Sr. Principal Manufacturing Data Architect
Core
Global technical authority for manufacturing data system architecture, analytics enablement, and advanced industrial intelligence, moving shop-floor OT data into IT and cloud environments.
Role type
Sr. Principal Manufacturing Data Architect
Builds
Global OT data architecture, data pipelines, contextualization frameworks, and advanced manufacturing intelligence solutions (predictive maintenance, digital twins, closed-loop control).
Domain
Industrial manufacturing / OT-IT convergence / Industrial IoT
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
OT data architecture strategy, industrial data protocols (OPC UA, MQTT), data governance, AI/ML integration, predictive maintenance, digital twins, time-series analytics, cybersecurity principles
Preferred skills
PLCs/SCADA/MES/ERP systems, cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), data lakes/streaming, process optimization, closed-loop control strategies
Technologies
OPC UA, MQTT, historians, industrial edge platforms, Azure, AWS, GCP, data lakes, streaming platforms
Responsibilities
Define global OT data architecture and middleware standards; establish data models and governance for cross-site consistency; drive analytics enablement for dashboards and anomaly detection; deploy AI/ML models for predictive maintenance and process optimization; mentor engineers and influence technical direction across global sites.
Seniority
Principal, global technical authority & mentorship