Consultant - OT Data Operations Engineering

General Mills Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills Inc. in Mumbai is seeking a seasoned professional to design, configure, and deploy Ignition-based OT gateways at the manufacturing edge, with plant networks, MQTT brokers, historians, and security roles.

You will standardize sensor-to-signal workflows and integrate with MES like TrakSYS and enterprise analytics. The role requires ISA-95 data modeling, UNS, and asset hierarchy knowledge, plus collaboration with IT to design scalable OT-IT patterns and secure, well-documented

Qualifications

• Strong OT/industrial automation background with PLC/SCADA and MES knowledge.
• Experience modeling data per ISA-95 and integrating OT/IT systems.
• Proficient in Ignition gateway setup, scripting, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and deploy Ignition OT Gateways at manufacturing edges.
• Standardize sensor-to-signal workflows from PLC/SCADA to MES/analytics.
• Collaborate with MES/IT teams to align OT with SAP, PLM, and analytics.
• Support data models, time-series databases, and monitoring/runbooks.
• Roll out lab validation, plant commissioning, and continuous improvement.

Skills

OT Data Operations

ISA-95

UNS

Asset hierarchy

OPC-UA

Modbus

Python

SQL

Ignition scripting

IIoT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical, or IT Engineering

Tools

Ignition gateway

MQTT modules

TrakSYS

SQL Server historian

QuestDB

Job description

**OVERVIEW** The GIC Supply Chain team manages end-to-end operations, encompassing planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and analytics. They strategically plan to meet market demands, optimize sourcing, ensure efficient production, and oversee the seamless movement of goods from production to delivery. The team employs advanced analytics throughout these processes, fostering adaptability and operational excellence. This collaborative approach ensures a well-coordinated supply chain that aligns with both organizational goals and dynamic market conditions. This role requires you to operate in 1.30 pm to 10.30 pm. **KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES** * Design, configure, and deploy Ignition-based OT Data Operations gateways at the manufacturing edge, including virtual machines, Windows Server environments, plant networks, drivers, tags, MQTT brokers, historians, and security roles.* Implement and standardize sensor-to-signal workflows from PLC/SCADA connectivity through calculations and contextualization into MES and analytics platforms.* Collaborate with MES engineers, solution architects, and site controls engineers to ensure smooth integration of the OT Data Operations layer with TrakSYS MES, existing MQIS capabilities, and future MOM solutions.* Apply and maintain ISA-95-aligned data models for assets, materials, orders, and events, ensuring consistency across plants and use cases.* Partner with IT integration teams to design scalable and supportable integration patterns between OT systems, SAP, PLM, and enterprise analytics platforms.* Support the configuration, performance, and storage strategy of time-series databases, including SQL Server historian, QuestDB, and future platforms.* Define and implement monitoring, alerting, security controls, and operational runbooks for Ignition gateways, MQTT brokers, and associated infrastructure across pilot and production sites.* Support site rollout activities including lab validation, plant commissioning, troubleshooting, infrastructure sizing, and continuous improvement of deployment patterns.* Develop and maintain documentation, standards, playbooks, and training materials in partnership with Digital Controls & IS, Digital Core, plant engineering, and vendor teams to enable scalable deployment and local support. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** * Education: Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical, or IT Engineering from an accredited university.* Experience: 10+ years of experience in Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, and Data Analytics, including 5+ years of relevant experience in OT Data Operations on Ignition.* Technical Skills: Strong experience in OT/industrial automation engineering, including PLC/SCADA, historians, industrial networks, and manufacturing data integration/MES implementation.* Platform Expertise: Direct hands-on experience with Inductive Automation Ignition, including gateway configuration, tag historian, alarming, MQTT modules, security/SSO, Perspective, and Jython scripting.* Data & Integration Knowledge: Knowledge of ISA-95 modeling concepts, Unified Namespace (UNS), asset hierarchy, and OT-to-IT integration architecture.* System & Connectivity Skills: Hands-on experience with PLC/SCADA connectivity, protocols such as OPC-UA, Modbus, vendor-specific drivers, scripting/configuration using Python, SQL, and Ignition scripting, and Windows/Linux server environments with virtualization.* Analytical & Technical Capability: Experience with time-series databases/historians, IIoT and MQTT broker technologies, and the ability to read and interpret P&IDs, control narratives, and plant network diagrams.* Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and written/verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical architectures to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.* Industry Experience: Experience working in regulated or highly controlled environments such as food manufacturing, pharma, or CPG **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*** Exposure to **MES platforms** such as **TrakSYS** or similar, and integration patterns with **SAP** or other enterprise systems* **GCP certification*** Background in **Mathematics or Statistics**