Equipment Integration Engineer

Job Title: Equipment Integration Engineer

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Corning, NY (Hybrid, 3-5 days per week onsite depending on workflow)

Client Overview

This role sits within a global materials science and technology company's IT and manufacturing execution systems organization, building the software that connects manufacturing equipment with enterprise systems like MES, ERP, and SCADA.

Top 3 Skills

• Full stack software development (backend and front end)
• Industrial equipment connectivity protocols (OPC UA, SECS/GEM, TCP/IP)
• Messaging and integration frameworks

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy full stack software solutions for equipment to system integration
• Build backend services and front end interfaces
• Implement messaging and integration frameworks
• Connect manufacturing equipment using industrial protocols
• Integrate with MES, SCADA, and other manufacturing platforms
• Design and optimize databases for equipment data, events, and historical tracking
• Troubleshoot connectivity, data flow, and system behavior issues
• Support deployments, commissioning, and production startup
• Maintain documentation and collaborate with architects, IT, and manufacturing teams
• Stay current with Industry 4.0 technologies and contribute to continuous improvement

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field
• 5 or more years of full stack or backend software development experience
• Proficiency in Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript
• Knowledge of OPC UA, SECS/GEM, TCP/IP, or message queuing technologies
• Experience with databases, Git, and Agile tools

Preferred / Bonus

• Experience with messaging frameworks such as ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or MQTT
• Familiarity with SCADA (Ignition, znt PAC) or MES (Siemens OpCenter/Camstar) platforms
• Experience integrating manufacturing equipment with industrial systems
• Experience with OSI PI or analytics platforms