Technical Architect - Digital Twins with AI For Manufacturing

HCLTech; Chennai District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking a Technical Architect for Digital Twins with AI for Manufacturing to design end-to-end architectures across OT/IT landscapes, lead PoCs, and collaborate with sales and delivery teams. You will champion reusable frameworks and drive innovations in Industry 4.0.

The role requires 7+ years in solution/technical architecture within manufacturing or Industrial IoT, with strong communication and leadership skills. Bangalore/Chennai hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, or Digital Transformation engagements.
• Strong experience in Digital Twin solutions for Manufacturing, Smart Factory, Industry 4.0, or Industrial IoT environments.
• Experience integrating Digital Twin solutions with MES, ERP, SCADA, Historian, and Industrial IoT systems.
• Experience architecting cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand manufacturing challenges and design tailored Digital Twin + AI solution architectures (virtual plant models, real-time simulation, predictive analytics, process optimization, quality, and asset performance)
• Lead solutioning workshops, technical discovery, and proof-of-concept (PoC) design; translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures
• Propose end-to-end solutions covering data acquisition (OT/IT), modeling, simulation, AI/ML layers, visualization, and integration with existing MES/ERP/SCADA systems
• Develop Ips reusable frameworks, reference architectures, accelerators, AI models, simulation templates, and methodologies specific to Digital Twins for Manufacturing
• Collaborate with sales, pre-sales, and delivery teams to support proposals, demos, and technical evaluations
• Stay current with Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 technologies and continuously evolve solution patterns and IP assets
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and ensure solution quality, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Contribute to thought leadership through whitepapers, reference designs, and internal knowledge bases

Skills

Digital Twins

AI/ML

Solution Architecture

IoT/Industrial IoT

OT/IT integration

Cloud-native

Stakeholder management

Communications

Job description

Role

Technical Architect - Digital Twins with AI for Manufacturing

Location

Bangalore / Chennai

Experience Required

7-15 Years

Role & Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand manufacturing challenges and design tailored Digital Twin + AI solution architectures (virtual plant models, real-time simulation, predictive analytics, process optimization, quality, and asset performance)
• Lead solutioning workshops, technical discovery, and proof-of-concept (PoC) design; translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures
• Propose end-to-end solutions covering data acquisition (OT/IT), modeling, simulation, AI/ML layers, visualization, and integration with existing MES/ERP/SCADA systems
• Develop Ips reusable frameworks, reference architectures, accelerators, AI models, simulation templates, and methodologies specific to Digital Twins for Manufacturing
• Collaborate with sales, pre-sales, and delivery teams to support proposals, demos, and technical evaluations
• Stay current with Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 technologies and continuously evolve solution patterns and IP assets
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and ensure solution quality, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Contribute to thought leadership through whitepapers, reference designs, and internal knowledge bases

Professional Competencies

• 7+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, or Digital Transformation engagements
• Strong experience in Digital Twin solutions for Manufacturing, Smart Factory, Industry 4.0, or Industrial IoT environments
• Proven expertise in designing end-to-end architectures spanning OT and IT ecosystems
• Experience integrating Digital Twin solutions with manufacturing platforms such as MES, ERP, SCADA, Historian, and Industrial IoT systems
• Strong understanding of simulation, modeling, predictive analytics, AI/ML, and optimization techniques in manufacturing environments
• Experience architecting cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Demonstrated ability to lead customer workshops, technical discovery sessions, solution presentations, and architecture discussions
• Experience supporting pre-sales activities including solutioning, proposals, technical responses, demonstrations, and Proofs of Concept (PoCs)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage both technical and business audiences
• Experience creating reusable frameworks, reference architectures, accelerators, and technical assets