Digital Manufacturing Engineer

Capgemini; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking a Digital Manufacturing Engineer (Contract) in Newport News, VA to design and deliver modular, scalable Ignition-based industrial web applications. You’ll bridge OT data with enterprise systems while engaging with operators and engineers on the plant floor.

You should have hands-on SCADA/OT experience, Python scripting, SQL data modeling, and a strong grasp of web technologies.

Qualifications

• Proficient in HTML5, CSS and modern UI patterns.
• Python scripting for application logic and automation.
• Experience with SQL databases and data modeling.
• Experience integrating systems via REST APIs or web services.
• Ability to design modular, maintainable software for long-term use.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop responsive industrial web applications using Ignition Perspective and related web tech.
• Connect equipment and control systems to Ignition using OPC, Kepware, and tags.
• Configure real-time and historical data collection and integration with SAP, SharePoint, AD, REST APIs.
• Collaborate with operators, trades, engineers, and managers to translate needs into solutions.
• Produce documentation and diagrams for solution architecture.

Skills

HTML5

CSS

Python scripting

SQL databases

REST APIs

Web UI concepts

Modular software design

Tools

Ignition Perspective

Kepware

Canary

OPC

Historian data

Job description

Digital Manufacturing Engineer (Contract)

Newport News, VA, United States (On-site)

Contract (8 months 5 days)

Published 2 days ago

Security & Compliance

HTML5, CSS3

problem analysis

Ignition Platform Development

python scripting

SCADA platform

We are building modern, highly customized digital applications on top of the Ignition platform to support complex discrete manufacturing operations at a heavy industrial US defense contractor.

This is a hybrid industrial software engineering role, combining hands‑on experience with SCADA and industrial data systems with strong modern software development fundamentals. Candidates should be comfortable working with live plant‑floor data through OPC, Kepware, tags, and historians, while also building robust, maintainable web‑based applications.

This is also a highly field‑and customer‑facing role. During site visits, you will work independently throughout the customer facility with operators, trades, engineers, supervisors and managers to understand equipment and workflows, determine what data is needed and how to acquire it, and translate those needs into useful solutions. Success requires strong communication, maturity, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build trust across a diverse user community while representing our company professionally.

Hands‑on industrial data experience is required, with Ignition, Kepware, and Canary experience preferred. This is not primarily a PLC programming or traditional HMI configuration role; we are looking for engineers who can bridge OT systems, industrial data, modern application development and the people who use those systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Application Development:

Design and develop responsive industrial web applications using Ignition Perspective and supporting web technologies

Build modular, maintainable application architectures that support long‑term scalability and reuse

Data & Systems Integration:

Connect equipment and control systems to Ignition using OPC, Kepware, tags, and related industrial technologies

Configure and troubleshoot real‑time and historical data collection

Integrate applications with industrial and enterprise systems including:

SQL databases

SAP, Sharepoint, Active Directory

OPC and historian data sources (Kepware, Canary, etc.)

REST APIs

Design efficient data models and queries optimized for real‑time operational use

Manufacturing Collaboration:

Work directly in the manufacturing environment with trades, engineers, IT, supervisors, and managers to understand equipment, processes, and operational needs

Determine what machine and process data is required, how it can be acquired, and how it should be presented to support end users

Translate diverse user needs into intuitive applications and visualizations, adapting effectively to different technical backgrounds and communication styles

Build trusted client relationships and represent the engineering team and company professionally

Quality & Reliability:

Implement robust error handling, logging, and diagnostics

Ensure solutions meet performance, security, reliability, and compliance requirements

Produce clear technical documentation and solution architecture diagrams

Required Qualifications:

Software Development Strengths:

Strong experience with web UI development concepts:

HTML5

CSS

Responsive design and modern UI patterns

Proficiency in Python scripting for application logic and automation

Solid experience working with SQL databases and relational data models

Experience integrating external systems using REST APIs or web services

Ability to design maintainable, modular software — not just single‑purpose screens

Industrial & OT Strengths:

Hands‑on experience with SCADA/HMI systems and live industrial data

Experience configuring and troubleshooting OPC connections, tags, and historian data

Ability to understand equipment, controls, production workflows, and real‑time operational requirements

Experience with Ignition, Kepware, Canary, or comparable technologies strongly preferred

Customer & Manufacturing Aptitude:

Comfortable working independently in an active industrial environment to understand equipment, processes, and user needs firsthand

Able to communicate effectively with operators, maintenance trades, engineers, supervisors, and management

Strong judgment, interpersonal maturity, and ability to build trust with users of widely varying technical backgrounds

Able to translate loosely‑defined operational problems into practical, intuitive digital solutions

Bonus Experience (Nice to Have):

Strong working knowledge of discrete manufacturing environments (aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, heavy industry)

Working familiarity with SAP integrations

Knowledge of cloud or hybrid architecture (AWS Industrial Solutions Framework)

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $43.92/hour - $68.62/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.