The Role
Develops Ignition-based dashboards, reports, alerts, integrations, and automation for manufacturing operations. The role connects Siemens OpCenter MES and relational databases, writes SQL and Python/Jython logic, monitors system performance, and troubleshoots application and integration issues. It partners with manufacturing, engineering, quality, IT, supervisors, and operators to translate production needs into scalable solutions supporting KPIs such as OEE, throughput, downtime, quality, and scrap.
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About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Position Overview
Harbinger is seeking an MES & Ignition Developer to design and develop reporting, visualization, and automation solutions for our manufacturing operations. This role will transform data from our Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Siemens OpCenter, into actionable real-time insights using Inductive Automation’s Ignition platform.
You will develop plant-floor and management dashboards, automate production reporting and alerts, and build integrations that provide visibility into production performance, quality, downtime, and other critical manufacturing metrics. This is a hands-on development role that works closely with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and IT teams to translate operational needs into reliable, scalable technical solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Design and develop real-time Ignition dashboards for plant-floor operators, supervisors, and leadership, providing visibility into production KPIs, OEE, throughput, downtime, quality, and other manufacturing metrics.
- Build and automate daily production, quality, and downtime reporting using the Ignition Reporting Module.
- Configure event-driven alerts and notifications for production events, equipment faults, quality deviations, and other critical conditions.
- Integrate Ignition with Siemens OpCenter and related manufacturing data sources using SQL and relational databases.
- Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and data models to ensure accurate and efficient reporting.
- Write Python/Jython scripts within Ignition to support custom logic, data manipulation, and automated workflows.
- Design intuitive, high-visibility industrial interfaces that are easy to interpret on workstations and plant-floor displays.
- Partner directly with manufacturing leaders, engineers, supervisors, and operators to gather requirements and translate operational challenges into technical solutions.
- Monitor and maintain the Ignition environment, including gateway performance, user access, security, and system connectivity.
- Troubleshoot data, application, and integration issues across Ignition, MES, and related manufacturing systems.
- Support the continued development and scalability of Harbinger’s manufacturing technology ecosystem as production grows.
What You’ll Need
- Hands-on experience developing applications using Inductive Automation Ignition, including experience with Perspective and/or Vision.
- Experience with Ignition Reporting, alarming, notifications, or related platform functionality.
- Strong SQL skills, including experience querying relational databases and working with complex datasets.
- Experience with Python/Jython scripting or similar programming languages.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and metrics such as OEE, cycle time, throughput, downtime, scrap, and quality.
- Experience integrating applications with MES, manufacturing databases, or other production systems.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across applications, databases, and system integrations.
- Ability to gather requirements from technical and non-technical stakeholders and translate them into effective technical solutions.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Inductive Automation Ignition Core or Gold Certification.
- Experience with Siemens OpCenter or a comparable enterprise MES platform.
- Experience developing or integrating MES applications within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of industrial UI/UX principles, including designing clear, high-contrast interfaces for plant-floor use.
- Experience supporting manufacturing technology in a high-growth or rapidly scaling production environment.
Key Benefits & Perks:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$120,000—$140,000 USD
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience developing applications with Inductive Automation Ignition, including Perspective and/or Vision
- Experience with Ignition Reporting, alarming, notifications, or related platform functionality
- Strong SQL skills, including querying relational databases and working with complex datasets
- Experience with Python, Jython, or similar programming languages
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and metrics, including OEE, cycle time, throughput, downtime, scrap, and quality
- Experience integrating applications with MES, manufacturing databases, or production systems
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across applications, databases, and system integrations
- Ability to gather requirements and translate operational needs into technical solutions
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Inductive Automation Ignition Core or Gold Certification
- Experience with Siemens OpCenter or a comparable enterprise MES platform
- Experience developing or integrating MES applications in a manufacturing environment
- Understanding of industrial UI/UX principles for plant-floor interfaces
- Experience supporting manufacturing technology in a high-growth production environment
Harbinger Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for its market and stage, and feedback suggests ranges are posted and compensation is communicated clearly in listings.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is highlighted as 100% employer‑paid for employees across postings, indicating strong medical, dental, and vision support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, with parental leave and an annual vacation bonus appearing alongside core PTO.
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The Company
What We Do
Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger's best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies designed specifically for commercial vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced for zero acquisition premium. Harbinger: familiar form, revolutionary foundation.
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