OT Development and Support Engineer

Lear Corporation; Selma (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Accommodations available

Job summary

Lear Corporation is seeking an OT Program Enablement Engineer to turn approved OT standards and program requirements into tested, reusable engineering solutions for Lear Seating's manufacturing operations.

The role reports to the Sr. Manager, OT Program Enablement, with travel up to 50% globally. You will develop implementation patterns, validation tools, and deployment readiness for repeatable plant deployments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in OT, industrial automation, manufacturing systems, controls engineering, or 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.

Responsibilities

• Translate the OT roadmap into coordinated program plans, priorities, dependencies, and measures of progress.
• Coordinate solution evaluations against manufacturing needs, approved standards, deployment readiness, and supportability.
• Lead program readiness and governance reviews; coordinate design reviews with the Sr. IT-OT Architect and technical owners.

Skills

OT/Industrial Automation

Manufacturing Systems

Project Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Cybersecurity Awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Ignition

MQTT

Unified Namespace

Industrial historians

Manufacturing analytics

Job description

Lear For You

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.

A path to a better career. A better future.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we're named one of the World's Most Admired Companies.

They're the secret to our success-empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

Job Description

OT Program Enablement

Reports To: Sr. Manager, OT Program Enablement

Travel Requirement: Up to 50% global travel

Position Summary

This position turns approved OT standards and program requirements into tested, reusable engineering solutions for Lear Seating's manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, OT Program Enablement, the engineer develops implementation examples, integration patterns, configuration guidance, and validation tools. The role works with the Sr. IT-OT Architect and Regional Support to validate technical requirements, close readiness gaps, and prepare approved solutions for repeatable plant deployment.

Why This Role Exists

OT programs need working implementations, clear acceptance criteria, and evidence of technical readiness. This role tests approved designs, identifies implementation gaps early, and supplies deployment teams with practical technical guidance.

What This Role Will Do

The engineer works with the Sr. Manager, OT Program Enablement, the Sr. IT-OT Architect, platform engineers, IT, cybersecurity, and plant teams. The role focuses on standards implementation and deployment readiness, with production rollout and ongoing platform support coordinated through Regional Support.

Responsibilities

Key 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.
• Report program progress, readiness, material risks, and decisions needed to the Director, Global OT.

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Automation, Manufacturing Technology, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline preferred.

Experience Requirements

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Ignition, MQTT, Unified Namespace (UNS), industrial historians, and manufacturing analytics.
• Experience leading multi-site OT programs, standards adoption, and engineering teams in a global manufacturing organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, meritbased employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located.