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Sr Staff OT Systems Engineer (Onsite - Acton)

US - MassachusettsFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
Based in Malaysia, Costa Rica

Core

Technical leadership for the design, integration, and lifecycle support of Operational Technology (OT) systems connecting advanced manufacturing equipment, industrial control systems, and enterprise technologies globally.

Role type

Sr Staff OT Systems Engineer (Technical Lead)

Builds

Secure, scalable, and connected manufacturing environments using OPC UA, MQTT, industrial networks, data historians, MES, and cloud-connected systems.

Domain

Manufacturing / Industrial Automation / Operational Technology

Required skills

PLC-based equipment controls, HMI and SCADA systems, industrial communications, industrial Ethernet networks, managed switches, VLANs, TCP/IP, firewalls, industrial communication protocols, data historians, MES, SQL databases, APIs, managed file transfer, GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, Computer System Validation, risk-based change control

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

OPC UA, MQTT, SQL, APIs

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for OT system design, integration, and lifecycle support; Integrate manufacturing equipment into the broader OT environment; Develop and maintain OT system architectures and engineering documentation; Establish standardized interfaces between manufacturing equipment and higher-level systems; Design and support industrial data architectures; Collaborate with IT and Cybersecurity teams on network infrastructure; Diagnose complex issues spanning equipment controls and infrastructure; Support installation, commissioning, and operational turnover of manufacturing equipment; Establish configuration management and change-management practices; Partner with Quality teams for lifecycle controls and validation; Lead technology evaluations and standards development.

Seniority

Sr Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership