MFG Solution Architect-68917

Hitachi Digital Services; North Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Digital Services is seeking a seasoned Solution Architect to lead enterprise architecture for manufacturing modernization and Industry 4.0 initiatives. You will drive secure, scalable designs that connect MES/SCADA/PLCs with ERP and QMS, enabling predictive maintenance and digital twin capabilities across complex shop floors.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, IT, and product teams, shaping architecture strategy, governance, and tech selections.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in solution/enterprise architecture or IT leadership.
• 5+ years delivering enterprise manufacturing solutions.
• Experience designing enterprise integrations across ERP, MES, QMS, and asset systems.

Responsibilities

• Define solution architecture aligned with manufacturing strategy and business goals.
• Lead design of secure, scalable, and resilient architectures for Smart Factory initiatives.
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, and vendors to support modernization.
• Ensure OT/IT compliance and governance across projects.
• Provide technical leadership from discovery through production support.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Manufacturing/Industry 4.0

Systems Integration

Leadership & Stakeholder Mgmt

Cloud & Hybrid Architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Function

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.

Location: Liberty, NC or vicinity (3-5days/wk. at client site)

Meet Our Team

Join our Manufacturing Digital Solutions team, where we partner with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Enterprise IT to modernize manufacturing through smart factory and Industry 4.0 initiatives. Our team is responsible for designing scalable enterprise solutions that seamlessly connect shop floor technologies with enterprise business systems. We drive digital transformation by enabling connected manufacturing, predictive maintenance, industrial automation, and cloud-enabled operations while ensuring secure, resilient, and future-ready architectures.

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, plant engineers, operations teams, and IT leaders to define solution architecture aligned with manufacturing strategy and business objectives.
• Design secure, scalable, and resilient solutions integrating Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), SCADA, PLCs, HMI, DCS, and machine reliability platforms with enterprise applications including ERP, PLM, QMS, and Maximo.
• Lead solution architecture for Smart Factory and Industry 4.0 initiatives, including IIoT, edge computing, predictive maintenance, digital twins, AI/ML, and advanced manufacturing analytics.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, cloud services, and vendors that best support manufacturing modernization initiatives.
• Ensure architecture complies with enterprise standards, cybersecurity requirements, OT/IT best practices, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the entire project lifecycle-from solution discovery and architecture through implementation and production support.
• Participate as an embedded member of Agile Solution Pillars, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and architecture reviews.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to perform process mapping, solution design, system configuration, and integration planning.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts including solution blueprints, integration designs, system diagrams, and data flow documentation.
• Design enterprise integration strategies using APIs, middleware, OPC-UA, MQTT, and other industrial communication protocols.
• Identify technical risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and drive architecture governance across manufacturing initiatives.
• Lead architecture reviews to improve platform stability, performance, scalability, and simplify complex enterprise landscapes.
• Stay current with emerging manufacturing technologies, Industry 4.0 trends, AI, cloud platforms, and enterprise architecture best practices.
• Contribute hands-on to application development initiatives when required.

What You'll Bring to the Team

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Systems Integration, or related IT leadership roles.
• 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise solutions within manufacturing, industrial automation, or smart factory environments.
• Previous experience as a Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect supporting large-scale manufacturing organizations.
• Proven experience designing enterprise integrations across manufacturing and business systems.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations and industrial technologies including:
  • MES
  • SCADA
  • PLCs
  • HMI
  • DCS
  • Industrial Networking
• Experience with Machine Reliability and Enterprise Asset Management platforms such as Maximo or equivalent Reliability-Centered Maintenance solutions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise platforms including SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, PLM, and QMS.
• Experience designing cloud-native and hybrid architectures using AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Deep understanding of OT/IT integration, APIs, middleware, OPC-UA, MQTT, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience implementing Industry 4.0 technologies including:
  • IIoT
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Digital Twins
  • AI/ML-enabled manufacturing solutions
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles across Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) environments.
• Experience designing and deploying enterprise Predictive Maintenance (PdM) solutions integrating:
  • Equipment sensor data (vibration, heat, cycle times)
  • Machine Learning and AI models
  • Mobile applications
  • Notifications and enterprise integrations
• Hands-on application development experience is highly desirable.

Leadership & Business Skills

• Strong analytical thinking with exceptional problem-solving and solution design capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both technical and business leaders.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Product Management, and Enterprise IT.
• Experience evaluating evolving business requirements while balancing technical feasibility, scalability, and long-term architecture strategy.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical options and business trade-offs to Product Owners, Chief Product Owners, Technical Leads, and Senior Leadership.
• Passion for continuous innovation and evaluating emerging technologies that improve operational efficiency and business value.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• TOGAF, ArchiMate, or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certifications.
• Manufacturing platform certifications such as SAP PP/ME, Rockwell, or Siemens.
• AWS Solution Architect and/or Microsoft Azure Solution Architect certifications.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, or related project management certifications.

About us

We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.