Design and install the physical data layer that makes legacy machinery self-reporting.
What you'll do
- Assess client equipment and design sensor, PLC and edge architectures for retrofit
- Wire and integrate PLC/SCADA systems and deploy edge computing gateways
- Install and commission vibration, thermal, acoustic and power sensors on legacy machines
- Configure data protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET) from device to edge to cloud
- Produce as-built drawings, I/O lists and commissioning reports
Requirements
- 5+ years in industrial automation or controls integration
- Hands-on with Rockwell, Siemens or similar PLC/SCADA platforms
- Experience retrofitting brownfield equipment with IIoT sensors and edge devices
- Comfortable working on live production floors
Nice to have: Ignition, AWS IoT/Azure IoT, ISA-95 knowledge, electrical licensure, CSIA-certified integrator background.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in industrial automation or controls integration
- Hands-on experience with Rockwell, Siemens, or similar PLC/SCADA platforms
- Experience retrofitting brownfield equipment with IIoT sensors and edge devices
- Comfort working on live production floors
- Ignition experience
- AWS IoT or Azure IoT experience
- ISA-95 knowledge
- Electrical licensure
- CSIA-certified integrator background
What We Do
Value Driven Solutions (VDS) is an operational-excellence consulting firm serving middle-market companies, private-equity firms, and portfolio companies. It improves operational and financial performance through supply-chain optimization, operations, finance, technology, procurement, strategic consulting, and vetted interim executives. VDS also applies Lean Six Sigma, automation, robotics, AI, and analytics to strengthen efficiency, margins, capital efficiency, and enterprise value, with measurable, lasting results.
