Plant OT Network Architect & Lead

Toyota Tsusho Systems US, Inc.; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho Systems US, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Principal Lead - Plant OT Network Engineering to unify and elevate OT network services across manufacturing plants.

You will drive standards, provide technical guidance, and coordinate cross-site activities with IT, OT, and plant stakeholders. The role emphasizes leadership, enterprise networking expertise, and strong communication to ensure high-quality support and timely incident responses across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field; and/or commensurate work experience
• 10+ years of progressive network engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams, including senior engineers
• Experience supporting OT, industrial, or manufacturing network environments
• Familiarity with OT cybersecurity, IDMZ, and segmentation strategies
• Strong expertise in enterprise networking and secure network design
• Experience managing network services across multiple sites, including KPIs and service reporting
• Proven ability to collaborate across IT, OT, and manufacturing teams
• Experience troubleshooting complex issues in high-availability environments
• Experience communicating incident status and business impact to customer leadership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience supporting deployments, maintenance windows, and cutovers
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others and drive accountability

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and development for plant-based OT network engineers
• Integrate plant network engineering services across sites into a single, standardized service
• Support cross-plant technical decisions and OT network standards
• Provide technical advice and escalation support to plant engineers on complex issues
• Provide decision support to Network Leaders on priorities, risks, and direction
• Manage performance of plant network engineering services including KPIs and reports
• Hold regular status meetings with plant OT Network engineers and drive improvements
• Provide on-site backup support at plants during critical cutovers and incidents
• Define and improve standard procedures for outage response and maintenance windows
• Act as the first point of contact for multi-plant incidents and lead post-incident reviews
• Build and maintain relationships with site stakeholders
• Bridge engineering teams and business partners to keep project delivery focused
• Translate business/production requirements into practical network designs
• Oversee and prioritize project delivery and production support across plants
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of plant OT network engineers
• Develop knowledge of customer-specific network technologies and site procedures

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering, computer science, or related field

Tools

Cisco SD-Access

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center)

SD-WAN

Network security

IDMZ architecture

Job description

Toyota Tsusho Systems US, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Principal Lead - Plant OT Network Engineering to unify and elevate OT network services across manufacturing plants.

You will drive standards, provide technical guidance, and coordinate cross-site activities with IT, OT, and plant stakeholders. The role emphasizes leadership, enterprise networking expertise, and strong communication to ensure high-quality support and timely incident responses across sites.