Data Engineer

America Makes; Columbus (OH); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

America Makes is seeking a Data Engineer to join a diverse team working on adaptive and additive manufacturing data ecosystems. You will lead the integration, structuring, and hosting of project data within the CORE repository and help mature data management practices across the program.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience with manufacturing data pipelines, strong communication skills, and a team-oriented mindset.

Qualifikationen

• 5–10 years’ experience building/managing manufacturing data pipelines and databases.
• Strong time-management and planning skills.
• Ability to lead discussions and work as a team.
• Willingness to learn and seek feedback in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication on project plans and risk management.
• Experience with government funded research consortia is a plus.
• Familiarity with manufacturing QA and defense industry is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Understand and improve data management principles for America Makes.
• Facilitate integration and storage of project data in CORE.
• Identify data quality gaps and drive continuous process improvements.
• Present programmatic and technical information and lead discussions.

Kenntnisse

Data pipelines

Data governance

Database architectures

ETL/ELT

Python

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

Tools

SQL

Python

ETL tools

Data warehousing

Jobbeschreibung

Data Engineer

About America Makes

America Makes is the Nation’s leading public-private partnership for Additive Manufacturing technology and education. Our members from industry, academia, government, workforce, and economic development organizations, work together to accelerate the adoption of AM and the nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness, focusing on three core missions - Technology Development, Education and Workforce Development, and Ecosystem.

About the role and team

As a data engineer, you will be part of a diverse team that is collaborating to grow and mature adaptive and additive manufacturing supply chains. The America Makes Institute views data and data sharing as a key component to communicating the outcomes and impacts of our efforts. Data is critical to the value of the Institute in its mission to accelerate the maturation of adaptive and additive manufacturing technologies. The data engineer will lead the integration, structuring, and intuitive hosting of project data within the America Makes data repository called CORE.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Understand, develop, and continuously improve data management principles and common practices for the America Makes program
• Facilitate integration, structuring, and storage of project data within the America Makes data repository, CORE
• Identify and address data management capability gaps, deliver methods and approaches which enhance data quality and ensure reuse, and manage a strategy for continuous process improvement for America Makes data management and persistence
• Strong awareness of existing state of the art in data pedigree, data structures, essential variables (provenance and essential components of defining a manufacturing workflow), and data models for advanced manufacturing technologies
• Manage the quality and reuse of America Makes data assets

On a typical day, you might:

• Facilitate meetings, workshops, panel discussions
• Document technical details, aggregate information, analyze data, draw conclusions, identify trends, and summarize information
• Support or lead the drafting of manuscripts, reports, and presentations
• Present programmatic and technical information
• Develop, share, and follow instructions/procedures
• Lead group discussions with project teams and America Makes members
• Develop plans/schedules which establish time-based programmatic and/or professional development goals
• Serve as an individual contributor or provide consultation as a subject matter expert

About our ideal candidate:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in developing and managing manufacturing data pipelines, data management practices, and database architectures
• Strong time management skills – be willing to make a plan, stick to it, and communicate changes effectively
• Ability to lead discussions if or when necessary – recognize you and your voice matter, we get there as a team
• Willingness to ask questions when matters are unfamiliar, unknown, or unclear – recognizing everyone’s understanding is important
• Willingness to seek feedback and address challenges or matters which are unclear – we operate in an environment where even when we believe we understand; there is much to still learn
• Strong communication skills concerning the following: project plans, work breakdown structures, risk, and technical details
• Great note taker or ability to retain knowledge quickly
• A desire to keep team members (internal and external) informed of plans, logic, and goals - we will get there together
• Candidates who exhibit a service mentally are most likely to succeed and quickly become leaders and/or critical team members in this role
• Candidates who are able to think strategically and execute tasks systematically to plan are most suitable for this role – how to establish priority, operate intentionally (be strategic), and execute to plan is very important

Additional things about you:

• Self-starter and life learner required
• Exhibit a passion for serving the nation and improving the U.S. global manufacturing competitiveness.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and understand how to support stakeholder needs.
• Enjoy strategic, critical, and creative thinking.
• Prior experience with government funded research consortia a plus.
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality assurance, control protocols, and management systems a plus.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, energy, healthcare, or automotive industry a plus.

Requirements:

NCDMM delivers innovative and collaborative manufacturing solutions that enhance our nation’s workforce and economic competitiveness. NCDMM has extensive knowledge and depth in commercial and defense manufacturing areas to continually innovate, improve, and advance manufacturing technologies and methodologies. Our experienced team specializes in identifying the needs, players, technologies, and processes to attain optimal solutions for our customers. We connect the dots. That’s the NCDMM methodology. With seven locations nationwide, NCDMM manages America Makes, The Youngstown Innovation Hub, and El Paso Makes and is a subsidiary of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, Inc. (MTDG). Learn more at ncdmm.org.

NCDMM is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

NCDMM, as a government contractor, is required to verify all employees through the E-Verify system to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.