IX Technology Engineer NA - Decatur, IL

Decatur

IL - Illinois

Engineering

Job Description

IX (Industrial Transformation) Technology Engineer
United States and Canada
Location: Onsite Decatur, IL

Summary:
The IX Technology Engineer will work on designing, building, and implementing IIoT technologies, platforms as well as data foundations applications to support transformation projects that drive strategic growth for ADM.
To architect, design Data management, Industry 4.0/IIoT solutions & Analytics, the IX Technology Engineer will need to liaise with various stake holders and SMEs including:

• Functional teams to identify and drive value propositions
• IT, OT, Automation, and other technical experts to consider the holistic plant data ecosystem and security models
• Functional teams that build or acquire the underlying data
• Application owners to understand raw or source data structures
• End users to ensure solution usability

The IX Technology Engineer focuses on full stack development of IIoT applications and collaborates with extended team members to design impactful and transformative business solutions. designing and building data pipelines, constructing, and modifying data hub architecture and collaborating with extended team members to design impactful business solutions. The IX Technology Engineer should have technical knowledge of common IoT platforms and technologies. Likewise, a deep expertise in managing IoT devices and handling the variety of data produced from manufacturing/operations environments including data acquisition, data ingestion and data mining/storage methods. The IX Technology Engineer should have experience with modern project management methods utilized in the IT/OT space.

Responsibilities:

• Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for IIOT solutions to drive Data driven decision making.
• Standardize data and reporting across businesses and teams to enable consistency and quality of key business data
• Architect efficient and scalable IIoT solutions including data pipeline to enhance the overall data portfolio and improved enterprise-wide efficiency for processes and people
• Design and develop IIoT solutions that conforms to consistent methodologies, standards, and industry best practices
• Participate with other technical experts in designing overall logical & physical data architectures considering data acquisition, processing, and storage
• Develop and maintain application code as needed
• Assist with review to confirm technical feasibility of integration development objects based on integration principles and best practices
• Develop Data Models, Asset Framework (AF) structure using applications like AVEVA PI Historian.
• Design and develop enterprise data warehouse platform that conforms to consistent methodologies, standards, and industry best practices
• Design, develop, test and document data integrations and assist with deployment, validation, and hyper-care
• Participate in designing overall logical & physical data warehouse and data mart models and architectures to support business requirements
• Assist with Edge Analytics solutions and ML models
• Prepare and present ideas and recommendations to colleagues and management
• Developing prototypes and proof of concepts for required solutions
• Support practical implementation and management of IIoT solutions
• Learn new groundbreaking data engineering and analytic tools as needed
• Contribute to development of the overall solution approach
• Recommend solutions to address gaps, assist with development estimation, Supervise and review activities of consultants

Requirements:

• 4-year bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT, Computer Science, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Programming, Business Analytics, Mathematical or related field
• At least 5 years of experience in plant floor data producers, data acquisition and processing and in Industry 4.0/IIoT application full stack development
• Experience with various database types including SQL, NoSQL, and time-series. Specifically, MSSQL, MYSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cosmos, PI, and Influx DB.
• Strong understanding of full stack design and development using AVEVA PI Suite, Edge stack (MQTT Broker, Influx DB, Node Red, Grafana), Cloud and Azure IoT Services
• Experience in Inductive automation / Ignition software is an added advantage.
• Experience in AVEVA/OSISoft PI historian, PI AF data structure, Data modelling or equivalent
• Experience delivering Cloud based and on-premises IIoT Solutions
• Experience in delivering solutions using iterative development methodologies like Agile, Kanban, DevOps
• Experience with container deployed solutions and container management
• Good understanding of Big Data technologies
• Good understanding of traditional Operational Technologies and data producers such as PLCs, DCS, SCADA
• Expertise in modern IIoT devices, data protocols and pipelines
• Expertise in designing IIoT architectures including edge devices, gateways and storage considering cloud and on-premises technologies
• Experience with open-source technologies
• Understanding of Purdue and modern IIoT network models
• Good understanding of ICS Security and best practices in securing IIoT devices and data pipelines
• Working knowledge of programming languages and methods used to create IIoT applications and acquire and process data from IIoT devices e.g. Python, Java, C#/C++, Lua, SQL, via webAPI, stored procedures, vendor SDKs
• Understand and navigate a wide array of source data systems (smart devices, DCS, PLC, historians, OPC servers, MQTT brokers, enterprise data warehouses, relational databases, IT systems, in house and COTS applications, documents, APIs, unstructured data, big data, NoSQL databases, etc.)
• Preferred experience with Python ML libraries like Scikit-learn/PyTorch or Azure ML
• Experience working in DevOps / CICD framework is a plus
• High accountability with a demonstrated ability to deliver
• Effective communication skills including design documentation
• Strong collaboration skills working with architecture, design, and development teams

Travel:
Up to 25 - 50% travel required.

Physical Requirements:
The home location is the Decatur Complex headquarters. Relocation Assistance is available with this position.

Excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don’t check every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

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Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

Additional benefits include:

• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

*Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed: people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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