Digital Manufacturing Lead - SCADA, MES & Data
Core
Lead the digital manufacturing layer (SCADA, MES, historian, plant data) for a 1M sq ft rare-earth magnet facility expansion, owning architecture, normalization, and team leadership.
Role type
Senior IC Digital Manufacturing Lead (SCADA/MES/Data)
Builds
Manufacturing stack including SCADA, batch execution, historian, MES, and plant data layer for defense/aerospace/automotive supply chain
Domain
Industrial Automation / Manufacturing Systems / Rare-Earth Magnets
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
SCADA architecture, MES/MOM design, Historian architecture, ISA-95/ISA-88 modeling, Industrial communication protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, Ethernet/IP), SQL/Time-series data, Team leadership, System integration strategy
Preferred skills
Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Siemens WinCC, AVEVA, Python, Greenfield scale-up experience, Hybrid batch/discrete processes, Heavy industrial/metallurgical environment experience
Technologies
Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Siemens WinCC Unified/Opcenter, AVEVA, OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug B, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, SQL, Python
Responsibilities
Own cell/area normalization layer and unified plant information model; Hold functional allocation between SCADA, batch, MES, and data layers; Lead platform evaluations for batch execution and historian; Own MES thread across pilot and facility implementation; Lead SCADA/MES/data engineering team and set technical direction; Direct system integrator surge staff and ensure knowledge transfer
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership
