Industrial AI Solution Architect – Edge & Digital Twins

Cerence Inc.; Montreal; Remote; CAD 188,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Insurance coverage (medical, dental, 9

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) / CDN RRSP

Equity awards

Remote/hybrid work available

Job summary

Cerence Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Solution Architect for Industrial AI to lead end-to-end architectures linking voice, AI, digital twin tech, and frontline workers in manufacturing settings. You will align OT/IT ecosystems with enterprise systems and drive scalable Industry 4.0 implementations.

You will define edge and cloud deployment strategies for SLMs, engage with customers and partners, and guide cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and field deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Solution Architecture, Industrial AI, IIoT, Digital Twins, or Smart Manufacturing.
• Experience designing solutions connecting frontline workers, processes, assets and enterprise systems.
• Proven experience with Digital Twin platforms such as NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Industrial Digital Twins, Azure Digital Twins, Siemens Digital Twin ecosystems, or similar.
• Experience deploying and integrating Small Language Models (SLMs) in edge and industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of OPC UA, MQTT, PLC, SCADA, and OT/IT convergence.
• Experience integrating MES, ERP, PLM, WMS, CMMS, and enterprise manufacturing systems.

Responsibilities

• Industrial AI Architecture: Design scalable end-to-end architectures integrating Voice AI, SLMs into enterprise manufacturing systems.
• Enterprise & Factory Integration: Architect integrations with MES, ERP, PLM, WMS, CMMS, SCADA, and PLC environments.
• Connected Worker Solutions: Create architectures spanning mobile devices, rugged tablets, wearables, HMIs, and factory-floor workflows.
• Edge AI & SLM Strategy: Define approaches for deploying SLMs and AI workloads across cloud, edge gateways, industrial PCs, and embedded environments.
• Technical Leadership: Provide architecture governance and solution leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure solutions meet industrial safety, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Industrial AI

IIoT

Digital Twins

Industry 4.0

OT/IT convergence

Edge AI

SLMs

OPC UA

MQTT

PLC

MES integration

ERP integration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/Industrial Automation

Tools

NVIDIA Omniverse

Azure Digital Twins

Siemens Digital Twin

OPC UA

MQTT

SCADA

Job description

Cerence Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Solution Architect for Industrial AI to lead end-to-end architectures linking voice, AI, digital twin tech, and frontline workers in manufacturing settings. You will align OT/IT ecosystems with enterprise systems and drive scalable Industry 4.0 implementations.

You will define edge and cloud deployment strategies for SLMs, engage with customers and partners, and guide cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and field deployments.