AI Consultant - Manufacturing

Tavant Technologies Inc

Santa Clara, CA

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SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Automotive Industry, Best Practices, Brand Marketing (Branding), Buses, Business Services, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Vision, Consulting, Customer Relations, Data Modeling, Data Science, Deep Learning, Docker, Documentation, Entertainment and Media, Forecasting, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Heavy Equipment/Vehicles, Internet Privacy, Internet of Things, Leadership, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Operations, Marketing Communications, Mentoring, Microsoft Windows Azure, Natural Language Processing (NLP), OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Online Communications, Operational Audit, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Pre-Sales, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Privacy Controls, Process Improvement, Product Demonstration, Product Design, Product Lifecycle, Productivity Management, Proof of Concept, Prototyping, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Control, Quality Management, Rapid Prototyping, Request for Proposals (RFP), Retail, Search Technology, Social Media, Software Development, Software Engineering, Solution Sales, Supply Chain Operations, Supply Chain Optimization, Technical Leadership, Technical Writing, Telemetry, Thought Leadership, Time Series Analysis, Use Cases
LOCATION
Santa Clara, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

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Job Description: We are looking for an experienced AI Consultant with deep expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI, coupled with domain knowledge in Manufacturing and Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) - particularly in automotive (trucks, buses) and heavy equipment industries.

The ideal candidate will be a full stack AI engineer capable of architecting, deploying, and scaling AI solutions across design, production, quality, aftersales, and service operations. This role blends hands-on technical development with consultative leadership, including pre-sales, solutioning, prototyping, and client enablement.

Key Responsibilities

  1. AI Solutioning & Consulting

Partner with manufacturing and service leaders to identify high-value AI use cases across product design, predictive maintenance, warranty analytics, service operations, and supply chain optimization.

Drive pre-sales engagements, client workshops, and AI opportunity assessments for industrial clients.

Develop proof-of-concepts, rapid prototypes, and demos to demonstrate business value.

Translate business problems into AI/ML solution architectures and roadmaps.

  1. Technical Leadership

Design and build end-to-end AI pipelines for time-series analysis, anomaly detection, vision-based inspection, and document understanding.

Lead development of GenAI applications and agentic AI workflows for service manuals, parts lookup, and technician copilots.

Architect and deploy RAG-based knowledge assistants trained on technical documentation, service data, and IoT telemetry.

Work across data engineering, modeling, and deployment, ensuring full lifecycle delivery and performance optimization.

  1. Cloud Engineering & MLOps

Deliver AI workloads on AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock), Azure (ML, OpenAI, AI Studio), or GCP (Vertex AI, Gemini).

Implement MLOps/LLMOps practices for model versioning, deployment automation, and monitoring.

Deploy containerized solutions with Docker/Kubernetes and expose models through APIs (FastAPI, Flask, or similar).

Integrate with edge AI or IoT platforms for predictive and real-time inference scenarios.

  1. Domain Expertise - Manufacturing & Service Lifecycle

Apply AI across the end-to-end product and service lifecycle, including:

Product Design: Quality prediction, digital twins, defect classification.

Production: Process optimization, yield improvement, quality inspection using computer vision.

Aftermarket Services: Predictive maintenance, spare parts forecasting, intelligent service documentation.

Warranty & Field Data Analytics: Root cause analysis, failure mode detection, service call optimization.

Design GenAI copilots for service engineers and dealerships, integrating technical documentation, sensor data, and knowledge graphs.

Enable closed-loop feedback between engineering, manufacturing, and service through intelligent automation.

  1. Thought Leadership & Enablement

Represent the organization in client solutioning sessions, RFPs, and innovation showcases.

Mentor teams in full stack AI development, industrial AI frameworks, and GenAI best practices.

Collaborate with domain and product experts to evolve AI-driven SLM accelerators and reference architectures.

Required Skills & Qualifications

12-15 years of experience in AI/ML, with at least 2+ years in Generative AI, LLMs, or Agentic AI.

Strong foundation in machine learning, deep learning, and industrial AI (vision, NLP, time series).

Expertise in Python and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face, and LangChain.

Proven experience delivering solutions on AWS / Azure / GCP cloud environments.

Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and API deployment.

Familiarity with MLOps / LLMOps tools (MLflow, Azure ML, Vertex AI Pipelines, Kubeflow).

Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, IoT/edge AI, and service lifecycle data models.

Excellent communication and presentation skills for engaging technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

Exposure to Digital Twin frameworks, predictive maintenance systems, and industrial IoT architectures.

Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Azure AI Search).

Knowledge of PLM, ERP, and SLM platforms (PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter, SAP S/4HANA, etc.).

Background in automotive, commercial vehicles, or heavy equipment manufacturing.

Certification in Azure AI Engineer, AWS Machine Learning Specialty, or GCP Professional ML Engineer.

Why Join Us

Drive the next wave of AI-led digital transformation in manufacturing and aftersales service.

Build intelligent copilots, autonomous agents, and predictive systems for leading global OEMs.

Collaborate with a team of AI experts and domain consultants pushing the frontier of industrial and agentic AI.

Influence the evolution of service lifecycle management through data-driven intelligence and automation.

Location: Santa Clara / Dallas

Years Of Exp: 15 to 18 years

Designation: Senior Lead Data Scientist

tags: Python, Azure, GenAI, Agentic AI, Langchain, Vector DB

Please write to careers@tavant.com if you have any questions regarding this job opportunity.

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About The Company

With more than 24 years of experience building innovative digital products and solutions, Tavant provides impactful results to its customers. It has been the frontrunner in driving digital innovation and tech-enabled transformation across a wide range of industries, such as Fintech, Manufacturing, AgTech, Media & Entertainment, and Retail in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Ours is a challenging workplace where teams are diverse, competitive, and continually searching for tomorrows technology and brilliant minds to create it. Furthermore, we do not focus just on what we do - we also care about how we do it. So, bring your talent and ambition to make a difference. We will create a world of opportunities for you.

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