Physical & Spatial AI, OT Connectivity Engineer III
Job Description
New York, NY (Onsite) | USD 116,200 - 229,100 per year
Deloitte’s AI & Engineering practice helps clients design, develop, and operate advanced data, AI, and engineering platforms, products, insights, and services. In this role, you will support client efforts to modernize OT environments and establish secure, high-performing connectivity foundations for intelligent industrial operations. The focus includes digital twin and spatial intelligence concepts, Physical AI-enabled solutions, and practical networking design that enables connected equipment and time-sensitive applications.
What you’ll do
- Design new industrial networks and modernize existing infrastructure to support connected equipment, cameras, IIoT sensors, automation systems, and increasing data demands.
- Build segmented, multi-site network solutions using modern routing, switching, remote connectivity, and software-defined networking technologies.
- Enable reliable data movement across OT and IT domains to support emerging AI, high-performance, and optical networking use cases.
- Use network and agentic automation tools to improve deployment, configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and ongoing support.
- Integrate IT and OT environments using established OT architecture and cybersecurity frameworks to reduce risk and protect critical operations.
- Design connectivity that supports leading industrial protocols and time-sensitive applications across complex operating environments.
- Use network KPIs, monitoring, assurance, and structured troubleshooting to improve availability, performance, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to deliver practical solutions for manufacturing, energy, and other industrial technology, media, and telecommunications organizations.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting network connectivity solutions for OT or industrial environments, shown through completed client or enterprise projects.
- Prior consulting experience delivering technical solutions directly to clients.
- Experience designing, implementing, or supporting networks in OT or industrial environments.
- Experience with network segmentation, including VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, or secure remote connectivity.
- Knowledge of the Purdue Model and IEC 62443 network zoning and segmentation principles.
- Experience with at least one industrial communication protocol, such as PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, or OPC UA.
- Experience troubleshooting OT network connectivity and performance issues.
- Experience using network monitoring tools and performance data to maintain reliability, identify issues, and support troubleshooting.
- Experience connecting IIoT devices or integrating network connectivity across OT and IT environments.
- Ability to create clear network designs and technical documentation.
- Ability to communicate technical solutions to architects, clients, and OT and IT stakeholders.
- Ability to travel up to 50% on average based on work, clients, and industries served.
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
Technologies you may work with
- Digital twin and spatial technologies, spatial intelligence, Physical AI
- Nvidia, Google
- Routing, switching, software-defined networking, segmented multi-site networking
- VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, secure remote connectivity, IPsec, SD-WAN
- VRF-lite, VXLAN-EVPN
- Purdue Model and IEC 62443 network zoning and segmentation principles
- PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA
- Network KPIs, monitoring, agentic automation
- Ansible, Netmiko, n8n, LangChain
- TSN, InfiniBand, Spectrum-X, optical transport network (OTN) devices
Compensation details
A reasonable estimate of the current range is $116,200 to $229,100. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program.
Team focus
Our AI & Engineering practice offers comprehensive solutions for designing, developing, and operating advanced data, AI, and engineering platforms, products, insights, and services.
Recruiting for this role ends on: 11/26/2026