Sr Automation Engineer

Job Description

In this role, you will impact the success of Honeywell’s automation & digital initiatives by driving the development and deployment of digital automation technologies that improve system performance and reliability.
At Honeywell, our people leaders play a critical role in developing and supporting our employees to help them perform at their best and drive change across the company. Help to build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying, and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture

• Develop End-to-End Manufacturing Applications Design, build, and maintain full stack applications that support manufacturing operations, including shop floor systems, dashboards, and digital workflows.
• Integrate OT and IT Systems Develop secure and scalable integrations between Operational Technology (OT) systems (PLCs, SCADA, MES, CMMS) and enterprise IT systems (ERP, cloud platforms, data lakes).
• Build Industrial Data Pipelines Create and manage real-time and batch data pipelines to ingest, normalize, and store machine and process data for analytics and decision-making.
• Develop User Interfaces for Shop Floor and Operations Build responsive front-end applications (web/mobile) for operators, engineers, and plant leadership to monitor performance, quality, and equipment status.
• Work with Industrial Protocols and Connectivity Implement and maintain connectivity using protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, REST APIs, and other industrial communication standards.
• Support Manufacturing Digital Ecosystem Contribute to the development of a connected manufacturing ecosystem including MES, IIoT platforms, digital twins, and smart factory initiatives.
• Implement Scalable Backend Services Design and develop APIs, microservices, and backend systems to support data processing, business logic, and system interoperability.
• Enable Advanced Analytics and Insights Partner with data engineers and data scientists to enable predictive maintenance, quality analytics, and performance optimization solutions.
• Ensure Cybersecurity and System Reliability Follow OT and IT cybersecurity best practices to secure manufacturing systems, ensure data integrity, and maintain high system availability.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams Work closely with manufacturing engineers, controls engineers, IT, and operations teams to translate business needs into digital solutions.
• Deploy and Maintain Cloud & Edge Solutions Support deployment of applications in cloud and edge environments (e.g., Azure IoT, AWS IoT Green grass) for distributed manufacturing environments.
• Support Continuous Improvement Initiatives Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance product quality through digital solutions.
• Participate in Agile Development Processes Contribute to sprint planning, code reviews, testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
• 6+ years of experience in automation engineering or software development for manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of data systems and industrial communication protocols
• Proficiency with manufacturing software tools such as MES, SCADA systems, SPC applications.
• Experience in troubleshooting and optimizing complex software and data systems in manufacturing or industrial environments.

• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages:
  Python, C#
• PL/SQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Snowflake)
• Familiar with MQTT, OPC, Kafka, Power BI, REST/SOAP API
• Experience with Ignition modules such as Vision, Perspective, MES, and Reporting
• Experience with troubleshooting automated equipment, machine vision, and equipment programmable logic control (PLC)
• Understanding of AGILE practices, experience in all phases of development process

ABOUT HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety, security,…