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Capgemini

Global consulting, technology services, outsourcing

Digital Manufacturing Engineer

Full-Stack EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeChicago, IL, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.
  • Five to seven years of practical Ignition experience, including custom development and integration services, is required.
  • Strong experience with web user-interface development concepts, including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, responsive design, and modern user-interface patterns, is required.
  • Proficiency in Python scripting for application logic and automation is required.
  • Solid experience with SQL databases and relational data models is required.
  • Experience integrating external systems using REST APIs or web services is required.
  • Ability to design maintainable, modular software rather than single-purpose screens is required.
  • Hands-on experience with SCADA/HMI systems and live industrial data is required.
  • Experience configuring and troubleshooting OPC connections, tags, and historian data is required.
  • Ability to understand equipment, controls, production workflows, and real-time operational requirements is required.
  • Ability to work independently in an active industrial environment to understand equipment, processes, and user needs firsthand is required.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with operators, maintenance trades, engineers, supervisors, and management is required.
  • Strong judgment, interpersonal maturity, and ability to build trust with users of widely varying technical backgrounds are required.
  • Ability to translate loosely defined operational problems into practical, intuitive digital solutions is required.
  • Ability to travel 25% to client sites in Virginia is required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop responsive industrial web applications using Ignition Perspective and supporting web technologies.
  • Extend Ignition's out-of-the-box components using JavaScript, CSS, and Python scripting to meet complex business and operational requirements.
  • Build modular, maintainable application architectures that support long-term scalability and reuse.
  • Connect equipment and control systems to Ignition using OPC, Kepware, tags, and related industrial technologies.
  • Configure and troubleshoot real-time and historical data collection.
  • Integrate applications with industrial and enterprise systems, including SQL databases, SAP, SharePoint, Active Directory, OPC and historian data sources such as Kepware and Canary, and REST APIs.
  • Design efficient data models and queries optimized for real-time operational use.
  • Work directly in manufacturing environments with trades, engineers, IT, supervisors, and managers to understand equipment, processes, and operational needs.
  • Determine what machine and process data is required, how it can be acquired, and how it should be presented to support end users.
  • Translate diverse user needs into intuitive applications and visualizations, adapting effectively to different technical backgrounds and communication styles.
  • Build trusted client relationships and represent the engineering team and company professionally.
  • Implement robust error handling, logging, and diagnostics.
  • Ensure solutions meet performance, security, reliability, and compliance requirements.
  • Produce clear technical documentation and solution architecture diagrams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Ignition, Kepware, Canary, or comparable technologies is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Capgemini

Global consulting, technology services, outsourcing

Capgemini provides consulting, technology services, and outsourcing to help organizations transform digitally. Its offerings include strategy and transformation consulting, system integration, application development, IT infrastructure management, and managed IT operations. It differentiates itself with a global presence in over 50 countries and a focus on applying AI, cloud, and cybersecurity to real business problems. Its goal is to help clients navigate digital transformation and improve efficiency and innovation through tailored, contract-based or managed services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1967

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