Digital Manufacturing Technical Consultant

The Opportunity

We are supporting a growing industrial technology organization in the search for a client-facing technical consultant to help design, implement, and scale manufacturing technology solutions.

This role sits at the intersection of industrial automation, manufacturing systems, data architecture, and digital transformation. The successful candidate will work directly with clients to understand operational challenges, translate those needs into technical solutions, and support implementation across complex plant and enterprise environments.

The position is well suited to someone who combines strong technical capability with a consultative mindset and is comfortable working across both engineering and business stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Solution Design & Technical Architecture

• Develop technical solutions for manufacturing execution, production operations, and industrial data initiatives
• Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical designs
• Consider operational, regulatory, and business requirements when shaping technical solutions
• Partner with functional and business stakeholders to validate requirements and ensure technical feasibility
• Support architecture reviews and technical decision-making

Implementation & Integration

• Configure and implement manufacturing technology platforms and related applications
• Support production tracking, quality, traceability, performance, scheduling, inventory, and maintenance use cases
• Design industrial data architectures that connect plant-floor systems with enterprise and analytics platforms
• Build and maintain data models, integrations, and communication structures
• Integrate manufacturing platforms with ERP, SCADA, PLC, historian, quality, laboratory, and analytics systems
• Use scripting and development tools such as Python, SQL, and JavaScript where appropriate

Testing & Deployment

• Lead technical testing and integration validation
• Support user acceptance testing and production readiness
• Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration specifications, and deployment procedures
• Participate in commissioning, deployment, and production go-live activities
• Troubleshoot technical issues and support successful implementation

Client & Project Delivery

• Work directly with clients throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage smaller technical engagements, including scope, schedule, and resource coordination
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with distributed delivery teams and external partners
• Mentor junior technical team members and contribute to technical reviews
• Help develop reusable technical standards, templates, and accelerators

Growth & Solution Support

• Participate in technical discovery and solution-design conversations
• Support demonstrations, feasibility assessments, and architecture discussions
• Contribute to technical estimates and proposal development
• Identify opportunities to expand or improve existing client solutions

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• Approximately 4–7 years of experience in industrial automation, manufacturing systems, industrial software, or a related technical environment
• Hands-on experience implementing manufacturing execution or plant-floor technology solutions
• Experience integrating operational technology with enterprise systems
• Exposure to multiple manufacturing functional areas such as production, quality, traceability, scheduling, or performance management

Technical Skills

• Strong SQL capabilities
• Experience with Python or similar scripting languages
• Understanding of industrial data models and manufacturing integration concepts
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols and APIs
• Experience working with cloud, virtualized, Windows, or Linux environments is beneficial
• Exposure to industrial data architectures, event-driven messaging, or unified data models is an asset

Consulting Profile

• Strong client-facing communication skills
• Able to translate operational and business problems into technical solutions
• Comfortable working independently in ambiguous environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
• Organized and able to manage competing priorities
• Collaborative and willing to mentor less experienced team members
• Technically credible without needing to spend all day coding

Work Environment

• Remote-first working model
• Candidates may be aligned to a regional office or delivery team
• Some client interaction and travel may be required depending on project needs
• Both permanent and contract-to-hire arrangements may be considered

Ideal Profile

The strongest candidate will combine:

• Manufacturing or industrial technology knowledge
• Strong technical implementation skills
• Experience connecting plant-floor and enterprise systems
• A client-facing consulting mindset
• The ability to communicate comfortably with engineers, business leaders, and operations teams