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Spatial Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Physical and Spatial AI Architect

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$68 - $89.50/hr

Deloitte is a leading professional services firm, and they are seeking a Physical and Spatial AI Architect to join their AI & Engineering team. The role focuses on improving operational efficiency ...

Physical and Spatial AI Architect

San Diego, CA · On-site

$67 - $88/hr

Deloitte is a leading professional services firm, and they are seeking a Physical and Spatial AI Architect to join their AI & Engineering team. The role focuses on improving operational efficiency ...

Physical & Spatial AI, Cloud Integrated Infrastructure Engineer III Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on ...

Physical and Spatial AI Architect

San Jose, CA · On-site

$73.75 - $97.25/hr

Deloitte is a leading professional services firm, and they are seeking a Physical and Spatial AI Architect to join their AI & Engineering team. The role focuses on improving operational efficiency ...

Physical and Spatial AI Architect

Costa Mesa, CA · On-site

$66.75 - $88/hr

Deloitte is a leading professional services firm, and they are seeking a Physical and Spatial AI Architect to join their AI & Engineering team. The role focuses on improving operational efficiency ...

Physical and Spatial AI Architect

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$74.25 - $97.75/hr

Deloitte is a leading professional services firm, and they are seeking a Physical and Spatial AI Architect to join their AI & Engineering team. The role focuses on improving operational efficiency ...

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How much do spatial jobs pay per year?

As of May 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for spatial in California is $121,527.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $113,000.00 and $126,300.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Spatial Analyst, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Spatial Analyst, you need strong analytical skills, proficiency in geography or related fields, and experience with spatial data analysis. Familiarity with GIS software like ArcGIS or QGIS, and certifications such as GISP, are often required. Attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and effective communication skills help you interpret data and collaborate with stakeholders. These competencies are vital for providing accurate spatial insights that support decision-making across various industries.

How does a Spatial Analyst typically collaborate with other departments within an organization?

Spatial Analysts often work closely with various teams such as urban planning, engineering, environmental science, and IT. They provide geospatial insights, maps, and data visualizations to support decision-making and project planning. Collaboration usually involves regular meetings to understand department needs, integrating spatial data into broader projects, and explaining complex spatial concepts to non-technical stakeholders. This teamwork ensures that spatial data informs strategies across the organization and supports cross-functional goals.

What are spatial jobs?

Spatial jobs involve working with data that has a geographic or spatial component, such as maps, satellite imagery, or location-based information. Professionals in this field often use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and spatial analysis tools to collect, analyze, and interpret spatial data. These roles are crucial in urban planning, environmental management, transportation, and many other industries. People in spatial jobs may work as GIS analysts, cartographers, urban planners, or remote sensing specialists.

What is the difference between Spatial vs GIS Technician?

AspectSpatialGIS Technician
Required CredentialsGIS certifications, degree in geography or GISGIS certifications, degree in geography or related field
Work EnvironmentFieldwork, data collection, mapping projectsOffice-based, data analysis, map creation
Employer & Industry UsageEnvironmental agencies, urban planning, utilitiesGovernment agencies, consulting firms, environmental companies

Both Spatial and GIS Technician roles require similar credentials and often work within the same industries. Spatial roles tend to involve more fieldwork and data collection, while GIS Technicians focus on data analysis and map production. Understanding these differences helps job seekers target the right position based on their skills and interests.

What cities in California are hiring for Spatial jobs? Cities in California with the most Spatial job openings:
Infographic showing various Spatial job openings in California as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 81% Full Time, 16% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 78% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 19% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $121,527 per year, or $58.4 per hour.
Physical and Spatial AI Architect

Physical and Spatial AI Architect

Deloitte

Costa Mesa, CA

Other

Posted 9 days ago


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8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 86 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

