- Zuid-Afrika
Engagement Architect (Africa & Middle East)
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About the role
We are looking for an Engagement Architect to join our Professional Services team in Pretoria, South Africa, supporting customers across both Africa and the Middle East. This regional role bridges Sales and Services, translating customer vision into deliverable project scopes across the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, with the majority of engagements focused on our CAD and PLM solutions.
This is an excellent career opportunity for an engineer who wants to step into a customer‑facing, commercially minded role while staying close to real engineering and digital transformation. You’ll gain exposure to high‑impact projects across multiple industries and a clear development path toward future Engagement Management and leadership roles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Shape customer engagements by translating solution vision into technical scope, estimates and Statements of Work.
- Bridge Sales & Services to ensure alignment on deliverables, commercial viability and delivery quality.
- Engage directly with customers across key industries (automotive, defence, manufacturing).
- Support the Engagement Manager with work-pack creation, risk identification, costing and resource alignment.
- Collaborate with Sales, PreSales, Delivery and Portfolio teams to support opportunity shaping and account strategy.
- Contribute to delivery success through onboarding support and participation in governance forums
Qualifications
- Engineering background (mechanical, industrial or similar).
- Experience with CAD/PLM tools or engineering software environments.
- Ability to define scopes, work-packs, estimates and risks.
- Commercial awareness (margins, modelling, costing).
- Customer-facing experience such as Sales Engineer, Application Engineer or Account Manager.
- Fluent in English.
RSA-based candidates: We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our recruitment process aligns with our Employment Equity Plan, ensuring fair representation of all designated groups as per the South African Employment Equity Act.
We are Siemens
A collection of over 377,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!
Why us?
Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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