Software Architect - PACSystems Platform at Emerson Electric in Round Rock, TX

Job description

Are you a senior technical leader who is passionate about building industrial automation systems that make a real-world impact? Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you. We are looking for an experienced Software Architect who can set technical direction across embedded firmware, workstation applications, and hybrid industrial software solutions. Based in Austin, Texas, you will help lead engineers developing Emerson's PACSystems technologies across controller firmware, PLC programming, industrial communications, distributed computing, and engineering workstation software. PACSystems is trusted by leading companies across discrete and hybrid manufacturing industries to safely and reliably control critical processes. In this role, you will provide technical leadership for software spanning embedded controllers, runtime systems, PLC execution environments, communication services, and workstation applications used to configure, program, visualize, diagnose, and manage industrial automation solutions. You will be responsible for setting architecture direction, choosing technologies, prioritizing technical work, mentoring less experienced developers, and coordinating closely with product marketing, product management, engineering leaders, and cross-functional development teams. This role requires strong experience with high-performance embedded real-time systems and PLCs, along with the ability to connect technical decisions to customer needs, product strategy, and long-term business value. You will be part of an organization led by leaders who are deeply committed to technical excellence, Agile principles, mentorship, and building an environment where engineers do their best work. If you are looking for a role where you can shape product direction, grow technical talent, and influence systems that have lasting real-world impact, we want to hear from you. As A Technical Lead / Software Architect, You Will: Set Technical Direction - Define and communicate technical direction for PACSystems software across embedded firmware, controller runtime, industrial communications, workstation applications, and hybrid software capabilities. Lead Architecture Decisions - Guide architecture decisions for high-performance, real-time, distributed industrial automation systems where deterministic behavior, timing constraints, reliability, scalability, and maintainability are critical. Choose Technologies - Evaluate and select technologies, frameworks, tools, and design approaches that support product strategy, long-term maintainability, development efficiency, quality, security, and customer needs. Prioritize Technical Work - Partner with engineering leaders, product management, and product marketing to prioritize work, balance feature delivery with technical debt reduction, and align engineering execution with customer and business priorities. Guide Embedded PLC Development - Provide technical leadership for embedded firmware and runtime software developed in C and C++ on Linux, VxWorks, and real-time operating environments supporting PLC execution, industrial control, and distributed controller platforms. Guide Workstation Application Development - Provide technical guidance for workstation applications used to configure, program, visualize, diagnose, monitor, and manage PACSystems automation solutions. Coordinate Across Functions - Work closely with product marketing, product management, systems engineering, firmware teams, application teams, quality teams, release management, and customer-facing stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet market needs and product commitments. Mentor Engineers - Coach and mentor less experienced developers, helping them grow their technical judgment, design skills, debugging abilities, understanding of industrial automation, and ability to deliver high-quality software. Team Obsessed — Engage openly with your teammates, actively seek feedback, and commit to continuous improvement in both your work and your