Industrial IT & Edge Networking Engineer

Foundational Industries; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Foundational Industries in the Bay Area is seeking an hands-on IT/OT engineer to keep the factory floor IT systems running, including edge compute, local servers, and the flow of data from equipment into enterprise systems.

You will install and maintain network infrastructure, integrate industrial protocols (MTConnect, OPC-UA, Modbus), manage Windows and Linux endpoints, and support a high-uptime, secure production environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on industrial networking and endpoint fleet management experience.
• Fluent with MTConnect, OPC-UA, Modbus or similar protocols.
• Experience administering local Windows and Linux servers and services.
• Proficient in software development or scripting with .NET, Python, or SQL.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the factory floor IT/OT network, edge compute, and data flow.
• Install and support connectivity across the production line (gateways, devices).
• Ensure ERP/scheduling/traceability systems stay up with user provisioning.
• Monitor data integrity and clock synchronization across equipment.
• Implement local security controls and respond to incidents promptly.

Skills

Industrial networking

Industrial protocols

Systems administration

Programming: .NET/Python/C#

Job description

Foundational Industries in the Bay Area is seeking an hands-on IT/OT engineer to keep the factory floor IT systems running, including edge compute, local servers, and the flow of data from equipment into enterprise systems.

You will install and maintain network infrastructure, integrate industrial protocols (MTConnect, OPC-UA, Modbus), manage Windows and Linux endpoints, and support a high-uptime, secure production environment.