Real-Time Manufacturing Systems Engineer

CelLink; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CelLink in Georgetown, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Software Engineer to own end-to-end software that runs on the factory floor, from data pipelines to real-time dashboards used by operators. You will design and deploy full-stack apps with React front-ends and scalable back-end services, integrate PLCs, sensors, MES systems, and build real-time data processing with Kafka, MQTT, and WebSockets.

This role requires collaboration with Controls, Process, Equipment, Manufacturing, and Quality teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, software engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience building and supporting production systems.
• Strong programming skills in Go, Python, C#, TypeScript, or Java and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience developing and owning full-stack applications, including modern web front ends, back-end services, APIs, and databases.
• Experience with industrial automation environments, including PLCs, control systems, equipment integration, and machine data collection through APIs, MQTT, or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy full-stack manufacturing applications using modern front-end frameworks (React) and scalable back-end services that support factory operations.
• Build and maintain real-time manufacturing systems and dashboards for SPC, OEE, throughput, availability, yield, and quality, including configurable alerts and proactive monitoring.
• Architect APIs, data models, and event-driven systems that integrate factory equipment, PLCs, sensors, computer vision systems, MES platforms, and other business systems.
• Develop real-time data pipelines using streaming technologies such as Kafka, MQTT, WebSockets, REST, and gRPC to transform machine and process data into actionable operational insights.
• Lead projects from requirements gathering and solution architecture through implementation, deployment, support, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Go

Python

C#

TypeScript

Java

Full-stack development

Industrial automation

Real-time systems

Data pipelines

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent

Tools

React

Kafka

MQTT

WebSockets

REST

gRPC

APIs

Databases

Job description

CelLink in Georgetown, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Software Engineer to own end-to-end software that runs on the factory floor, from data pipelines to real-time dashboards used by operators. You will design and deploy full-stack apps with React front-ends and scalable back-end services, integrate PLCs, sensors, MES systems, and build real-time data processing with Kafka, MQTT, and WebSockets.

This role requires collaboration with Controls, Process, Equipment, Manufacturing, and Quality teams