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Job description

Architect, Physical & Spatial AI, OT Transformation
Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals re-imagining and re-engineering operations and environments that are critical to business performance.
The role is focused on helping clients improve operational efficiency, accelerate digital transformation, modernize OT environments, and unlock new value through digital twin, spatial intelligence, and Physical AI-enabled solutions.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong product implementation mindset and experience helping clients apply digital twin and spatial technologies to real-world operational environments. The ideal candidate has worked across OT-heavy environments such as data centers, sports venues, and consumer/retail operations, and can translate business and operational needs into scalable architecture, platform, and transformation solutions. Strong client experience aligned to NVIDIA and/or Google Cloud Platform stacks, with emphasis on either OT transformation design and deep technical solution architecture is ideal.
Recruiting for this role ends on 06/01/2026.
Work You'll Do
As an Architect at Deloitte, you are expected to bring deep expertise in Physical and Spatial AI, help define business or technology architecture, plan delivery for large-scale projects, oversee solution design and implementation, manage team progress, and ensure quality of work products. The role also includes mentoring, sales support, and contribution to market eminence.
* Advise clients on leading practices in digital twin, spatial AI, OT modernization, edge-to-cloud integration, and physical environment transformation
* Translate business and operational priorities into transformation roadmaps and technical strategies
* Guide clients on platform choices and ecosystem decisions aligned to NVIDIA and/or GCP-based architectures including the role of edge, data, AI, and simulation platforms in enterprise transformation
* Architect client solutions focused on digital twins, spatial intelligence, simulation, and OT transformation
* Help clients define future-state capability stacks aligned to NVIDIA and/or GCP ecosystems, including edge compute, AI model services, simulation platforms, vision services, data platforms, and enterprise integration layers
* Define technical architectures for environments requiring coordination across sensing, telemetry, OT systems, edge infrastructure, AI/ML services, spatial context, and enterprise applications
* Implement integration of physical/spatial AI capabilities into operational workflows, including OT systems, IoT platforms, facilities systems, robotics-related ecosystems, and enterprise platforms
* Develop differentiated points of view, offerings, demos, and proposal content that position Deloitte as a preferred transformation partner
* Help shape Deloitte's market-facing capabilities focused on digital twins, OT transformation, and spatial/physical AI use cases across priority sectors
The Team
Our AI & Engineering practice offers comprehensive solutions for designing, developing, and operating advanced data, AI, and engineering platforms, products, insights, and services. We help clients innovate, enhance, and manage their capabilities so they can grow and scale effectively.
In this role, you will work at the intersection of AI, engineering, operational technology, and industry transformation, helping clients bring together sensing, simulation, decisioning, and enterprise execution in real-world physical environments.
Qualifications
Required
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a related field
* 6+ years of relevant experience in consulting, industry, or a combination of both
* Experience working with clients on digital twin, spatial technologies, OT transformation, industrial/edge AI, or related operational technology initiatives
* Experience aligned to NVIDIA and/or Google Cloud Platform ecosystems, including relevant AI, simulation, edge, vision, geospatial, or platform services
* Experience aligned to NVIDIA and/or Google Cloud Platform ecosystems for Physical & Spatial AI including but not limited to
* NVIDIA platforms: Omniverse, Cosmos, Isaac, Metropolis, Jetson/ Orin, NeMo, Groot in real world or simulated environments
* GCP technologies: GDCE, Anthos, Vertex AI, TensorFlow, Immersive Stream, Earth Engine, Gemini/ Agent builder
* Strong product and platform strategy experience defining architecture, integration patterns, and implementation approaches for environments involving OT systems, telemetry, AI services, and enterprise platforms
* Ability to travel up to 50% on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
* Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
Preferred
* Consulting experience strongly preferred, particularly in client-facing strategy, architecture, or transformation delivery roles
* Experience in data center, sports venue, consumer, or retail environments
* Experience developing client-ready materials for workshops, solution framing sessions, and stakeholder presentations
* Experience contributing to proposal development, pursuit teams, or opportunity shaping activities
* Familiarity with operational use cases such as asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, facility performance, workforce enablement, computer vision, loss prevention, safety/compliance monitoring, or spatial operations
* Experience with enterprise integration, IT/OT convergence, and real-time operational decision support
* Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Industrial Systems, or a related discipline
* Strong presentation skills and comfort communicating with both business and technical audiences
* Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary teams in complex solution delivery engagements
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including workshop facilitation, architecture storytelling, and executive-level communication
Wages + Salary
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $ 151,800 to $ 253,000. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
This position is aligned with the Core Talent Model. To view the associated benefit package, please reference this document: [1] https://resources.deloitte.com/:b:/r/sites/dnet-tod-us/Shared to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Qualifications:

