Shopfloor Apps Manufacturing Systems Engineer

ABOUT US

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.  

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. 

At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards. 

Our Culture 

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously. 

Career Opportunities 

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

JOB PURPOSE

PHINIA is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer to serve as the hands on OT/IT bridge person who works with global plants to connect to their Rockwell and Siemens automation systems, extract and structure production data, and deliver it to central IT platforms. The plants often lack the expertise or bandwidth to do this themselves, and their local engineers or consultants may be uncooperative. This person must get results without formal authority over plant staff. The role works under the technical direction of a Bucharest based architecture lead and coordinates with a local delivery coordinator in Bangalore.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

• Connect to plant‑floor automation systems (Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix, Siemens S7/TIA Portal, and similar) to identify, configure, and extract production data tags for central consumption.

• Configure and maintain OPC‑UA servers and clients (Kepware, Matrikon, native Siemens/Rockwell servers) including certificate management, namespace configuration, subscription tuning, and high‑tag‑count performance optimization.

• Set up and maintain data historians (OSIsoft PI, FactoryTalk Historian, WinCC archives, or similar) — tag configuration, polling rates, compression settings, storage sizing, and downstream access provisioning.

• Build secure integrations between shopfloor systems and MES, ERP (SAP), PLM, and IoT platforms using OPC‑UA, MQTT, SOAP, REST, and AMQP protocols; debug malformed JSON, XML, and SOAP payloads in production.

• Write and optimize SQL queries against production databases for data mining, validation, and troubleshooting; support data quality investigations across the integration chain.

• Work directly with plant ME and maintenance teams to understand their automation landscape, identify available data points, and implement data extraction solutions — often with limited documentation and inconsistent tag naming.

• Navigate IT/OT network segmentation (DMZ, firewalls, data diodes) and coordinate with plant IT/security teams to establish secure data paths from automation networks to enterprise systems.

• Support MES platform implementations and migrations (Rockwell FTPC/MES, Siemens OpCenter, Ignition, or equivalent), including system configuration, operator workflow setup, and production validation.

• Develop and maintain real‑time dashboards and monitoring tools; integrate time‑series data from sensors/PLCs/historians for operational insights (OEE, downtime, scrap, quality trends).

• Train and mentor plant engineers on data extraction techniques, OPC‑UA configuration, and historian usage to build local self‑sufficiency and reduce dependency on central IT.

• Produce and maintain technical documentation including plant integration maps, tag lists, network diagrams, configuration guides, and runbooks.

• Ensure all shopfloor solutions meet PHINIA’s standards for reliability, cybersecurity, ISA/IEC 62443 alignment, Zero Trust, and data integrity.

• Contribute to digital manufacturing initiatives including IIoT enablement, machine connectivity, predictive analytics, and smart‑factory programs.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Automation, Manufacturing Systems, or related technical field

• 6–10 years of experience in manufacturing IT, OT systems, or shopfloor application development/integration

• Hands‑on experience with Rockwell and/or Siemens automation platforms: RSLogix/Studio 5000, FactoryTalk, TIA Portal, WinCC, or their respective historians

• Practical OPC‑UA experience: configuring servers/clients, certificate management, namespace browsing, subscription vs. polling tuning, high‑tag‑count performance

• Experience setting up and configuring data historians (PI, FactoryTalk Historian, WinCC archives, or similar)

• Multi‑protocol integration fluency: OPC‑UA, MQTT, SOAP, REST, AMQP — with comfort reading and debugging JSON, XML, and SOAP payloads

• SQL fluency (joins, window functions, query optimization) for data mining against production databases

• Big data awareness: familiarity with time‑series databases, data lake concepts, and streaming ingestion patterns

• Basic algorithm understanding (sorting, searching, complexity analysis)

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes: traceability, quality checks, OEE, work instructions, operator workflows, machine data capture

• Experience with plant‑floor networking: VLANs, DMZ, edge devices, IoT gateways, barcode/RFID/scanner workflows

• Experience with IT/OT cybersecurity principles, network segmentation, and secured industrial architecture

• Ability to influence without authority and get results in environments with resistant or under‑resourced plant teams

• Patience, diplomacy, and strong communication skills for working with plant‑floor technicians, maintenance teams, and local management

• MES platform certifications (Rockwell, Siemens, Ignition) — preferred

• Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ‑900, AZ‑204) — preferred

• IT/OT security certifications (ISA/IEC 62443 awareness) — preferred

WHAT WE OFFER

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value. 

We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed. 

WHAT WE BELIEVE

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers 

• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively 

• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional 

• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse 

• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right 

• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

SAFETY

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!  

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

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