Cerence

Senior Technical Solution Architect – Industrial AI

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Remote, United States or Montréal, CanadaSenior

Base Salary

$132k - $211k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define scalable end-to-end Industry 4.0 and Industrial AI solution architectures.
  • Integrate frontline workers, industrial assets, enterprise systems, AI platforms, and factory-floor workflows.
  • Architect integrations with MES, ERP, PLM, WMS, CMMS, SCADA, PLC, and other manufacturing systems.
  • Design connected-worker solutions across mobile devices, rugged tablets, wearables, HMIs, industrial control panels, and factory workflows.
  • Define deployment strategies for Small Language Models and AI workloads across cloud, edge gateways, industrial PCs, and embedded environments.
  • Provide architecture governance, technical guidance, and solution leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Lead technical discussions with customers, partners, product teams, engineering organizations, and senior stakeholders.
  • Ensure solutions meet industrial safety, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements.
  • Influence product direction and platform roadmaps through customer engagements, pilots, and production deployments.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in solution architecture, Industrial AI, IIoT, digital twins, or smart manufacturing.
  • Strong understanding of Industry 4.0 architectures, connected factories, OT/IT convergence, digital threads, predictive maintenance, industrial analytics, and factory automation ecosystems.
  • Experience designing solutions that connect frontline workers, processes, industrial assets, and enterprise systems.
  • Experience with digital twin platforms such as NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Industrial Digital Twins, Azure Digital Twins, or Siemens Digital Twin ecosystems.
  • Experience deploying and integrating Small Language Models in edge and industrial environments.
  • Strong understanding of OPC UA, MQTT, PLC, SCADA, industrial telemetry, and operational technology integration.
  • Experience integrating MES, ERP, PLM, WMS, CMMS, and enterprise manufacturing systems.
  • Customer-facing technical leadership experience and the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical discipline.
  • Preferred experience with Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Knowledge Graphs, and Multimodal AI systems.
  • Preferred experience with Connected Worker platforms, Digital Manufacturing initiatives, IEC 62443, OT security frameworks, and industrial ecosystems from Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, ABB, Honeywell, or PTC.
  • Preferred experience with predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, factory optimization, and manufacturing analytics solutions.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $132,200.00 USD to $211,400.00 USD.
  • Annual bonus opportunity.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance coverage.
  • Paid time off and paid holidays.
  • Company contribution to the RRSP.
  • Equity awards for certain positions and levels.
  • Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position.

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Solutions Engineering
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