Job Title: Head of Digital Engineering & Industrial IT
(Senior Director / AVP / VP Level)**
Experience: 20+ Years
Reporting To: CEO
Location: Bangalore / Remote
About the Role
We are seeking a senior leader who brings strong IT, data, and systems integration expertise across the engineering and manufacturing value chain.
The ideal candidate should understand product engineering (PLM/PDM/CAD) and process/manufacturing systems (MES/MOM/APC/OT) at a strategic level, while being deeply hands-on with AI/ML, industrial data architectures, and digital thread enablement.
This role focuses on connecting these domains — not performing them — through modern IT platforms, integration architectures, and data intelligence.
The leader will define and scale our Digital Engineering & Industrial IT practice, unifying product data, OT data, process data, and enterprise systems into a cohesive digital ecosystem for global USA/EU clients.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Leadership
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Lead the Digital Engineering & Industrial IT practice with a focus on integration, data intelligence, automation, and AI.
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Build the roadmap for Digital Thread, spanning PLM Engineering MES/MOM ERP Service.
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Provide strategic oversight of both product engineering IT systems and manufacturing/OT systems, without requiring deep domain specialization.
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Manage global distributed teams, capability building, and multi-million USD delivery portfolios.
2. IT, Data, and Digital Architecture
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Architect end-to-end solutions across:
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PLM/PDM ecosystems (3DEXPERIENCE, Teamcenter, Windchill)
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MES/MOM and industrial IT layers
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APC, historian, SCADA/PLC system integration
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ERP (SAP) integration and enterprise data models
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Drive AI/ML initiatives for OT data, including:
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Historian data
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Sensor & time-series OT data
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APC model analytics
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OTS logs and manufacturing datasets
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Lead the development of industrial data pipelines, industrial lakehouses, contextualization layers, and cloud architectures.
3. Product Engineering IT (Strategic Understanding, IT Leadership)
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Oversee PLM/PDM configuration, workflows, integrations, and digital thread mapping.
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Guide teams working on CAD/CAE integrations, engineering data management, and digital twin (product).
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Ensure alignment of engineering systems with downstream manufacturing and ERP layers.
4. Process & Manufacturing IT (Strategic Oversight, Integration Focus)
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Oversee digitalization of manufacturing systems, including MES/MOM and OT/IT platforms.
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Supervise integration of SCADA/PLC, APC, historian systems into enterprise data platforms.
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Drive AI-driven process optimization and predictive analytics from OT/ITS data (not hands-on engineering).
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Support digital twin (process) initiatives via data and modeling teams.
5. Client & Business Management
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Lead engagement with USA/EU clients across digital engineering, industrial IT, smart manufacturing, and Industry 4.0.
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Present roadmaps, architectures, and transformation strategies.
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Support sales with solutioning, pricing, staffing plans, and proposals.
6. Innovation & Practice Growth
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Build reusable accelerators for:
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PLM–MES–ERP integrations
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Industrial AI models (APC/OT/Process data)
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Digital Thread orchestration
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Industrial data platforms
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Mentor architects across PLM, MES, OT/IT, data engineering, and AI domains.
Required Skills & Experience
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20+ years in Engineering IT, Digital Engineering, Industrial IT, or OT/IT integration.
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Strong knowledge of PLM/PDM, MES/MOM, APC/OT systems, but as an IT integration leader, not deep domain engineer.
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Expertise in AI/ML for OT data, industrial analytics, and data engineering.
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Experience building digital architectures across PLM MES ERP.
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Proven experience with USA/EU clients and global delivery.
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Strong leadership, architecture, stakeholder, and communication skills.
Educational Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
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Master’s degree preferred.
