Industrial IoT Engineer: Smart Factories & Digital Twins

Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC; Advance (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashley Furniture Industries in Advance, NC is seeking an IoT Engineer to design and build the connected manufacturing ecosystem across multiple plants. You'll work at the intersection of Industrial IoT, automation, robotics, cloud connectivity, and enterprise systems to connect factory-floor equipment with business platforms.

You'll integrate PLCs and robotics, create edge-to-cloud data pipelines, and enable digital twins.

Qualifications

• Experience with Industrial IoT or Industry 4.0 implementations.
• Experience with PLC integration and automation.
• Familiarity with MES/ERP and enterprise manufacturing systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement Industrial IoT integrations across PLCs, robotics, sensors, and equipment.
• Build edge-to-cloud data pipelines using MQTT, OPC-UA, REST, and modern messaging.
• Create scalable data models for production, quality, downtime, and telemetry.
• Connect equipment with MES/ERP and our EOP platform.
• Support FAT/SAT and commissioning activities.
• Enable digital twin initiatives and real-time production visibility.
• Design reusable integration patterns for scalable deployments.

Skills

Industrial IoT

PLC integration

MQTT/OPC-UA/REST

Edge computing

MES/ERP systems

Robotics integration

Digital twins

Data pipelines

Tools

Neo4j

Job description

Ashley Furniture Industries in Advance, NC is seeking an IoT Engineer to design and build the connected manufacturing ecosystem across multiple plants. You'll work at the intersection of Industrial IoT, automation, robotics, cloud connectivity, and enterprise systems to connect factory-floor equipment with business platforms.

You'll integrate PLCs and robotics, create edge-to-cloud data pipelines, and enable digital twins.