Tech Sr. Consultant - Digital Twin

Posted:
6/17/2026, 3:17:17 AM

Location(s):
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China ⋅ Shanghai, China

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Consulting

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Emulate3D digital twin software empowers people to better envision, test, and create automation systems. As a Digital Twin Technical Consultant, you will solve real-world engineering challenges using Emulate3D and related digital engineering tools. This is a customer-facing role with a goal of driving adoption and revenue, both from software and services. As part of Rockwell Automation's Digital Service team, you will help accelerate the success of digital transformation initiatives.

We are looking for a consultant in digital project delivery team who has a depth of experience in logistics & industrial simulation, controls engineering, robotics, and digital design tools. Your primary responsibility is to provide technical consultation to external clients, transforming ambiguous solution objectives (the "what") to specific design architectures, proofs of concept, and functional prototypes (the "how"). You will be a guiding figure for clients with your subject matter expertise, continuing to assist them as their adoption scales with value-added success. Your focus will be digital twin project using Rockwell Automation's Emulate3D software, you should also be comfortable working with connected software tools for robot programming, PLC programming, and mechanical/electrical CAD.

You'll join a dynamic, collaborative, and efficient team that is passionate about digital engineering. As part of Rockwell Automation, we serve clients worldwide across diverse industries and cultures.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support during strategic pre-sales engagements, including demos and proof-of-concept modeling.
  • As consultant and technical lead of external customer digital twin projects to ensure the success of project delivery and customer satisfaction.
  • Be an expert in digital twin engineering, including process simulation, optimization consultant, system emulation. Representing Emulate3D in customer engagements and internal strategy discussions.
  • Lead and contribute to client meetings, pre-sales & project workshops, and industry events
  • Deliver consulting clients projects using Emulate3D and related digital engineering tools (such as Nvidia Omniverse, Ansys, MATLAB Simulink), including: pre-sales activities, solution consultant, project delivery, personalized training services, and development.
  • Create technical documentation, including blueprint design, modeling standards, reference architectures, and best practices.
  • Support integrations with complementary tools such as robot programming environments, PLC software, and CAD platforms.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

  • typically requires 5 or more years of related experience in industry and logistics.
  • Solid experience using Emulate3D or related digital twin / digital engineering tools, especially in the context of simulation, emulation, controls testing, and virtual commissioning.
  • Have solid project delivery & management experience with external customers. Has project management certification is a plus
  • Experience with scripting and programming, especially in object-oriented languages such as C#. Can create lightweight scripts for task automation or customization activities.
  • Experience with Rockwell Automation products, especially Studio 5000 Logix Designer, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and FactoryTalk Logix Echo. Understanding of how a PLC functions, including interpreting and writing PLC logic.
  • Experience with robot simulation software, including one/more of: FANUC ROBOGUIDE, ABB RobotStudio, Yaskawa Motosim, or Siemens Technomatix Process Simulate. Understanding concepts related to robot programming.
  • Experience with mechanical CAD software, including one/more of: SOLIDWORKS, AutoDesk Inventor, and PTC Creo. Understanding 3D CAD concepts such as joints, assemblies, distinction between parametric geometry and mesh-based representations.

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

  • Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
  • Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
  • Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
  • On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.