Digital Engineering Head

Description :

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 :

• Lead the Digital Engineering & Industrial IT practice with a focus on integration, data intelligence, automation, and AI.
• Build the roadmap for Digital Thread, spanning PLM - Engineering - MES / MOM - ERP - Service.
• Provide strategic oversight of both product engineering IT systems and manufacturing / OT systems, without requiring deep domain specialization.
• Manage global distributed teams, capability building, and multi-million USD delivery portfolios.

2. IT, Data, and Digital Architecture :

3. Product Engineering IT (Strategic Understanding, IT Leadership) :

4. Process & Manufacturing IT (Strategic Oversight, Integration Focus) :

5. Client & Business Management :

6. Innovation & Practice Growth :

Required Skills & Experience :

Educational Qualifications :

(ref : hirist.tech)