OT Development and Support Engineer
Overview:
In this role you will develop, deploy and support OT applications for Lear Seating's manufacturing operations. You'll work with regional teams and the Principal OT Engineer to keep Ignition solutions reliable, troubleshoot issues, and enable plants to use the platform effectively. Expect hands-on development, deployment support, documentation and training to drive platform adoption. You will report to the Sr. Manager, OT and help scale solutions globally.
Responsibilities:
- Translate the OT roadmap into program plans with milestones
- Coordinate development and adoption of OT standards and procedures
- Lead program readiness and governance reviews with technical owners
- Manage and coach the program enablement engineer
- Coordinate evaluations against manufacturing needs and deployment readiness
- Coordinate IT, OT, networking, and cybersecurity requirements without changing ownership
- Define standards adoption and compliance processes with remediation follow-upCoordinate deliverables, training readiness, and handoff with Regional Support and plants
- Track audit findings, readiness gaps, program risks, and corrective actions
Key requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of OT, industrial automation, manufacturing systems, or related experience
- Minimum 2 years in people leadership, project leadership, or program leadership
- Experience coordinating manufacturing technology programs and governance processes
- Strong understanding of industrial automation, OT cybersecurity, and manufacturing operations
- Ability to lead cross-functional reviews and resolve competing business needsleadershipcross-functional collaborationcommunication of technical tradeoffs
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