Solution Architect MES (Lead - Information Solutions)

Job Description:

As a Lead for the Information Solutions team, you will have overall responsibility to lead and develop projects with clients across multiple industry sectors primarily focused on Information Solutions scope. This scope can include projects related to SCADA, reporting, IoT, data collection, reporting, or analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Technical project execution within the Information Solutions group, which includes budget, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Interface with clients to define and manage scope on complex projects. This will require significant technical knowledge as well as project management skills
• Convey a positive image of Design Group and support for the development of strong Culture consistent with the Guiding Principles of Leadership.
• Understanding project requirements in order to develop/configure industrial control packages accordingly for use in manufacturing space.
• Understanding technical and operational constraints to create project development and commissioning plans.
• Working as an individual or in a team with other software engineers. Can also include working on large projects with other engineering disciplines such as greenfield design of a new manufacturing plant and all associated software system
• Designing control/SCADA systems including databases and database interfaces, data analytics & reporting, scripting (VB, python, etc.) and general programming
• Onsite startup of systems that you designed. If required.
• Understanding of back-end computing infrastructure used in manufacturing (compute hardware, virtualization, OSs, networking, databases, etc.) is a plus.
• Managing multiple scopes of work in various phases simultaneously
• Communicating with client stake holders to understand scopes of work and deliverables.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of System Integration, SCADA and/or MES application development. Candidates with experience in the food and beverage or life science industries are preferred
• Preferred Ignition Certification
• Hands on experience in Designing control/SCADA systems including databases and database interfaces, data analytics & reporting, scripting (VB, python, SQL etc.) and general programming
• Requires strong fluency in at least two of the following SCADA platforms: Ignition, Rockwell, Wonderware, or GE. Strong SQL skills are a plus
• Experience in vmWare, Hyper- V (virtualization tools), Cloud (amazon, google, azure), IoT edge., Linux OS
• Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Rockwell (ControlLogix, PLC5, SLC500) and Siemens PLCs, PanelView HMIs is a plus.
• The ability to simultaneously organize and successfully execute multiple project responsibilities is needed.
• Candidates must possess good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of management, clients, and vendors. Contractor and Construction management skills are also a plus.

Additional Job Description:

• Program hardware/software integration and systems diagnostics to support machine based control systems
• Collaborate with sales personnel, customers, service technicians and other departments to assist with developing engineering and functional system specifications
• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of comprehensive program documentation for diagnostics, information systems, data collection and communication with other peripheral equipment.
• Act as a liaison to production assembly, service, engineering personnel and system suppliers to furnish information and documentation about software controls; assist in the check-out and correction of control system software as needed.
• Other duties as assigned