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This role is ideal for experienced OT, automation, controls, industrial networking, and manufacturing systems professionals who enjoy working at the intersection of PLCs, SCADA, industrial data platforms, cybersecurity, and digital manufacturing.As a technical leader, you'll drive the design and integration of next-generation Operational Technology solutions, helping build secure, scalable, and connected manufacturing environments. You'll partner with Controls Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to solve complex technical challenges, lead global initiatives, and implement technologies such as OPC UA, MQTT, industrial networks, data historians, MES, and cloud-connected manufacturing systems. This position offers the opportunity to influence OT strategy, establish global standards, work with cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technologies, and make a significant impact on manufacturing performance in a highly regulated, world-class manufacturing environment.\n\nPosition Overview:\nThe Sr. Staff OT Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership for the design, implementation, integration, and lifecycle support of Operational Technology systems used in automated manufacturing. This role requires a strong foundation in traditional industrial controls, including PLCs, HMIs, industrial communications, and automated equipment, combined with practical experience supporting distributed OT systems and the infrastructure on which they depend. The team and this role has responsibilities globally including in USA, Malaysia and Costa Rica.\nThe engineer will work across machine controls, plant-floor systems, industrial networks, servers, databases, data platforms, and manufacturing applications. The role will serve as a technical bridge among Controls Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, Cybersecurity, Quality, equipment suppliers, and system integrators.\nThe successful candidate will be a hands-on OT engineer who can understand equipment behavior at the PLC and control-system level while also troubleshooting and improving the broader systems that connect, monitor, secure, and support manufacturing operations (databases, supervisory systems, industrial automation software, etc.). The engineer will lead cross-functional projects, establish technical standards, support global manufacturing initiatives, and help deliver OT solutions that are reliable, scalable, secure, maintainable, documented, and appropriately validated.\nThe Acton MA site is a global business headquarters and product-development site where commercial and business functions, manufacturing, and technical disciplines are co-located. This environment offers broad opportunities to build experience across functions and technologies.\nResponsibilities:\nProvide technical leadership for the design, integration, implementation, and lifecycle support of manufacturing OT systems, including HMI and SCADA platforms, industrial networks, data-collection and application servers, databases, and interfaces between manufacturing equipment and plant or enterprise applications.\nIntegrate manufacturing equipment into the broader OT environment. Apply working knowledge of PLCs, equipment controls, industrial communications, and machine-level data to define interface requirements and coordinate with controls engineers, equipment suppliers, and system integrators\nDevelop and maintain OT system architectures, network diagrams, data-flow diagrams, interface definitions, functional specifications, user requirements, design standards, and supporting engineering documentation.\nEstablish standardized and reusable interfaces between manufacturing equipment and higher-level systems, including historians, MES, databases, and other manufacturing applications.\nDesign and support industrial data architectures and integrations using technologies such as OPC UA, MQTT, SQL databases, historians, APIs, and managed file transfer.\nCollaborate with IT and Cybersecurity teams to design and support OT networks and infrastructure, including segmentation, switching, routing, firewalls, remote access, servers, virtualization, identity management, backup, patching, monitoring, and recovery.\nDiagnose complex issues spanning equipment controls, communications, infrastructure, software, data flows, and manufacturing applications. Coordinate resolution across Controls Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, and system integrators.\nSupport the installation, integration, commissioning, qualification, startup, and operational turnover of manufacturing equipment and OT systems, with emphasis on connectivity, data integration, infrastructure readiness, and long-term supportability.\nEstablish and support configuration management, version control, backup, disaster recovery, and change-management practices for OT systems. Coordinate with controls engineers on corresponding practices for equipment-level applications.\nPartner with Quality and Validation teams to apply appropriate lifecycle controls for regulated manufacturing systems, including GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, Computer System Validation, Computer Software Assurance, and risk-based change control.\nLead technology evaluations, proof-of-concept activities, standards development, and continuous-improvement initiatives that improve the consistency, interoperability, reliability, and maintainability of OT systems across global manufacturing sites.\nProvide technical guidance to engineering, maintenance, and other OT stakeholders, and contribute to OT technology roadmaps, platform strategies, lifecycle planning, and obsolescence management.\nMinimum Requirements:\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.\nTen or more years of experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, OT systems, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.