Lead SCADA​/MES Developer

About JLG, an Oshkosh company JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry.

We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

The Lead SCADA/MES Developer will provide technical leadership for the development, enhancement, integration, and support of SCADA (Ignition) and MES (Sepasoft) applications supporting JLG manufacturing operations. This individual will serve as a technical subject matter expert for SCADA/MES applications and related manufacturing technologies, while remaining hands-on with application development and production support. The role will lead technical solutions, mentor other developers, establish development and support standards, and work closely with manufacturing, engineering, controls, quality, and Digital Technology teams to deliver reliable and scalable digital manufacturing solutions.

This position is based in Frederick, MD and requires the ability to provide hands-on support at manufacturing facilities as needed.

• Lead the design, development, configuration, enhancement, and support of SCADA/MES applications using Ignition and Sepasoft.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for Ignition Perspective, Sepasoft MES, and related manufacturing application technologies.
• Develop and maintain Ignition Perspective screens, views, components, and application functionality supporting manufacturing operations.
• Develop and modify manufacturing applications using Python/Jython.
• Apply advanced Microsoft SQL Server scripting and database fundamentals to support application development, data management, and system integration.
• Develop and support Sepasoft MES applications, including Batch, Document Management, OEE, and Settings & Changeover.
• Provide technical leadership for the design, development, and support of enterprise and site-level MES solutions.
• Support an enterprise-to-site Sepasoft architecture and the deployment and configuration of site-level MES functionality.
• Develop and support integrations between SCADA/MES applications and PLCs, ERP systems, quality systems, databases, APIs, historians, and other manufacturing technologies.
• Support MQTT-based data collection and Unified Namespace (UNS) architectures, including solutions utilizing High Byte.
• Support manufacturing data collection and analysis utilizing GE Historian and Time Base Historian.
• Support integrations with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and other plant-floor technologies.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex SCADA/MES production issues and lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, scalability, maintainability, and overall manufacturing system architecture.
• Lead technical projects, special projects, and cross-functional work streams within the Digital Manufacturing environment.
• Establish and promote development standards, coding practices, architecture patterns, documentation standards, and support processes for SCADA/MES applications.
• Review technical solutions and provide guidance to developers and other technical resources on application design, troubleshooting, and development practices.
• Coach and mentor team members on SCADA/MES development, software engineering practices, troubleshooting, and solution design.
• Work with manufacturing, engineering, controls, quality, and…