Senior Technical Solution Architect – Industrial AI

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At Cerence AI, you’ll help transform advanced AI into trusted, real-world solutions that make complex technology – think vehicles, robots, smart manufacturing, and emerging intelligent devices – more natural, reliable, and useful. Building on decades of innovation and global deployment in automotive, we are extending our expertise into new products, markets, and intelligent systems.

As part of our global team, you’ll work alongside leading innovators, researchers, engineers, and business leaders to solve meaningful challenges and turn breakthrough ideas into technology people use every day. You’ll have the opportunity to make a visible impact, help shape Cerence AI’s next chapter, and move your own career forward.

Industrial AI is transforming how frontline workers and factory operations function. At Cerence, we are bringing together Voice AI, Industry 4.0, Digital Twins, Edge AI, and intelligent automation to create the next generation of connected worker and smart manufacturing solutions.

Role Overview

The Senior Technical Solution Architect will lead the design and architecture of next-generation Industrial AI solutions that connect frontline workers, frontline processes, and enterprise systems through voice, AI, and digital twin technologies.

This role bridges frontline workers, factory-floor operations, enterprise applications, Industrial AI platforms, and operational technology (OT) environments to deliver next-generation voice-enabled, digital twin, and connected worker solutions for manufacturing environments.

Your Impact

• Defining end-to-end Industry 4.0 and Industrial AI solution architectures.
• Shape smart manufacturing platform roadmaps.
• Connect frontline workers, industrial assets, enterprise systems, and AI platforms through intelligent workflows.
• Work with System provider companies and their end-to-end applications to integrate the Cerence solution.
• Drive deployment of Voice AI, Edge AI, and embedded Small Language Models (SLMs) across manufacturing environments.
• Influence product direction through customer engagements, pilots, and production deployments.
• Lead technical discussions with customers, partners, product teams, and engineering organizations.
  

Key Responsibilities

• Industrial AI Architecture: Design scalable end-to-end architectures integrating Voice AI, SLMs into enterprise manufacturing systems.
• Enterprise & Factory Integration: Architect integrations with MES, ERP, PLM, WMS, CMMS, SCADA, and PLC environments.
• Connected Worker Solutions: Create architectures spanning mobile devices, rugged tablets, wearables, HMIs, industrial control panels, and factory-floor workflows.
• Edge AI & SLM Strategy: Define approaches for deploying SLMs and AI workloads across cloud, edge gateways, industrial PCs, and embedded environments.
• Technical Leadership: Provide architecture governance, technical guidance, and solution leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure solutions meet industrial safety, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements.
  

What You Bring

Mandatory (Must Have)

• 5+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Industrial AI, IIoT, Digital Twins, or Smart Manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of Industry 4.0 architectures, connected factories, Industrial IoT (IIoT), OT/IT convergence, digital threads, predictive maintenance, industrial analytics, and factory automation ecosystems.
• Experience designing solutions connecting frontline workers, frontline processes, industrial assets, and enterprise systems.
• Proven experience with Digital Twin platforms such as NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Industrial Digital Twins, Azure Digital Twins, Siemens Digital Twin ecosystems, or similar solutions.
• Experience deploying and integrating Small Language Models (SLMs) 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 ability to engage senior stakeholders.

Good to Have (Highly Valued Plus)

• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Knowledge Graphs, and Multimodal AI systems.
• Experience with Connected Worker platforms and Digital Manufacturing initiatives.
• Industrial Cybersecurity standards including IEC 62443 and related OT security frameworks.
• Experience with Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, ABB, Honeywell, or PTC ecosystems.
• Predictive Maintenance, Condition Monitoring, Factory Optimization, and Manufacturing Analytics solutions.

Why Join the Team

• Help define how Voice AI and Industrial AI transform manufacturing operations worldwide.
• Work at the intersection of Industry 4.0, Digital Twins, Edge AI, and Conversational AI.
• Shape products, customer solutions, and platform strategy in a rapidly growing market.
• Influence real-world deployments that improve productivity, safety, and operational efficiency.
  

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical discipline.

What we offer

We offer a generous compensation and benefits package (in addition to the base salary), including:

• Salary range $132,200.00 USD - $211,400.00 USD / $187,014.75 CDN - $299,056.43 CDN It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. The actual salary will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors.

• Annual bonus opportunity

• Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

• Company contribution to the 401(k) plan / CDN RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)

• Equity awards for certain positions and levels

• Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position

All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable, and may be amended, terminated, or replaced from time to time.

Cerence AI (NASDAQ: CRNC) helps people and intelligent systems work together naturally and reliably. Proven at global scale in automotive, Cerence provides the trusted interaction and action layer connecting people, machines, and intelligent systems. Its AI platform enables natural interaction and dependable action across complex real-world environments where reliability, safety, security, and performance are critical. Working with customers and partners worldwide, Cerence transforms advanced AI into trusted solutions that bridge the gap between AI potential and real-world performance.

For more information, visit www.cerence.ai.

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- Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.
- Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.
- Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective.
- Adhering to company's compliance and regulations.
- Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence.

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- Demonstrative knowledge of information security through internal training programs.