Senior Systems Engineer (Operational Technology)

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

The Senior Systems Engineer (Operational Technology) serves as the product owner and strategic leader for enterprise-scale digital solutions across multiple factories and global teams.

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Define, communicate, and continuously refine the global product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap.

• Lead cross-functional alignment with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Digital Technology, Quality, and Operational Excellence.

• Champion standardisation of processes, systems, and data across all sites.

• Assess emerging technologies (e.g., Smart Factory, IoT, AI/ML, automation) to shape future-state capabilities.

Product Ownership & Delivery Excellence

• Lead multiple agile teams (product owners, business analysts, engineers, data teams) to deliver scalable digital products.

• Prioritise product backlogs based on business value, risk, and strategic objectives.

• Ensure effective implementation of complex systems (e.g., WCS, WMS, MES, ERP integrations, industrial automation, quality systems, OT/IT platforms).

• Drive the global deployment, change management, and adoption strategy across regions.

Operational Expertise & Continuous Improvement

• Analyse end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain processes to identify digital optimisation opportunities.

• Oversee KPIs tied to productivity, quality, throughput, downtime reduction, and yield improvement.

• Lead cross-site workshops, design sessions, and stakeholder engagements to drive global alignment.

• Introduce global best practices, reusable templates, and process harmonisation standards.

• Partner with data analytics teams to enhance visibility, performance insights, and predictive capabilities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the senior liaison between factory operations and digital teams.

• Influence senior stakeholders and drive consensus on major transformation programs.

• Communicate product performance, risks, and milestones to executive leadership.

Qualifications and Experience

Required:

• 3 to 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing, Supply Chain, digital transformation, or related engineering/operations domains.

• Formal qualification in Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer Science, or equivalent.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems including WCS, WMS, MES, SCADA, PLCs, ERP integration, and industrial automation.

• Hands-on experience with Smart Factory technologies, including IoT, OT/IT integration, digital manufacturing platforms, database integration, and MQTT-based connectivity solutions.

• Use Ignition to build and support SCADA/ MES solutions, configure modules, and manage tags and data models.

• Connect machines and equipment using OPC-UA, MQTT, and PLC interfaces, ensuring reliable and secure data flow from equipment to OT/enterprise systems.

• Strong documentation, organisational, analytical, and communication skills, including engagement with global senior leaders.

• Experience deploying enterprise systems across multiple factories or global networks.

Preferred:

• Experience working with data analytics platforms (Power BI or Tableau) and familiarity with SQL or enterprise data lakes/warehouses.

• Proven track record in multi-site digital product deployments, system scaling, or major transformation initiatives.

• Exposure to cybersecurity considerations in manufacturing/OT environments.

• Proficiency with Atlassian suite, collaboration platforms, and requirements management tools.

• Good understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

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