Digital Manufacturing Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and develop responsive industrial web applications utilizing Ignition Perspective along with supporting web technologies.

• Enhance Ignition's standard components using JavaScript, CSS, and Python scripting to address intricate business and operational needs.

• Construct modular and maintainable application architectures that facilitate long-term scalability and reusability.

• Integrate applications with industrial and enterprise systems, including SQL databases, SAP, SharePoint, Active Directory, OPC, and historian data sources (such as Kepware, Canary, etc.), as well as REST APIs.

• Design efficient data models and queries that are optimized for real-time operational use.

• Collaborate directly with operations, engineers, IT, business stakeholders, and business analysts to convert manufacturing workflows into digital solutions.

• Create interfaces and workflows that are tailored for industrial users working in high-tempo production settings.

• Contribute to the development and enhancement of development team standards and tools to boost team performance.

• Implement comprehensive error handling, logging, and diagnostics.

• Ensure that solutions adhere to performance, security, reliability, and compliance standards.

• Produce clear technical documentation and solution architecture diagrams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience with Ignition, including custom development and integration services.

• Understanding of concepts such as MES, SCADA, HMI, OPC, historians, or IIoT.

• Strong background in web UI development concepts, including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, responsive design, and modern UI patterns.

• Proficiency in Python scripting for application logic and automation tasks.

• Solid experience with SQL databases and relational data models.

• Experience in integrating external systems via REST APIs or web services.

• Capability to design maintainable, modular software rather than just single-purpose screens.

• Background in manufacturing, industrial automation, or operational systems.

• Ability to comprehend production workflows, machine data, and real-time operational constraints.

• Willingness to travel to client sites up to two times per month.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), as defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade.

• Company-paid holidays.

• Personal Days.

• Sick Leave.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada).

• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada).

• Life and disability insurance.

• Employee assistance programs.

• Additional benefits as specified by local policy and eligibility.