Industrial Systems Engineer

Position would require the candidate to be a W2 employee of Donatech. US Citizenship Required.

• Maintain and troubleshoot manufacturing databases used by production equipment
• Ability to troubleshoot server infrastructure supporting automation systems (Windows/Linux)
• Support and administer SCADA/historian platforms (Ignition or equivalent)
• Diagnose and resolve production outages related to data systems
• Monitor system performance, memory, storage, and service health
• Manage backups, redundancy, and disaster recovery
• Support industrial Ethernet communications between machines
• Standardize and replicate automation infrastructure across production lines
• Document architecture and recovery procedures
• Collaborate with controls engineers and IT/network teams
• Identify systemic risks and design improvements to prevent repeat failures
• Participate in on-call support for critical production systems

• Production systems run reliably with fewer unplanned outages
• Database and server failures are diagnosed quickly
• Automation infrastructure is standardized across lines
• Documentation exists for recovery and scaling
• Preventive improvements reduce firefighting over time

• 5+ years experience in manufacturing, automation, or industrial systems
• 2+ years supporting SQL databases in a production environment
• 1+ years Windows Server or Linux administration experience
• 3+ years Industrial networking fundamentals (Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA, or similar)
• 3+ years troubleshooting live production outages
• Ignition certification or SCADA platform experience
• Experience in electronics manufacturing environment
• SQL Server DBA experience
• VMware or virtualization experience
• Scripting experience (Power Shell or Python)
• Experience with historian or MES systems
• Industrial cybersecurity familiarity
• Cisco CCNA or equivalent networking knowledge
• CompTIA Server+ or Linux+ certification
• Experience deploying repeatable automation architectures