\nSignificant hands-on experience developing, commissioning, maintaining, or troubleshooting automation and OT systems in a manufacturing or industrial environment.\nExperience with industrial automation software, communication gateways, data ops, and distributed software architectures.\nWorking knowledge of PLC-based equipment controls, HMI and SCADA systems, industrial communications, and machine-level data. The role does not require extensive PLC or motion-control programming, but the candidate must be able to understand equipment behavior and collaborate effectively with controls engineers and equipment suppliers.\nExperience connecting manufacturing equipment to plant-level or enterprise-level systems such as SCADA, historians, MES, databases, or industrial data platforms.\nExperience supporting distributed OT applications, communication gateways, industrial data flows, or other software-based systems that collect, contextualize, transport, or consume manufacturing data.\nWorking knowledge of industrial Ethernet networks, managed switches, VLANs, TCP/IP, firewalls, and common industrial communication protocols.\nDemonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex issues across equipment controls, communications, networking, software, infrastructure, data flows, and manufacturing applications.\nDemonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives and work effectively with Controls Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, Cybersecurity, Quality, equipment suppliers, engineering firms, and system integrators.\nStrong project leadership, organizational, technical-writing, and stakeholder-communication skills.\nAbility to translate technical requirements across controls, OT infrastructure, cybersecurity, manufacturing, quality, and external supplier teams.\nAbility to work independently, manage competing priorities, and provide technical direction when systems and responsibilities cross organizational boundaries.\nPreferred Skills and Competencie s:\nExperience with industrial PLC, HMI, and SCADA platforms, preferably Rockwell Automation platforms such as Studio 5000 / Logix and FactoryTalk View ME\nExperience with industrial communication gateways, edge-computing platforms, MQTT infrastructure, or Industrial DataOps platforms such as Litmus, HighByte, HiveMQ, or comparable technologies.\nStrong understanding of industrial protocols and technologies such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, OPC UA, MQTT\nExperience with industrial data modeling, ISA-95 concepts, Unified Namespace architecture, historians, SQL databases, and manufacturing data integration.\nWorking knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization, DNS, certificates, service accounts, storage, backup systems, and other infrastructure supporting OT applications.\nExperience with industrial network architecture, managed industrial switches, VLAN segmentation, firewalls, secure remote access, and OT demilitarized-zone architectures.\nExperience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, SQL, Visual Basic, or similar technologies used for system integration, testing, administration, or data analysis.\nExperience with version-control, asset-management, or centralized backup platforms for industrial automation systems.\nExperience in medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or another regulated manufacturing environment.\nKnowledge of GxP practices, 21 CFR Part 11, Computer System Validation, Computer Software Assurance, data integrity, and risk-based change control.\nStrong project leadership, organizational, technical-writing, and stakeholder-communication skills.\nAbility to translate technical requirements among controls engineers, IT infrastructure teams, cybersecurity professionals, manufacturing stakeholders, quality representatives, and external suppliers.\nAbility to work independently, manage competing priorities, and provide technical direction when system ownership or responsibilities cross organizational boundaries.\nPhysical Requirements:\nThe successful candidate will be expected to travel domestically and internationally to support manufacturing sites, suppliers, system integrators, installations, commissioning, and project activities. Anticipated travel is approximately 10% to 20%.\nNOTE: This position requires on-site working (requires on-site office/plant/lab work). #LI-Onsite\nAdditional Information:\n\nCompensation & Benefits:\n\nFor U.S.-based positions only, the annual base salary range for this role is $141,600.00 - $212,400.00\n\nThis position may also be eligible for incentive compensation.\n\nWe offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:\n• Medical, dental, and vision insurance\n• 401(k) with company match\n• Paid time off (PTO)\n• And additional employee wellness programs\n\nApplication Details:\nThis job posting will remain open until the position is filled.\nTo apply, please visit the Insulet Careers site and submit your application online.\n\nActual pay depends on skills, experience, and education.Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD), headquartered in Massachusetts, is an innovative medical device company dedicated to simplifying life for people with diabetes and other conditions through its Omnipod product platform. The Omnipod Insulin Management System provides a unique alternative to traditional insulin delivery methods. With its simple, wearable design, the tubeless disposable Pod provides up to three days of non-stop insulin delivery, without the need to see or handle a needle. Insulet’s flagship innovation, the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System, integrates with a continuous glucose monitor to manage blood sugar with no multiple daily injections, zero fingersticks, and can be controlled by a compatible personal smartphone in the U.S. or by the Omnipod 5 Controller. 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