Industrial Connectivity & Data Platform Specialist

Role: Industrial Connectivity & Data Platform Specialist Location: Hybrid onsite 4 days a week at 6035 Parkland Blvd Mayfield Heights, OH 44124. Relocation is acceptable and a package is provided for this position.
Duration: 6 month contract to hire.
Job Description:
Role Requirements (What s Needed)

• Core Focus Areas
  • Strong background in IoT / Manufacturing Systems (priority)
  • Working knowledge of data architecture & data movement (ETL, messaging)

• Technical Skills
  • Experience with industrial connectivity protocols:
    • MQTT, OPC UA, BACnet, plant-floor controls

• Exposure to Azure IoT / Event Hub + cloud-hosted data platforms
• Familiarity with SCADA systems (Ignition preferred)
• Understanding of Unified Namespace (UNS) concepts and message structures
• Architecture & Integration
  • Ability to help define data connectivity architecture across plants
  • Experience with data ingestion, transformation, and integration layers
  • Knowledge of MES, OEE, EAM/CMMS systems is beneficial
• Functional / Soft Skills
  • Able to interface with leadership and sell technical concepts internally
  • Comfortable working with and guiding offshore development teams
  • Not required to be a heavy developer, but must:
    • understand/debug code
    • communicate effectively with developers
• Experience Profile
  • ~5 8+ years (technical lead / specialized developer level)
  • Must be U.S.-based / Cleveland-based and meet citizenship requirements

Brief Project Overview

• Objective
  • Build a standardized industrial data connectivity framework across the enterprise using a Unified Namespace (UNS) approach
• Key Initiatives
  • Establish data pipelines from machines edge systems enterprise platforms
  • Enable real-time visibility of manufacturing and facility data
  • Replace fragmented systems with a centralized, scalable architecture
• Technology Stack / Approach
  • Use Ignition SCADA as a foundational platform
  • Implement MQTT-based messaging + UNS structure
  • Connect plant systems via standardized protocols
  • Leverage Azure + SQL-based backend systems
• Proof of Concept
  • Build demo/pilot environments showing:
    • environmental data (HVAC, sensors)
    • machine/production data dashboards
  • Use pilots to drive executive and plant buy-in
• Business Impact
  • Enable:
    • real-time production tracking (e.g., day-by-hour app)
    • predictive / threshold-based maintenance
    • standardized data reuse across plants
  • Long-term goal: scale connectivity across 100+ global plants