OT AI Network Engineer for Industrial Edge & AI Enablement

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. in Houston, TX seeks a Senior Industrial Network Engineer specializing in OT AI Enablement to design, implement, and support AI-enabled industrial networks across manufacturing facilities, data centers, and edge environments.

This contract role emphasizes secure integration, cybersecurity, reliability, and operational excellence, requiring collaboration with AI development, OT operations, cybersecurity, cloud, and architecture teams.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in network engineering or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong understanding of industrial networking, including routing, switching, WAN, wireless, network security, and network operations.
• Hands-on experience supporting OT, PCN, ICS, or comparable industrial environments.
• Knowledge of OT cybersecurity principles, network segmentation, and industrial network architecture.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting industrial network infrastructure and connectivity solutions.
• Understanding of AI concepts and industrial AI applications, including edge AI, computer vision, predictive analytics, and generative AI.
• Ability to develop technical designs, implementation plans, and operational support documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and optimize industrial network infrastructure supporting AI-enabled solutions.
• Provide network engineering expertise across routing, switching, WAN, wireless, network security, and industrial connectivity.
• Support Operational Technology (OT), Process Control Networks (PCN), and Industrial Control Systems (ICS).
• Evaluate network and infrastructure requirements for AI applications, including computer vision, edge AI, predictive maintenance, industrial analytics, digital twins, and generative AI.
• Ensure appropriate network segmentation, cybersecurity controls, reliability, and connectivity for AI deployments.
• Analyze complex network integrations and performance issues; serve as an escalation point for network incidents and problem resolution.
• Develop technical designs, implementation plans, documentation, and operational support models.
• Partner with OT operations, cybersecurity, cloud, AI solution teams, vendors, and infrastructure organizations.
• Identify and mitigate technical, operational, cybersecurity, reliability, and safety risks.
• Develop reusable network standards and architecture patterns that support consistent and scalable AI deployments.
• Support implementation, validation, troubleshooting, and operational turnover of solutions.

Skills

OT networking

Industrial cybersecurity basics

Edge AI concepts

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

AI concepts in industry

Job description

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. in Houston, TX seeks a Senior Industrial Network Engineer specializing in OT AI Enablement to design, implement, and support AI-enabled industrial networks across manufacturing facilities, data centers, and edge environments.

This contract role emphasizes secure integration, cybersecurity, reliability, and operational excellence, requiring collaboration with AI development, OT operations, cybersecurity, cloud, and architecture teams.