product lifecycle workflows 

- Delivery of transformation initiatives and operational IT services across multiple global sites 

The Role 

The Principal Solution Architect is responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end solution architecture that supports Dyson’s global Research, Design & Development organisation. 

Operating within the RDD IT function, this role ensures that technology solutions are designed with clarity, consistency, and alignment to both engineering requirements and enterprise architecture standards. You will translate complex business and engineering needs into structured architectural outcomes, guiding solutions from early-stage discovery through to implementation. 

You will work closely with product owners, engineering stakeholders, delivery teams, and other architecture functions to define scalable, secure, and integrated solutions across Dyson’s engineering ecosystem. This includes shaping the evolution of core platforms such as PLM, simulation environments, electronics development, and software engineering systems. 

The role requires balancing long-term strategic architecture with pragmatic delivery needs, ensuring that solutions are robust, maintainable, and aligned to Dyson’s global growth and engineering ambitions. 

Principal Accountabilities 

Architecture Definition & Solution Design 

- Define target-state architectures across RDD IT, including application, integration, and deployment views 

- Produce clear and structured architectural artefacts aligned to enterprise standards and business capabilities 

- Ensure traceability from business requirements through to technical design and implementation 

- Establish and promote architectural principles, standards, and patterns across RDD IT 

Engineering Platform Architecture 

- Define and evolve architecture across key engineering platforms, including PLM (e.g. Teamcenter), ALM, CAE, and simulation ecosystems 

- Design integration patterns linking application development, electronics development, simulation, and product lifecycle systems 

- Ensure solutions support global collaboration, scalability, and performance requirements 

- Drive architectural consistency across engineering toolchains and associated data flows 

Solution Governance & Assurance 

- Provide architectural governance across programmes, projects, and product teams 

- Review and assure solution designs to ensure alignment with target architecture and standards 

- Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies, and trade-offs 

- Support governance forums and decision-making processes related to solution design 

Delivery Alignment & Support 

- Work closely with delivery teams to guide the implementation of architectural designs 

- Support solution refinement during delivery, ensuring designs remain aligned to requirements and constraints 

- Provide technical leadership across project lifecycles, from discovery to deployment 

- Ensure architecture supports both immediate delivery needs and long-term sustainability 

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration 

- Engage with engineering, product, and IT stakeholders to understand complex requirements and translate them into architectural solutions 

- Collaborate with business product owners, delivery leads, and technical teams to align priorities and outcomes 

- Communicate architectural concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences 

- Build strong working relationships across global teams and functions 

Technology Strategy & Evolution 

- Contribute to the development of RDD IT technology strategy and roadmap 

- Identify opportunities to simplify, modernise, and improve the engineering technology landscape 

- Support adoption of new technologies, including digital engineering platforms and AI-enabled capabilities where appropriate 

- Ensure alignment with enterprise technology direction and standards 

Person Specification / Core Competencies 

You must possess strong technical leadership capability, with the ability to define and communicate complex architectural solutions across a global engineering environment. You will demonstrate a structured and methodical approach to problem solving, while remaining pragmatic and delivery focused. 

Core Competencies 

- Strong solution architecture capability across complex, integrated technology environments 

- Ability to translate business and engineering requirements into structured technical designs 

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences 

- Ability to balance strategic architecture thinking with delivery pragmatism 

- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability in complex environments 

Essential 

- Significant experience in solution architecture within engineering, R&D, or product development IT environments 

- Proven experience designing complex, integrated IT systems across multiple platforms 

- Strong experience with engineering toolchains such as PLM, ALM, CAE, or simulation platforms 

- Experience defining integration patterns and architecture across distributed systems 

- Experience working in global, matrixed organisations supporting complex delivery landscapes 

Desirable 

- Experience with Siemens Teamcenter or equivalent PLM platforms 

- Experience working with simulation-led design environments and engineering toolchains 

- Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation programmes 

- Experience with modern cloud-based architectures and integration technologies 

- Experience implementing or supporting AI-enabled engineering tools or digital capabilities 

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.