Job Type

On Site

Job Summary

The Operations Data Engineer supports ZOLL's smart manufacturing and data-driven transformation efforts by designing, building, and maintaining the data infrastructure needed for reporting, analytics, automation, and operational decision-making. This role owns the Operations data warehouse, develops and supports data pipelines, integrates manufacturing and enterprise systems, and curates trusted datasets for dashboards and analytics.
The Operations Data Engineer is expected to be a versatile technical contributor who can adapt to evolving business needs and support a broad range of data engineering, automation, digital manufacturing, and advanced analytics initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines connecting MES, ERP, SCADA, LabVIEW, IoT, and other operational systems.
• Serve as technical owner of the Operations data warehouse, including data models, schemas, performance optimization, reliability, and availability.
• Develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT processes that transform and publish trusted operational data.
• Implement and support time-series data ingestion, storage, retention, and analytics capabilities for manufacturing and test systems.
• Use SQL, Python, and related tools to automate data transformation, validation, monitoring, and documentation processes.
• Curate and publish trusted datasets for dashboards, reporting, analytics, and business intelligence applications.
• Establish and support data quality, governance, lineage, metadata, access control, and cybersecurity practices.
• Support integration and digital transformation initiatives by improving data availability, accessibility, and reliability across Operational Systems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, architectures, and connectivity solutions that improve scalability, maintainability, or cost effectiveness.
• Develop working knowledge of advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI-enabled workflows to provide flexible support as Operational Systems capabilities evolve.
• Maintain documentation of data sources, relationships, transformation logic, business rules, and validation methods to support sustainability and knowledge transfer.
• Independently investigate and solve complex or ambiguous data and system challenges with limited direction.

Required/Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related technical discipline or a compelling combination of education, certifications, and experience required; Master's degree preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience designing, implementing, and supporting production data solutions in manufacturing, engineering, industrial, or similarly complex operational environments required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Prficiency with SQL Server, relational database design, data modeling, stored procedures, query optimization, and schema development required.
• Experience developing ETL/ELT solutions and data pipelines required; experience with Azure Data Factory or similar integration tools preferred.
• Proficiency with Python or a similar scripting language for automation, transformation, and integration tasks required.
• Understanding of data governance, metadata, lineage, cybersecurity, and documentation best practices required.
• Understanding the basics of statistical analysis, machine learning concepts, or predictive modeling methods required.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into practical business solutions required.
• Experience designing, maintaining, or supporting data warehouse environments, including dimensional modeling, data marts, or semantic layers strongly preferred.
• Experience working with machine, test, process, traceability, or time-series manufacturing data strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with MES, ERP, SCADA, LabVIEW, IoT, or other manufacturing systems and with industrial integration technologies such as Kepware, OPC-UA, historians, or streaming architectures preferred.
• Demonstrated experience building and supporting production-ready solutions that are actively used by business stakeholders preferred.
• Familiarity with reporting and visualization platforms such as SSRS, Power BI, Grafana, Tableau, or similar tools preferred.
• Project management experience and demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional data initiatives preferred.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile/Scrum methodologies preferred.
• Experience in FDA-regulated, medical device, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Lifting - Constantly
• Carrying - Constantly
• Pushing - Constantly
• Pulling - Constantly
• Talking - Occasionally
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly

Working Conditions

• Extreme cold - Occasionally
• Extreme heat - Occasionally
• Humidity - Occasionally
• Wet - Occasionally
• Noise - Frequently

The annual salary for this position is:
$103,000.00 to $125,000.00

Factors which may affect starting salary include geography, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Details of ZOLL's comprehensive benefits plans can be found at www.zollbenefits.com.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until this position is filled. For fully remote positions, compensation will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local wage laws, including minimum wage requirements, based on the employee's primary work location.