AI Principal Solution Architect – Smart Manufacturing

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Digital Services is seeking an AI Principal Solution Architect to define the technical vision for enterprise-scale AI across Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Operations. You will design IT-OT architectures and integrate MES, SCADA, PLCs, and cloud platforms with GenAI and digital twins to drive AI-enabled transformation.

You will engage executives, develop transformation roadmaps, and mentor teams while delivering innovative acceleration frameworks and reusable AI assets globally.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and architecture for enterprise-scale AI solutions across Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Operations.
• Design end-to-end IT-OT architectures integrating MES, SCADA, PLCs, historians, IoT, robotics, edge computing, and cloud platforms.
• Leverage GenAI, Agentic AI, Physical AI, Industrial AI, digital twins, and automation technologies to solve complex business challenges.
• Engage with executive stakeholders to assess business needs, lead architecture workshops, and create transformation roadmaps.
• Provide architectural governance throughout delivery, mentor technical teams, and collaborate with global engineering and partner ecosystems to develop innovative offerings.

Skills

AI/ML

GenAI

Agentic AI

Industrial AI

Digital twins

IT-OT architectures

Executive engagements

Tools

MES

SCADA

PLCs

IoT

Cloud platforms

Edge computing

Job description

Hitachi Digital Services is seeking an AI Principal Solution Architect to define the technical vision for enterprise-scale AI across Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Operations. You will design IT-OT architectures and integrate MES, SCADA, PLCs, and cloud platforms with GenAI and digital twins to drive AI-enabled transformation.

You will engage executives, develop transformation roadmaps, and mentor teams while delivering innovative acceleration frameworks and reusable AI assets globally.