AI Principal Solution Architect & Consultant – Smart Manufacturing & Operations - 69699

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Digital Services, a leader in digital transformation, seeks an AI Principal Solution Architect to define the enterprise AI vision for Smart Manufacturing and Operations. You will design IT-OT architectures, integrating MES, SCADA, PLCs, IoT, edge and cloud platforms to solve complex business challenges.

You will engage executives, run architecture workshops, and craft transformation roadmaps while mentoring cross-functional teams and driving innovative accelerators across global programs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading digital transformation in manufacturing or smart factory environments.
• Deep expertise in AI/ML, GenAI, Agentic AI, Physical AI, Industrial AI, digital twins, and intelligent automation techniques.
• Proven experience architecting enterprise-scale IT-OT solutions integrating MES, SCADA, PLCs, historians, IoT, edge computing, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and architecture for enterprise-scale AI solutions across Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Operations.
• Lead architecture workshops, assess business needs, and create transformation roadmaps.
• Provide architectural governance, mentor teams, and collaborate with global engineering and partner ecosystems.

Skills

AI/ML

GenAI

Agentic AI

Industrial AI

Digital twins

IT-OT architecture

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Executive communications

Consulting skills

Job description

## AI Principal Solution Architect & Consultant – Smart Manufacturing & Operations - 69699Apply: Virtual: Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R0147799**Function**IoT# **Our Company**We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.# **Job description****Meet our Team:**Join our Smart Manufacturing & Operations team, where we help global manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation through AI-driven innovation. Our experts partner with customers to modernize factory operations, bridge IT and OT environments, and build intelligent, connected manufacturing ecosystems. Working alongside industry specialists, architects, data scientists, and engineering teams, you'll shape the next generation of Factory of the Future solutions by combining AI, industrial automation, cloud, and edge technologies to solve complex business challenges and deliver measurable operational outcomes.### ### **What You'll Be Doing**As an AI Principal Solution Architect, you will define the technical vision and architecture for enterprise-scale AI solutions across Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Operations. You will design end-to-end IT-OT architectures integrating MES, SCADA, PLCs, historians, IoT, robotics, edge computing, and cloud platforms while leveraging GenAI, Agentic AI, Physical AI, Industrial AI, digital twins, and automation technologies. You will engage with executive stakeholders to assess business needs, lead architecture workshops, and create transformation roadmaps. Additionally, you will support strategic pursuits by developing solution strategies, reference architectures, implementation approaches, and executive presentations. You'll provide architectural governance throughout delivery, mentor technical teams, and collaborate with global engineering and partner ecosystems to develop innovative offerings, reusable accelerators, and differentiated intellectual property that advance our Smart Manufacturing portfolio.### ### **What You Bring to the Team*** 15+ years of experience leading digital transformation initiatives within manufacturing, industrial automation, or smart factory environments.* Deep expertise in AI/ML, GenAI, Agentic AI, Physical AI, Industrial AI, digital twins, and intelligent automation technologies.* Proven experience architecting enterprise-scale IT-OT solutions integrating MES, SCADA, PLCs, historians, IoT, robotics, edge computing, and cloud platforms.* Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, industrial control systems, and Factory of the Future architectures.* Demonstrated ability to translate complex business challenges into scalable, secure, and production-ready technical solutions.* Experience leading technical strategy, architecture governance, solution design, and executive-level client engagements.* Strong communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills with the ability to influence business and technology leaders.* Experience developing reusable frameworks, reference architectures, and AI accelerators while mentoring cross-functional engineering teams and driving innovation across global organizations.#LI-RS2