PwC
Digital Manufacturing Consultant (MES, Digital Automation, Digital Twin) Senior Associate
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Supports client engagements involving digital manufacturing, MES, automation, digital twins, IoT, and connected products. Analyzes manufacturing processes, simulation results, costs, workflows, and production data; develops technology recommendations and client deliverables; coordinates project workstreams; manages client relationships; ensures compliance; and guides junior team members.
The Opportunity
As a Digital Manufacturing Consultant (MES, Digital Automation, Digital Twin) Senior Associate you will support client service work in physical product development and manufacturing, bringing together digital manufacturing, manufacturing execution systems, automation, and digital twin concepts to help clients improve production performance and operating models. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client relationships, and guide junior team members while developing your understanding of the broader business context within our Advisory practice.
In this role at PwC, you will contribute to digital manufacturing and connected technology engagements across product development and manufacturing, using analytical thinking and practical technical skills to develop deliverables that support client priorities. You will have opportunities to work across a range of solutions tied to connected physical products, IoT, digital engineering, and manufacturing excellence, while expanding your own career through exposure to diverse teams, evolving client needs, and increasingly complex delivery challenges.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing manufacturing and digital transformation needs to define workstreams for MES, digital automation, and digital twin initiatives
- Developing client deliverables that translate product development and manufacturing goals into actionable process and technology recommendations
- Applying digital tooling, emerging technologies, and AI-supported methods to improve factory operations and production visibility
- Assessing process simulation results, feasibility studies, and manufacturing cost analysis to inform design and deployment decisions
- Documenting requirements, workflows, and solution designs that support product lifecycle management and manufacturing execution activities
- Interpreting supply chain, production control, and lean manufacturing data to identify process gaps and improvement opportunities
- Coordinating project resource management activities across teams to maintain scope, timing, and deliverable progress
- Building client relationships by responding to questions, interpreting feedback, and adapting deliverables to changing business priorities
- Reviewing work from junior team members, providing guidance on methods and deliverable development, and supporting their growth
- Maintaining compliance and standards across project activities while applying critical thinking to complex manufacturing challenges
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Analytics/Data Science, Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Engineering, Environmental Science/Sustainability, Health Administration/Public Health, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain, Project/Technology Management, Science
- Demonstrating digital manufacturing, MES, or automation project experience
- Utilizing digital twin, PLM, or connected product platform knowledge
- Analyzing manufacturing workflows, cost drivers, and process data
- Supporting client-facing workstreams in operations consulting settings
- Guiding junior team members through complex delivery tasks
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
As a Digital Manufacturing Consultant (MES, Digital Automation, Digital Twin) Senior Associate you will support client service work in physical product development and manufacturing, bringing together digital manufacturing, manufacturing execution systems, automation, and digital twin concepts to help clients improve production performance and operating models. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client relationships, and guide junior team members while developing your understanding of the broader business context within our Advisory practice.
In this role at PwC, you will contribute to digital manufacturing and connected technology engagements across product development and manufacturing, using analytical thinking and practical technical skills to develop deliverables that support client priorities. You will have opportunities to work across a range of solutions tied to connected physical products, IoT, digital engineering, and manufacturing excellence, while expanding your own career through exposure to diverse teams, evolving client needs, and increasingly complex delivery challenges.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing manufacturing and digital transformation needs to define workstreams for MES, digital automation, and digital twin initiatives
- Developing client deliverables that translate product development and manufacturing goals into actionable process and technology recommendations
- Applying digital tooling, emerging technologies, and AI-supported methods to improve factory operations and production visibility
- Assessing process simulation results, feasibility studies, and manufacturing cost analysis to inform design and deployment decisions
- Documenting requirements, workflows, and solution designs that support product lifecycle management and manufacturing execution activities
- Interpreting supply chain, production control, and lean manufacturing data to identify process gaps and improvement opportunities
- Coordinating project resource management activities across teams to maintain scope, timing, and deliverable progress
- Building client relationships by responding to questions, interpreting feedback, and adapting deliverables to changing business priorities
- Reviewing work from junior team members, providing guidance on methods and deliverable development, and supporting their growth
- Maintaining compliance and standards across project activities while applying critical thinking to complex manufacturing challenges
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Analytics/Data Science, Artificial Intelligence/Robotics, Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Engineering, Environmental Science/Sustainability, Health Administration/Public Health, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain, Project/Technology Management, Science
- Demonstrating digital manufacturing, MES, or automation project experience
- Utilizing digital twin, PLM, or connected product platform knowledge
- Analyzing manufacturing workflows, cost drivers, and process data
- Supporting client-facing workstreams in operations consulting settings
- Guiding junior team members through complex delivery tasks
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
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