About the Role
Lead and contribute to the design and delivery of Unified Namespace (UNS) and IT/OT integration projects. This role involves defining architecture requirements, developing software design specifications, building industrial data models, and architecting DataOps solutions using platforms like HighByte, HiveMQ, and Ignition. You will design and configure secure communications to connect shop floor equipment to MES and other business systems, owning projects from concept through commissioning in a regulated manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement Unified Namespace (UNS) solutions using HiveMQ (MQTT/Sparkplug B), HighByte Intelligence Hub, and Ignition.
- Model and contextualize plant-floor data into standardized, ISA-95-aligned payload structures for consumption by MES, historians, and other business systems.
- Integrate shop floor equipment and control systems with MES and enterprise applications using MQTT, OPC UA, REST APIs, and vendor-proprietary protocols.
- Configure and maintain edge connectivity to PLCs, SCADA, and legacy systems, managing data flow into the UNS.
- Utilize scripting languages such as Python (including Ignition/Jython scripting) for automation, data transformation, and integration tasks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional IT and OT teams to ensure seamless, secure integration across network layers.
- Provide technical leadership and support for project implementation, testing, commissioning, and startup.
- Develop and evaluate alternative architectures and system solutions that meet stated requirements.
- Maintain and update project documentation appropriate to a regulated (GMP) environment and provide regular status updates to management and stakeholders.
- Work successfully in a team environment focused on customer service and continuous improvement.
- Be an ambassador who embodies our Core Values, prioritizing the success of E Tech Group, our clients, and the professional development of our associates.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
- Strong understanding of Unified Namespace concepts and MQTT/SparkplugB.
- Hands-on experience with HiveMQ or comparable brokers.
- Experience with HighByte Intelligence Hub or similar industrial DataOps/data modeling platforms.
- Experience with Ignition (gateway configuration, tag structures, scripting).
- Experience with SQL/Postgres.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON payloads, and integrating web services.
- Familiarity with SCADA systems and industrial data structures.
- Experience with OPC UA and legacy OPC DA connectivity.
- Experience integrating shop floor systems with MES, historians, or ERP.
- Working knowledge of ISA-95 models and terminology.
- Familiarity with ISA-88 batch control concepts is a plus.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and validation in a regulated environment.
- Understanding of biopharmaceutical processes is preferred.
- Ability to work in a hybrid IT/OT environment.
- Understanding of OT network architecture and segmentation.
- Working knowledge of control system networks and controllers (Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, etc.).
- Proficiency in troubleshooting control systems.
- Understanding of process controls.
- A DNA comprised of collaboration and teamwork.
Skills
- Unified Namespace (UNS)
- MQTT/Sparkplug B
- HiveMQ
- HighByte Intelligence Hub
- Ignition
- SQL/Postgres
- Python
- REST APIs
- JSON payloads
- Web services integration
- SCADA systems
- Industrial data structures
- OPC UA
- OPC DA
- MES integration
- Historian integration
- ERP integration
- ISA-95 models
- ISA-88 batch control concepts
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Validation
- Biopharmaceutical processes
- IT/OT environment
- OT network architecture
- Network segmentation
- Purdue model
- Control system networks
- Control system troubleshooting
- Process controls
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Benefits
- 401k with match and prompt enrollment (100% vested upon entry)
- Prompt enrollment into Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
- Generous paid time off (paid vacation, paid holidays, paid family leave, sick time off)
- Training and continuing education
About the Company
- E Tech Group is one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States, providing value through IT automation and control solutions for over 30 years.
- We serve the Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Metals & Mining, Warehousing & Distribution, and CPG/Food & Beverage industries.
- Our national and global scale allows us to help clients develop and implement standardized solutions at any of their facilities.
Equal Opportunity
- Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
- E Tech Group will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for religious beliefs.
- E Tech Group is an Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
