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

About Hitachi Digital Services Hitachi Digital Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., is a global systems integrator powering mission-critical platforms with people and technology. We help enterprises build, integrate, and run physical and digital systems with tailored solutions in cloud, data, IoT, and ERP modernization, underpinned by advanced AI. By combining Information Technology and Operational Technology (ITxOT), we drive efficiency, innovation, and growth across industries. With over 110 years of Hitachi Group’s engineering and technology leadership, Hitachi Digital Services is powering smarter platforms for a safer, more sustainable future. To learn more, visit hitachids.com

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hitachids.com

5,001-10,000 employees

IT Services and IT Consulting

Santa Clara, California

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• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

• Health And Wellbeing Support
• Flexible Work Arrangements