IT Business Systems Analyst

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, United States

Every day, MTI Motion associates around the world set the future in motion by solving our customers’ most vexing motion-control challenges. Serving various industries including commercial aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and transportation, MTI Motion designs and manufactures an innovative portfolio of custom, precision motion-control products and solutions, including high-performance motors, drives and controllers, as well as windings, gears and ball screws.

We’re committed to promoting a collaborative team environment that focuses on accountability, honesty and integrity to ensure customer satisfaction. We take pride in the work we perform and are committed to continuous improvement. In addition to offering a competitive benefits package, we strive to offer our employees opportunities to achieve career advancement.

MTI Motion is a wholly owned operating company within the Steel Partners family of companies and is headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, WI, with facilities worldwide.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The IT Business Systems Analyst combines strong business analysis with hands‑on technical delivery. The role designs and builds a data-driven production scheduling application on our SQL Server data warehouse — using Python and an HTML front end, with AI/LLM capabilities — and provides ongoing ERP support and reporting across the business. This position continuously works to improve scheduling and reporting within the application and data architecture.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Design, build, and deploy a production scheduling application using Python with an HTML front end, running against the SQL Server data warehouse and sourcing demand, production plan, inventory, and component coverage directly from ERP data.
• Develop AI/LLM scheduling capabilities, including prototyping an AI‑based scheduling assistant, in partnership with internal teams and Microsoft.
• Build and maintain data models, transformations, pipelines, and reports on the data warehouse, and grow self‑service reporting in Tableau/Power BI.
• Provide daily support for the ERP systems, including order management, AR, AP, GL, procurement, shipping, and operations modules.
• Configure, enhance, maintain, and document company databases and applications, primarily on Microsoft SQL Server.
• Partner with team members and business users to learn architecture, translate needs into requirements and functional designs, and improve scheduling and reporting.
• Develop and execute test scripts; lead system integration and user acceptance testing to ensure high‑quality delivery, and support SOX and CMMC compliance requirements.

REQUIREMENTS & PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data/Analytics, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• ERP: 5+ years hands‑on configuring and supporting mid‑to‑large ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Net Suite, Infor, Epicor, or similar). Aptean Made2
  
  Manage (M2M) and Infor Visual experience are a strong plus.
• SQL & data warehousing: Advanced SQL and Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS) — building and optimizing queries, stored procedures, and data models against a data warehouse and other relational databases.
• Python: Strong Python for data work and application development (e.g., pandas, SQL Alchemy, and a web framework such as Flask, FastAPI, or Django).
• AI / LLM: Hands‑on experience applying AI and LLM tools — AI‑assisted (“vibe”) coding, prompt engineering, and/or building LLM‑powered assistants. Familiarity with Microsoft / Azure AI (Azure OpenAI, Copilot) and a strong interest in AI‑driven scheduling. Must have a demonstrated ability to verify, test, and understand AI‑assisted…