IoT Developer - Mid Level

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate PLCs, robotics, sensors, and machine controllers using MQTT, OPC-UA, REST APIs, and secure messaging protocols
• Develop and maintain edge-to-cloud data pipelines for real-time manufacturing data
• Design standardized machine connectivity frameworks for multi-site scalability
• Implement structured data models for production, quality, and downtime capture
• Ensure secure data transmission and storage aligned with IT and cybersecurity standards
• Develop reusable integration templates to accelerate future deployments
• Connect Execution Operations Platform (EOP) with MES, ERP systems, and enterprise applications
• Enable material tracking technologies (RFID, barcode, serialization, vision systems)
• Capture and validate real-time production, scrap, yield, and dimensional data
• Support deployment of Control Tower and plant observability systems
• Standardize event-driven data structures for enterprise reporting and analytics
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
• Validate integration reliability prior to production go-live
• Support commissioning and startup during compressed installation windows
• Troubleshoot PLC and machine communication during live production
• Work directly with automation vendors, controls engineers, and plant operations teams
• Scale successful implementations across additional facilities
• Proactively monitor machine connectivity and data health across sites
• Troubleshoot IoT communication failures and production-impacting issues
• Improve system resilience and fault tolerance
• Reduce downtime through early detection and rapid resolution
• Continuously harden and optimize plant integration architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• Smart Factory or Industry 4.0 implementation experience
• Experience integrating material tracking technologies (RFID, barcode, computer vision)
• Exposure to enterprise genealogy or graph database systems (e.g., Neo4J)
• Participation in multi-site rollouts FAT/SAT experience during machine installations
• Experience supporting robotics or automated packaging systems

Key Competencies

• Industrial systems thinking
• Structured data modeling
• Cross-functional communication
• Calm execution under production pressure
• Root cause analysis
• Standardization mindset
• Documentation discipline