Smart Factory Data Engineer: Real-Time IoT & Analytics

Ralliant; Village of Fairport, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralliant is seeking a Smart Factory Data Engineer in Fairport, NY to design and implement an industrial data platform connecting production equipment, MES, and quality systems. You will build scalable pipelines, real-time architectures, and dashboards to enable operational visibility and data-driven decisions.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing data engineering, hands-on experience with Azure/AWS IoT stacks, and knowledge of OPC-UA, MQTT, and PLC/SCADA integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing data engineering solutions in manufacturing, Industrial IoT, smart factory, or Industry 4.0 environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, IoT Hub, Synapse/Fabric and AWS IoT Core, Kinesis, Glue, Redshift, S3 or similar technologies.
• Experience integrating factory-floor systems including PLCs, SCADA systems, machine controllers, sensors, manufacturing databases, and edge platforms.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols including OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus, Ethernet/IP, or similar technologies.
• Experience building real-time or streaming data architectures and operational dashboards.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing metrics including OEE, throughput, yield, scrap, downtime, first-pass yield, and cycle time.
• Experience supporting Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, or Kaizen initiatives is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain industrial data acquisition solutions that connect production equipment, sensors, PLCs, test systems, MES systems, and quality systems.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines that collect, process, transform, and deliver operational manufacturing data.
• Develop real-time and near-real-time data architectures that enable operational visibility and rapid decision making.
• Design and implement data integration solutions utilizing Industrial IoT platforms, and edge computing technologies.
• Create and maintain operational dashboards that provide insight into production performance, quality, throughput, downtime, utilization, and OEE.
• Establish standards and best practices for factory data architecture, governance, connectivity, and scalability.
• Design and implement hybrid cloud architectures leveraging Azure and AWS services while integrating on-premises manufacturing systems and edge devices.
• Lead development of a model production cell demonstrating smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 best practices, and advanced operational intelligence.

Skills

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

IoT Hub

Synapse/Fabric

AWS IoT Core

Kinesis

Glue

Redshift

S3

OPC-UA

MQTT

Modbus

Ethernet/IP

Real-time data architectures

Operational dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Industrial IoT platforms

Job description

Ralliant is seeking a Smart Factory Data Engineer in Fairport, NY to design and implement an industrial data platform connecting production equipment, MES, and quality systems. You will build scalable pipelines, real-time architectures, and dashboards to enable operational visibility and data-driven decisions.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing data engineering, hands-on experience with Azure/AWS IoT stacks, and knowledge of OPC-UA, MQTT, and PLC/SCADA integration.