Physical and Spatial AI Engineer III (OT Connectivity)

About the role

Deloitte's AI & Engineering practice is hiring a Physical and Spatial AI Engineer III (OT Connectivity) to join its AI & Engineering team. The role helps clients improve operational efficiency, accelerate digital transformation and modernize OT environments through digital twin, spatial intelligence and Physical AI solutions. It suits candidates with a product implementation mindset and experience applying digital twin and spatial technologies to real-world settings such as data centers, sports venues and consumer and retail operations. Recruiting ends on 11/26/2026.

Key responsibilities

• Create the secure, high-performing connectivity foundation for intelligent industrial operations across plant, edge, cloud and emerging AI environments.
• Design new industrial networks and modernize existing infrastructure for connected equipment, cameras, IIoT sensors, automation and data demands.
• Build segmented, multi-site network solutions using routing, switching, remote connectivity and software-defined networking.
• Enable reliable data movement between OT and IT while supporting AI, high-performance and optical networking.
• Apply network and agentic automation tools to improve deployment, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Integrate IT and OT using established OT architecture and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Support industrial protocols and time-sensitive applications, and use KPIs, monitoring and assurance to improve availability and performance.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders in manufacturing, energy, industrial, technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Operations or a related field.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing and supporting network connectivity for OT or industrial environments, shown by completed client or enterprise projects.
• Prior consulting experience delivering technical solutions directly to clients.
• Ability to travel up to 50% on average.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Required skills

• Network segmentation, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs and secure remote connectivity.
• Knowledge of the Purdue Model and IEC 62443 network zoning and segmentation.
• At least one industrial protocol such as PROFINET, EtherNet/IP or OPC UA.
• IIoT device connection and OT/IT integration.
• Preferred: multi-site connectivity, site-to-site IPsec, SD-WAN, VRF-lite, VXLAN-EVPN, network automation tools (Ansible, Netmiko, n8n, LangChain), TSN, InfiniBand, Spectrum-X, OTN, and presentation to an Architecture Review Board.