IIoT Engineer - Lead

Job Title: IIoT Engineer - Lead Location: Pella, Iowa, and Des Moines, Iowa (Hybrid - 3-5 days a week onsite, one week per month, at either location. Location may change from one to the other on a month-to-month basis) Duration: 6 Months Position Overview: We are seeking a technically-driven IIoT (industrial internet of things) Engineer - Lead to lead factory visualization and edge computing initiatives within our Litmus and Real-time Insights project. The ideal candidate is someone passionate about industrial data systems, IT/OT integration, scalable architecture, and real-time operational intelligence. Key Responsibilities: • Bring cross-functional IT and OT teams together to develop industrial data systems, scalable architecture, and real-time operational intelligence. • Design and implement edge-level data flows from factory assets using the Litmus Edge platform. • Develop scalable data models and metadata structures for integration with Litmus Edge, InfluxDB, and Databricks. • Partner with subject matter experts and the business intelligence team to develop dashboards/visualizations using Grafana and Power BI. • Collaborate cross-functionally to support ROI analysis, downtime tracking, and system deprecation strategies. • Author technical documentation and contribute to governance standards for data processing and visualization. • Share knowledge with internal teams to support the long-term sustainability of new systems, processes, and capabilities. Qualifications: • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, project management, and communication skills • Ability to work across teams to align technical execution with strategic goals. • Proven experience in industrial data ops, edge computing, or factory data systems. • Strong knowledge of visualization tools and real-time monitoring platforms. • Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (e.g., MQTT, OPC-UA, Modbus).