Sr. Manufacturing Applications Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description

This position is ideal for senior level software engineer within the manufacturing industry to join the Global Manufacturing Applications team as a Sr. Manufacturing Applications Engineer, supporting the development and delivery of critical manufacturing enterprise and shop floor applications. Partnering with IT, Commercial, Regulatory, Quality and Operations teams, you’ll provide software engineering and shop floor manufacturing expertise to drive excellence in manufacturing applications development. This role is vital in ensuring continued operational excellence from Align’s manufacturing operations.

• Analyze enterprise business context (operational trends and business strategy) to guide solution decisions and long-term strategies for the enterprise.
• Seek out novel uses of existing and new technologies to help improve our customers’ journeys.
• Design and develop reliable, scalable and performant MES application and reporting solutions using Rockwell FTPC and other emerging technologies as needed.
• Support MES integrations using Rockwell EIG and other event-driven approaches.
• Find opportunities for system and process improvement and share your ideas with the team.
• Troubleshoot complex multi-tiered and highly integrated software systems and perform root-cause analysis.
• Ensure that solution design and analysis work (particularly as specific solutions are created or upgraded in projects) is documented and stored in a common place.
• Maintain knowledge and demonstrate mastery of the technical specialism at the highest level and are fluent at articulating best practices.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of end-users, SMEs and other cross-functional team members on solutions.
• Coach other team members and share your experience and knowledge in all things related to manufacturing software development.
• Celebrate in your successes and those of your team members.

• Education: Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in MES software development & implementation with 3+ years of hands-on software development experience utilizing at least one COTS MES package like Rockwell FactoryTalk ProductionCentre (FTPC), GE Proficy, Camstar, Apriso Flexnet, Werum or other custom packages.
• Skills: Understands multi-tiered and MVP software architectures, systems engineering, strong core Java and OO Design/Development skills, complex systems troubleshooting and escalation management, synchronous and asynchronous MES integrations using message brokers (e.g. AMQ, Kafka), leverage AI-based coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot)
• Communication: Great communication and mentoring skills desired.
• Teamwork: Ability to work onsite alongside a small team under an Agile sprint-based methodology.

• BitBucket, GitHub, SQL, Python, Database Triggers
• Some formal teaching/tutoring experience (e.g. TA in college, tutoring), consulting or training delivery is a big plus
• Presentation skills are a big plus

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically. 

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S. 

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

We are pleased to provide a general description of the benefits Align offers to full-time employees in this position.  

Family Benefits.  Align offers employees and their eligible dependents medical (with a Health Savings Account option for some plan offerings),  dental, and vision in accordance with those plans.  Align also offers to employees:

• Discounts on Invisalign and Vivera to employees and their eligible dependents after 90 days of employment
• Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
• Family Forming Benefits – Available to Employees, and their spouse or domestic partner, covered under one of Align’s health plans
• Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hinge Health Virtual Physical Therapy – Available to all employees and eligible dependents (age 18+) enrolled in an Align medical Plan

Employee benefits.  Align offers its employees:

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance in accordance with those plans.
• Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment.  Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse/Domestic Partner, and Child(ren) are available for purchase in accordance with those plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Employees may be eligible to participate in a health care account (including a limited health FSA if enrolled in a HDHP), dependent care account, and a pre-tax commuter benefit plan.
• 401k plan (with a discretionary Company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings up to a maximum match of 3%.). Employer match vests after two years – 25% year one and 100% at year two. Align offers traditional, Roth, and after-tax options.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (Employees must work 20 hours or more and be employed on purchase date to be eligible).
• Paid vacation of up to 17 days during the first full year of employment (currently accrued at the rate of 5.24 hours each pay-period), which carries over to a maximum cap of 30 days.  Annual paid vacation time accrual increases based on tenure. Both exempt and non-exempt employees who work 32 hours or more per week receive prorated vacation accrual based on their regularly scheduled work hours and tenure.
• Sick time is accrued throughout the year at the rate of one hour for every thirty worked. Employees can carry over unused sick leave each year, up to a maximum balance of 80 hours.
• 11 Company-designated paid holidays throughout the year.
• If employed for at least 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave. If employed for less than 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 4 weeks of paid Parental Leave.  All parental leave must be completed within one year of the birth or placement of the child.  Parental leave is in addition to any state and/or local parental leave benefits. Three days of paid bereavement leave. In some cases, due to travel the amount of paid leave may be extended to 5 paid days off. To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.
• Non-exempt employees will receive full pay for up to 10 days of jury duty.  Exempt employees will receive their full salary during any week they serve and perform any work. Other insurance such as legal, critical illness, voluntary accident, long-term care, auto, home and pet insurance are available for purchase.  

To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.