Global OT Programs Lead: Ignition & Manufacturing Automation

Lear Corporation; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear Corporation is seeking a Regional OT Engineer to develop, deploy, and support Ignition-based OT applications across Lear Seating manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Sr.

Manager, Operational Technology, you will maintain Ignition solutions, troubleshoot issues, and help plants and regions utilize the platform effectively. The role blends hands-on development with deployment support, documentation, and training, with travel up to 50% globally.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in OT, industrial automation, manufacturing systems, controls engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of people leadership, project leadership, technical leadership, or program leadership experience.
• Experience coordinating manufacturing technology programs, deployment readiness, standards adoption, or governance processes.
• Strong understanding of industrial automation, OT cybersecurity, industrial networking, and manufacturing operations.
• Ability to lead cross-functional reviews, communicate technical tradeoffs, and resolve competing business and operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Translate the OT roadmap into coordinated program plans, priorities, dependencies, and measures of progress.
• Coordinate the development, review, and adoption of OT standards and procedures with the responsible technical owners.
• Lead program readiness and governance reviews; coordinate design reviews with the Sr. IT-OT Architect and technical owners.
• Manage, coach, and prioritize work for the program enablement engineer.
• Coordinate solution evaluations against manufacturing needs, approved standards, deployment readiness, and supportability.
• Coordinate IT, OT, networking, and cybersecurity requirements without changing the ownership of those functions.
• Define standards adoption and compliance review processes, including documented exceptions and remediation follow-up.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, deployment prerequisites, training readiness, and handoff requirements with Regional Support and plants.
• Track audit findings, readiness gaps, program risks, and corrective actions through resolution with accountable owners.

Job description

Lear Corporation is seeking a Regional OT Engineer to develop, deploy, and support Ignition-based OT applications across Lear Seating manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Sr.

Manager, Operational Technology, you will maintain Ignition solutions, troubleshoot issues, and help plants and regions utilize the platform effectively. The role blends hands-on development with deployment support, documentation, and training, with travel up to 50% globally.