AI Control Optimization Consultant

Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology artificial intelligence industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission to co-innovate tomorrow. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our return we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect value creation collaboration integrity and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

JOB SUMMARY:

The AI Control Optimization Consultant develops promotes and supports AI/ML-enabled closed-loop optimization solutions (Control AI FKDPP) in collaboration with Sales and Solutions teams. This role focuses on presales activities proposal development PoC/pilot support benefit estimation and coordination with internal/external stakeholders. The consultant translates customer operational challenges into tangible AI optimization use cases and supports early-stage project scoping.
This role will be a key contributor in developing and promoting Yokogawas AI solution portfolio including other AI products and solutions released or under development. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience from the field a passion for leveraging AI technologies to impact our customers operations.
Once sold Consultant can also have the ultimate responsibility for Yokogawa business at the project level. This includes the responsibility for customer satisfaction improving margin and for overall management of projects from initial conception through project completion. Assures projects are completed in a timely efficient and profitable manner while maintaining customer satisfaction by scope definition planning monitoring and controlling all project resources and relationships utilizing Yokogawa ISO procedural requirements.

DUTIES/RESULTS:

Develops and communicates Control AI FKDPP presales strategy with Sales Teams.
Supports sales calls customer presentations demonstrations and PoC design sessions.
Creates customized proposal & SOW documentation leveraging presales materials.
Defines customer business requirements and translates them into AI optimization use cases.
Coordinates PoC and pilot deployment activities including data collection and preparation.
Supports benefit estimation and ROI justification based on customer data and AI model outputs.
Collects and documents customer feedback and improvement requirements for continuous product enhancement.
Participates in internal knowledge capture and contributes to best practices and playbooks.
Submits monthly activity reports (customer interactions pipeline feedback forecast).
Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Computer Science Data Science or related technical field.
5 years of combined experience in industrial process engineering control systems data analytics or machine learning.
Hands-on experience with AI/ML workflows (Python Jupyter model deployment validation) in industrial context preferred.
Understanding of closed-loop optimization control loops (PID/DCS/SCADA) or APC is an advantage.
Ability to manage multiple presales and PoC activities simultaneously.
Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to simplify technical concepts.
Proficient with MS PowerPoint Excel and proposal documentation.
Requires 3050% travel (short trips).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Sugar Land Office and Customer Office/Plant Visits

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse equitable and inclusive will actively recruit develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience knowledge thinking styles perspective cultural background and socioeconomic will not discriminate based on race skin color age sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation religion belief political opinion nationality ethnicity place of origin disability family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong contribute succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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