Digital Manufacturing Engineer W2 Preferred
Role: Digital Manufacturing Engineer Location: USA (Remote) Start Date: Immediate Interview Mode: Phone/Video Type: Contract (C2C/W2)
About the Role
We are building modern, highly customized digital applications on the Ignition platform to support complex discrete manufacturing operations at a heavy industrial US defense contractor. This hybrid role blends industrial software engineering with modern application development, requiring handson SCADA/data systems expertise and strong software fundamentals. You will integrate live plantfloor data (OPC, Kepware, tags, historians) into scalable web applications, extending Ignition Perspective with **Python, JavaScript, CSS, SQL, and APIs. The role is highly customerfacing, involving site visits to collaborate with operators, engineers, and managers to translate operational needs into intuitive digital solutions. Key Responsibilities: Application Development - Design and develop responsive industrial web applications using Ignition Perspective - Extend Ignition components with JavaScript, CSS, and Python scripting - Build modular, maintainable architectures for scalability and reuse Data & Systems Integration - Connect equipment/control systems via OPC, Kepware, tags, and historians - Configure and troubleshoot realtime and historical data collection - Integrate with SQL databases, SAP, SharePoint, Active Directory, REST APIs - Design efficient data models and queries optimized for operations Manufacturing Collaboration - Work directly in manufacturing environments to understand equipment and workflows - Identify required machine/process data and present it effectively to end users - Translate diverse user needs into intuitive applications and visualizations - Build trusted client relationships and represent the company professionally Quality & Reliability - Implement error handling, logging, and diagnostics - Ensure performance, security, reliability, and compliance standards - Produce clear technical documentation and architecture diagrams
Required Qualifications
Software Development Strengths - Strong web UI development (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, responsive design) - Proficiency in Python scripting for application logic/automation - Solid SQL database experience and relational data modeling - Experience integrating external systems via REST APIs/web services - Ability to design modular, maintainable software solutions Industrial & OT Strengths - Handson SCADA/HMI and live industrial data experience - OPC configuration/troubleshooting and historian data expertise - Familiarity with equipment, controls, and production workflows - Experience with Ignition, Kepware, Canary (preferred) Customer & Manufacturing Aptitude - Comfortable working independently in active industrial environments - Strong communication with operators, trades, engineers, supervisors, and managers - High emotional intelligence, judgment, and interpersonal maturity - Ability to translate operational problems into practical digital solutions Bonus Experience (Nice to Have) - Deep Ignition Perspective expertise - Knowledge of discrete manufacturing (aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, heavy industry) - SAP integration familiarity - Cloud/hybrid architecture (AWS Industrial Solutions Framework)