Manufacturing Systems Engineer

westernpartitionsinc; Columbus (OH); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Western Partitions Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer to design, build, and support applications and workflows used by manufacturing teams.

The role focuses on QuickBase as the primary platform and requires hands-on configuration, integration, and production support across MES applications. You will own assigned applications, manage data models and dashboards, and collaborate with IT to ensure secure, reliable operations.

Formación

• Three or more years of experience in manufacturing technology, workflow automation, or systems integration.
• Experience with QuickBase development or administration is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with ability to identify root causes.

Responsabilidades

• Design, configure, test, deploy, and improve applications and workflows supporting manufacturing operations.
• Translate requirements into system designs, data models, workflows, and integrations.
• Own and maintain assigned MES applications and data models.
• Troubleshoot, fix, and document issues; ensure reliable data and integrations.

Conocimientos

Workflow automation

Systems integration

QuickBase development

Data modeling

Troubleshooting

APIs/JSON/webhooks

Documentation

Communication

Educación

Related degree or equivalent experience

Herramientas

QuickBase

Procore

Viewpoint Vista

Microsoft 365

Descripción del empleo

Why Work Here?

Help shape the systems and technology behind WPI's manufacturing operations. The Manufacturing Systems Engineer is a hands-on technical role that turns operational needs into practical, scalable, and supportable solutions.

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations Systems Manager, the Manufacturing Systems Engineer designs, builds, integrates, supports, and improves applications and workflows used by WPI's manufacturing teams. This hands-on role serves as technical owner for assigned applications, with QuickBase as the primary platform. The successful candidate will configure applications, build workflows and integrations, troubleshoot issues, and move solutions from requirements through production support. Success requires understanding WPI's operations and delivering solutions that are adopted, documented, reliable, and supportable.

What You'll Do

Manufacturing Execution System Engineering and Solution Delivery

• Design, configure, test, deploy, and improve applications and workflows supporting manufacturing operations.
• Translate operational requirements into practical system designs, data models, workflows, reports, automations, and integrations.
• Serve as technical owner and subject matter expert for QuickBase and other assigned manufacturing execution systems applications.
• Simplify processes, reduce manual effort, and improve data quality and reliability.
• Deliver solutions from discovery through production support while balancing usability, security, maintainability, cost, and long-term value.

Application and Platform Ownership

• Own and continuously improve assigned manufacturing execution system applications.
• Manage data models, access, workflows, automations, dashboards, and reports.
• Troubleshoot application, integration, performance, and data issues, correcting recurring root causes.
• Maintain appropriate development, testing, validation, change management, and release practices.
• Apply WPI standards for access, data handling, change management, documentation, and support in partnership with Information Technology.
• Monitor application health, data quality, automation, and integration reliability, with clear ownership and support procedures.

Integration and Automation

• Develop and support integrations among QuickBase, Procore, Viewpoint Vista, Microsoft 365, and other WPI systems.
• Use APIs, connectors, webhooks, scripting, and low-code tools to connect systems and automate processes.
• Diagnose integration and data-flow failures with attention to exception handling, permissions, data integrity, and supportability.
• Favor practical, maintainable solutions over unnecessary technical complexity.

Documentation, Training, and Support

• Maintain technical documentation, system diagrams, data mappings, test plans, release records, and support procedures.
• Develop user guidance and training for application and process changes.
• Provide advanced support and establish clear escalation paths with Information Technology and the Help Desk.
• Address recurring support issues through system, process, documentation, or training improvements.
• Transition new solutions into sustainable operational support.

How Success Will Be Measured

• Solutions are adopted by operational teams and reduce manual work, errors, or process delays.
• Assigned applications and integrations are reliable, documented, secure, and supportable.
• Projects move predictably from discovery through deployment and production support.
• Data quality, workflow consistency, and visibility improve across supported manufacturing processes.
• Recurring support issues are reduced through root-cause correction, automation, documentation, or training.

What We're Looking For

• Three or more years of related experience in business applications, manufacturing technology, workflow automation, systems integration, or a comparable role. Equivalent education and practical experience will be considered.
• QuickBase development or administration experience is strongly preferred. Comparable low-code platform experience will be considered, especially in manufacturing, specialty contracting, engineering, field services, or another project-based industry.
• Experience with application configuration, workflow design, data modeling, automation, reporting, testing, troubleshooting, and support.
• Working knowledge of APIs, connectors, authentication, JSON, webhooks, or related integration concepts.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify root causes rather than simply address symptoms.
• Strong communication skills with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and move work from concept through operational use.
• Commitment to documentation, standardization, reliability, and responsive internal service.

Nice to Have

• Experience with one or more of the following is beneficial; expertise across the full stack is not expected.
• Experience with Autodesk Forma & Procore
• Experience wit