Manufacturing Systems (OT) Engineer (Computer Systems Engineer II)

Responsibilities

• Ensure Company safety procedures are being adhered to.
• Design and implement computer-based systems that support engineering processes, manufacturing equipment, and automation.
• Develop and maintain interfaces between machines, PLCs, sensors, and data systems.
• Perform basic network design on new projects and system upgrades in keeping with IT standards and security principles.
• Support data acquisition, analysis, and visualization for engineering and production teams.
• Collaborate with process, mechanical, and electrical engineers to optimize system performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system-level issues involving hardware, software, and networked equipment.
• Support implementation of industrial control systems, SCADA, and HMI platforms.
• Ensure system reliability, uptime, and data integrity in production environments.
• Aid in validation, testing, and documentation of engineering systems.
• Work with vendors and internal teams to integrate new technologies into existing operations.
• Seek out, suggest, and ultimately lead any HMI, UI, ERP integration continuous improvement projects.
• Install and maintain distributed control system corporate-wide.
• Conduct continuous improvement on Global plant systems.
• Back-up, Document, Troubleshoot Virtual Machines and ESX servers for manufacturing.
• Provide technical support for facilities worldwide.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience in a field of study such as electrical, computer systems.
• Between 5-7 years of control system or computer system engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Ladder Logic, preferably with Allen Bradley systems (PLC 5, SLC and Controllogix).
• Familiarity with HMI design, preferably with FactoryTalk and Ignition.
• Strong Skills in Python, C, SQL, Java and CSS.
• Experience programming for and managing an environment with strict uptime requirements.
• Strong Skills in database design, management and programming interface with MS SQL Server.
• Strong Skills in networking and network security best practices.
• Strong Skills in Virtualization using VMWare Workstation and ESXi.
• Proficient with layer 2 and 3 network topologies and have knowledge on the subjects of Vlans, Spanning Tree and IP routing.
• Familiarity with OPC-UA protocol and MQTT. Kepware experience preferable.