AI Solution Architect II

Job title: AI Solution Architect II

About the Role HCLTech is seeking a globally experienced and visionary engineering leader to drive the evolution of SmartTwin into a world-class Digital Twin, Simulation, and World Model platform. This role is the Technology Champion for SmartTwin, responsible for defining the long-term technology strategy, engineering roadmap, research direction, platform architecture, ecosystem partnerships, and innovation agenda. The ideal candidate combines deep scientific expertise in Digital Twins, Simulation Sciences, Spatial Computing, and Physical AI with a proven ability to build large-scale enterprise platforms and lead multidisciplinary global engineering organizations. The candidate will play a pivotal role in positioning HCLTech as a recognized industry leader in Digital Twins, World Models, Industrial AI, and Physical AI.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the long-term SmartTwin vision and technology roadmap.
• Drive the evolution of SmartTwin into an enterprise-grade Digital Twin and World Model platform.
• Define platform capabilities, reusable services, accelerators, and IP assets.
• Align platform investments with strategic business priorities and market opportunities.
• Own the architecture and technology strategy across Digital Twins, Asset Twins, Process Twins, Facility Twins, Operational Twins, Enterprise Digital Twins, World Models, Spatial World Models, Knowledge-Based World Models, Dynamic State Models, Multi-Agent World Models, Simulation Platforms, Industrial Simulation, Manufacturing Simulation, Logistics Simulation, Robotics Simulation, Autonomous Systems Simulation, Spatial Computing, Spatial Reasoning, Spatial Data Platforms, Digital Environments, Mixed Reality, Integration, Physical AI, Simulation-to-Real Systems, Synthetic Data Pipelines, Robotics Enablement, Multi-Agent Systems, Autonomous Operations.
• Establish architecture governance, standards, reference architecture, and reusable platform frameworks.
• Lead SmartTwin's innovation agenda across World Models, OpenUSD, Spatial Computing, Digital Twins, Simulation Sciences, Physical AI, Robotics, Simulation, Agentic AI.
• Identify emerging technologies and strategic investments; driving patents, publications, and IP creation; collaborating with research institutions and universities; driving next-generation platform capabilities; establishing SmartTwin as an innovation-led platform.
• Build and lead multidisciplinary global teams across Digital Twin Engineering, Simulation Engineering, Omniverse Engineering, OpenUSD Engineering, Platform Engineering, Physical AI Engineering, World Model Engineering, AI Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Field Engineering.
• Build high-performing engineering teams; establish engineering excellence practices; drive AI-native software development; develop future technical leaders and architects.

What We're Looking For

• PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation Sciences, Robotics, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computational Modeling, Operations Research, Spatial Computing, or related.
• 18+ years of industry experience; 10+ years leading large-scale engineering organizations; experience managing global engineering teams; proven success building enterprise software platforms; experience leading Digital Twin or Simulation products from concept to adoption; experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Mandatory Technical Expertise in at least four of the following areas: Digital Twin Platforms, Enterprise Digital Twins, Asset Twins, Process Twins, Operational Twins, World Models, Spatial Computing, Spatial Data Platforms, OpenUSD, Spatial Reasoning, Digital Environments, Industrial Simulation, Manufacturing Simulation, Logistics Simulation, Discrete Event Simulation, Agent-Based Simulation, Physics-Based Simulation, Simulation Sciences, Knowledge-Based World Models, Dynamic State Models, Multi-Agent World Models, Robotics Simulation, AI Engineering, Platform Engineering, Reliability Engineering.

Nice to Have

• MS / MTech from premier institutions; distinguished industry achievements; significant patents and publications may also be considered.

Compensation & Benefits

• Industry-benchmarked compensation
• Best-in-class healthcare benefits
• Personal time off
• Maternity and paternity benefits
• Access to skills / higher education programs/resources