IT/OT Solutions Architect

Position Overview:

The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is seeking a hands-on, forward-thinking IT/OT Solutions Architect to join our team. In this role, you will play a key part in redefining and transforming IT/OT infrastructure and solutions for our customers and will help develop best practices for rational smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 systems on a global scale. You will be responsible for ensuring the seamless integration of OT systems with IT systems and aligning them with customers’ business strategy and objectives while also raising the profile of CCAM as a provider of fit-for-purpose manufacturing systems architecture solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in industrial control systems, IT/OT integration, cloud solutions, and security management.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide Manufacturing Systems expertise to develop and implement elements of the digital infrastructure that enable the “Industry 5.0” vision, including but not limited to:

· Work closely with cross-functional teams including CCAM researchers and universities as well as customer IT, engineering, and operations organizations to develop and implement new strategies for manufacturing automation systems designs which meet business needs and address modern manufacturing systems challenges.

· Recommend and work to implement standardized data integration, storage, and communications systems for manufacturing automation systems with a focus on integrating with cloud platforms while ensuring performance, scalability, and security.

· Provide Operations Technology (OT) design, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) engineering, and IT/OT development, deployment, and support for client projects.

· Help develop solutions for the integration of commercial and open-source MES, ERP, and SCADA systems with bespoke in-situ sensing systems and other machine data to form integrated and interoperable data systems.

· Consult with customers to develop overall project requirements, basis of designs, functional design specifications, and/or other design elements as may be appropriate.

· Create and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, including system diagrams, data flow models, and integration points, while establishing best practices and standards when specified by client contract, provide product configuration, integration, and support services for IT/OT systems and networks.

· Develop, research, and/or implement communication protocols for industrial data sources, including machines, automation, sensor systems, and building infrastructure.

· Collaborate with the CCAM Strategy and Growth team on overall strategy development for the IT/OT systems engineering line of business and other strategic initiatives.

· Ensure that designs adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements and implement robust security measures to protect critical infrastructure and data.

· Stay updated on the OT and cloud technology technologies, including evaluation of third-party vendors and tools to inform architectures, detail designs, and propose innovative solutions to improve efficiency, reliability, and security.

· Provide advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving expertise for complex OT and cloud-related issues, developing and implementing remediation plans as needed.

CCAM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CCAM does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Company Overview:

CCAM is the center of an ecosystem of collaboration with industry, government, and academia that helps manufacturers solve real world problems. CCAM works with its partners to develop and deploy new technologies that advance manufacturing and deliver business value. For many companies, joining CCAM can be the difference between being in front of new technology or behind the curve.

Our research focuses on building intelligence in manufacturing processes and systems by bringing experienced, multi-disciplinary teams together with advanced digital systems and manufacturing process capabilities as well as new technology to solve industrial challenges. Whether through new process development, process improvement, new technology development and insertion, system integration and automation, or advanced analytics and AI development, our teams deliver real, usable results. Active research threads include flexible and distributed manufacturing, adaptive automation, cooperative processing, advanced coatings systems, and intelligent repair and replacement through new technologies.

As an applied research center, CCAM has a very strong, multi-disciplinary resident staff that includes research scientists and engineers, skilled industrial technicians, university faculty, and engineering interns and graduate students. These teams work collaboratively with one another as well as with partner organizations to build new and effective approaches to challenges. Our teammates are highly skilled and innovative problem solvers that are focused on delivering value to our customers every day.

Benefits Overview

· Health, Dental, Vision insurance plan options; eligible on first of month following date of hire

· HRA – Health Reimbursement Account (employer funded, covers a portion of the medical deductible)

· FSA – Flexible spending Account (employee funded, pre-tax)

· 401k Retirement Plan – Employer contributes 3% - 10.5% of base salary annually.

· Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability (employer funded)

· PTO & Sick Leave

· 2 weeks paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave

· $5,250.00 in Educational Reimbursement per year