Job Role: Industrial Connectivity & Data Platform Specialist
Location: Hybrid onsite 4 days a week at 6035 Parkland Blvd Mayfield Heights, OH 44124. Relocation is acceptable and a package is provided for this position.
Job Description:
Core Focus Areas
o Strong background in IoT / Manufacturing Systems (priority)
o Working knowledge of data architecture & data movement (ETL, messaging)
Technical Skills
o Experience with industrial connectivity protocols:
MQTT, OPC UA, BACnet, plant-floor controls
o Exposure to Azure IoT / Event Hub + cloud-hosted data platforms
o Familiarity with SCADA systems (Ignition preferred)
o Understanding of Unified Namespace (UNS) concepts and message structures
Architecture & Integration
o Ability to help define data connectivity architecture across plants
o Experience with data ingestion, transformation, and integration layers
o Knowledge of MES, OEE, EAM/CMMS systems is beneficial
Functional / Soft Skills
o Able to interface with leadership and sell technical concepts internally
o Comfortable working with and guiding offshore development teams
o Not required to be a heavy developer, but must:
understand/debug code
communicate effectively with developers
Experience Profile
o ~5 8+ years (technical lead / specialized developer level)
Brief Project Overview
Objective
o Build a standardized industrial data connectivity framework across the enterprise using a Unified Namespace (UNS) approach
Key Initiatives
o Establish data pipelines from machines edge systems enterprise platforms
o Enable real-time visibility of manufacturing and facility data
o Replace fragmented systems with a centralized, scalable architecture
Technology Stack / Approach
o Use Ignition SCADA as a foundational platform
o Implement MQTT-based messaging + UNS structure
o Connect plant systems via standardized protocols
o Leverage Azure + SQL-based backend systems
Proof of Concept
o Build demo/pilot environments showing:
environmental data (HVAC, sensors)
machine/production data dashboards
o Use pilots to drive executive and plant buy-in
Business Impact
o Enable:
real-time production tracking (e.g., day-by-hour app)
predictive / threshold-based maintenance
standardized data reuse across plants
o Long-term goal: scale connectivity across 100+ global plants