Architect, Physical & Spatial AI, OT Transformation
Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals re-imagining and re-engineering operations and environments that are critical to business performance.
The role is focused on helping clients improve operational efficiency, accelerate digital transformation, modernize OT environments, and unlock new value through digital twin, spatial intelligence, and Physical AI-enabled solutions.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong product implementation mindset and experience helping clients apply digital twin and spatial technologies to real-world operational environments. The ideal candidate has worked across OT-heavy environments such as data centers, sports venues, and consumer/retail operations, and can translate business and operational needs into scalable architecture, platform, and transformation solutions. Strong client experience aligned to NVIDIA and/or Google Cloud Platform stacks, with emphasis on either OT transformation design and deep technical solution architecture is ideal.
Recruiting for this role ends on 06/01/2026.
Work You'll Do
As an Architect at Deloitte, you are expected to bring deep expertise in Physical and Spatial AI, help define business or technology architecture, plan delivery for large-scale projects, oversee solution design and implementation, manage team progress, and ensure quality of work products. The role also includes mentoring, sales support, and contribution to market eminence.
* Advise clients on leading practices in digital twin, spatial AI, OT modernization, edge-to-cloud integration, and physical environment transformation
* Translate business and operational priorities into transformation roadmaps and technical strategies
* Guide clients on platform choices and ecosystem decisions aligned to NVIDIA and/or GCP-based architectures including the role of edge, data, AI, and simulation platforms in enterprise transformation
* Architect client solutions focused on digital twins, spatial intelligence, simulation, and OT transformation
* Help clients define future-state capability stacks aligned to NVIDIA and/or GCP ecosystems, including edge compute, AI model services, simulation platforms, vision services, data platforms, and enterprise integration layers
* Define technical architectures for environments requiring coordination across sensing, telemetry, OT systems, edge infrastructure, AI/ML services, spatial context, and enterprise applications
* Implement integration of physical/spatial AI capabilities into operational workflows, including OT systems, IoT platforms, facilities systems, robotics-related ecosystems, and enterprise platforms
* Develop differentiated points of view, offerings, demos, and proposal content that position Deloitte as a preferred transformation partner
* Help shape Deloitte's market-facing capabilities focused on digital twins, OT transformation, and spatial/physical AI use cases across priority sectors
The Team
Our AI & Engineering practice offers comprehensive solutions for designing, developing, and operating advanced data, AI, and engineering platforms, products, insights, and services. We help clients innovate, enhance, and manage their capabilities so they can grow and scale effectively.
In this role, you will work at the intersection of AI, engineering, operational technology, and industry transformation, helping clients bring together sensing, simulation, decisioning, and enterprise execution in real-world physical environments.
Qualifications
Required
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a related field
* 6+ years of relevant experience in consulting, industry, or a combination of both
* Experience working with clients on digital twin, spatial technologies, OT transformation, industrial/edge AI, or related operational technology initiatives
* Experience aligned to NVIDIA and/or Google Cloud Platform ecosystems, including relevant AI, simulation, edge, vision, geospatial, or platform services
* Experience aligned to NVIDIA and/or Google Cloud Platform ecosystems for Physical & Spatial AI including but not limited to
* NVIDIA platforms: Omniverse, Cosmos, Isaac, Metropolis, Jetson/ Orin, NeMo, Groot in real world or simulated environments
* GCP technologies: GDCE, Anthos, Vertex AI, TensorFlow, Immersive Stream, Earth Engine, Gemini/ Agent builder
* Strong product and platform strategy experience defining architecture, integration patterns, and implementation approaches for environments involving OT systems, telemetry, AI services, and enterprise platforms
* Ability to travel up to 50% on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
* Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
Preferred
* Consulting experience strongly preferred, particularly in client-facing strategy, architecture, or transformation delivery roles
* Experience in data center, sports venue, consumer, or retail environments
* Experience developing client-ready materials for workshops, solution framing sessions, and stakeholder presentations
* Experience contributing to proposal development, pursuit teams, or opportunity shaping activities
* Familiarity with operational use cases such as asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, facility performance, workforce enablement, computer vision, loss prevention, safety/compliance monitoring, or spatial operations
* Experience with enterprise integration, IT/OT convergence, and real-time operational decision support
* Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Industrial Systems, or a related discipline
* Strong presentation skills and comfort communicating with both business and technical audiences
* Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary teams in complex solution delivery engagements
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including workshop facilitation, architecture storytelling, and executive-level communication
Wages + Salary
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be...


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