Systems Analyst Specialist Digital Manufacturing

Systems Analyst Specialist Digital Manufacturing

This Systems Analyst Specialist will support Eaton’s global manufacturing network by enabling secure, reliable machine connectivity and industrial edge‑to‑cloud data flows. The role can be based at any of Eaton’s corporate locations:
Beachwood, OH;
Moon, PA;
Galesburg, MI;
Raleigh, NC;
Menomonee Falls, WI;
Houston, TX.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $ – $ and is based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications.

• Act as a corporate IT consultant for machine connectivity projects across manufacturing sites.
• Guide project approach, review designs, and coordinate execution with site teams.
• Support and coordinate delivery with local resources and approved vendors.
• Build and maintain secure connectivity components (e.g., edge gateways, device identity).
• Enable plant integrations in partnership with engineering and maintenance teams.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and are operable by site teams.
• Collaborate with the IoT Architect and architecture teams to drive adoption of reference architectures.
• Provide hands‑on expertise with industrial IoT platforms (Ignition, Thing Worx, Kepware, MQTT).
• Set up connectors and secure data flows to corporate services and guide site teams on configuration.
• Ensure connectivity meets data strategy requirements for analytics and reporting.
• Apply basic data science and analytics to bridge OT signals with downstream analytics.
• Embed OT/IoT security controls and coordinate with Cybersecurity Engineering.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance and cybersecurity protocols.
• Coordinate production‑safe deployments and support cutovers with onsite teams.
• Deliver enablement sessions so site teams can sustain local operations independently.
• Manage work using Agile and project management practices (Scrum/Kanban).
• Identify and propose improvements for connectivity reliability and data quality.
• Support incident triage and collaborate with site teams to restore service.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of hands‑on technology experience, including significant time in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success enabling machine/PLC – programmable logic controller connectivity and industrial data integration from a corporate IT layer.
• Hands‑on experience with Ignition, Thing Worx, and comparable platforms;
  Kepware/OPC UA, MQTT brokers (Sparkplug
  
  B), and edge gateway tooling.
• Position requires ITAR‑compliant U.S. persons only (citizen, lawful permanent resident, political asylum, or refugee).
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.
• Only candidates residing within a 50‑mile radius of an Eaton location will be considered (active‑duty military exempt).

• Proficiency with industrial PLC protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, Ether Net/IP, Profinet).
• Experience administering cloud services for IoT/data workloads, including event/stream routing, IAM, monitoring, and observability.
• Background in basic data modeling for time‑series/telemetry and integration patterns with MES/ERP/analytics platforms.
• SQL fluency.
• Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and core project management practices.

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Comfortable working with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong judgment, time management, and decision‑making skills.
• Collaborative teamwork and experience with global cultures.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second‑chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with applicable local laws.

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Eaton provides a range of health, welfare, retirement, and time‑off benefits.  for more detail.