Operations Data Engineer - MPW Industrial Services : Job Details

JOB FUNCTION:

The Operational Data Engineer is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and optimizing industrial

data historian systems. This role involves integrating data collection systems, analyzing operational data,

and delivering actionable insights to improve efficiency and system performance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Project Implementation: Plan, execute, and manage historian system projects, ensuring timely

delivery and alignment with organizational goals while engaging stakeholders.

• System Integration & Maintenance: Configure and integrate historian systems with PLCs and

SCADA, monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure compliance with industry

standards.

• Data Analysis & Reporting: Analyze historian data to generate insights, create dashboards and

reports, validate data, and ensure reporting accuracy.

• Collaboration & Training: Collaborate with engineering, IT, and operations teams, train users,

and provide ongoing system support.

• Compliance & Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of system

configurations and workflows.

KEY BEHAVIORS:

1. Customer Service: Proactively developing customer relationships by making efforts to listen

and understand the customer (both internal and external); anticipating and providing

solutions to customer needs; giving high priority to customer satisfaction.

2. Professionalism: Maintaining a high-quality professional appearance and standardizing to

improve performance and reputation.

3. Continuous Improvement: Refining and developing new tools and processes through creativity

and innovation.

4. Drive to Win: Passionate and candid; challenges are eagerly accepted, and motivated to grow.

5. Spirit of Family: Treating all people with respect by supporting and giving back to employees,

customers and local communities. Promoting opportunities within and through referrals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Associate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (bachelor's preferred).

2. 3+ years with PLCs, SCADA systems, and industrial historian platforms, with a track record of

successful technical project execution.

3. Expertise in PLCs, SCADA, industrial automation protocols (OPC, Modbus, MQTT), SQL

databases, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau); programming skills (Python,

C++) are a plus.

4. Strong communication, organizational, and time-management skills; effective both

independently and in teams.