Position: PLC Integration Engineer (PIE)
What You Will Do
Network & PLC Integration
- Execute end-to-end network and PLC integration of Laminar’s edge devices into customer OT environments—both onsite and remotely—covering IP configuration, VLAN setup, DMZ architecture, firewall rules, and cloud connectivity.
- Configure and troubleshoot industrial communication protocols including Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, and PROFINET to establish reliable data exchange between Laminar hardware and customer PLCs/SCADA systems.
- Diagnose and resolve network issues in the field: invalid IP configurations, DNS resolution failures, NTP sync problems, and general IT/OT network outages affecting data flow.
- Work alongside customer process, IT, and OT teams during deployment pilots to bring Laminar sensors and edge hardware online reliably and on schedule.
- Contribute to productizing the integration process—identify what is manual and repetitive today and help engineer it away so deployments scale faster tomorrow.
- Support Site Acceptance Test (SAT) completion and customer sign‑off in coordination with the broader FDE team.
Documentation & Feedback Loop
- Systematically document integration challenges, workarounds, and field patterns; translate learnings into structured, actionable feedback for the edge device engineering team.
- Build and maintain integration runbooks, network topology diagrams, and troubleshooting guides that reduce time-to-resolution for recurring issues.
Customer Support
- Serve as a front‑line member of Laminar’s customer support function—monitor deployed site health, drive root‑cause analysis on connectivity and hardware issues, and create a feedback loop between field observations and product engineering to improve system resilience.
- Actively support Laminar’s sales team on pre‑sales discovery calls and answer customer questions on cybersecurity, network/IT/OT architecture to get their approval.
Travel Requirement:
Up to 50% onsite at customer manufacturing facilities; typical visits 1–2 days.
About You – Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
- Hands‑on experience with PLC platforms and industrial communication protocols:
Ethernet/IP, Modbus (TCP and RTU), PROFINET, or equivalent.
- Practical proficiency with Git/Git Hub, Python scripting, and Linux command‑line fundamentals.
- Undergraduate coursework or equivalent demonstrated knowledge in networking fundamentals: IP addressing, subnetting, VLANs, DNS, NTP, and TCP/IP stack.
- Comfortable getting hands dirty to debug data‑flow problems—you understand what a network trace tells you and you know how to follow a packet.
- Portfolio of projects (academic, personal, or professional) demonstrating proficiency in networking, systems integration, debugging, or problem‑solving.
- Strong cross‑functional communicator—able to work across customer IT teams, plant‑floor OT engineers, and internal software developers.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% to customer sites as deployment schedules require.
About You – Preferred
- Advanced Linux skills: shell scripting, systemd service management, network diagnostics (tcpdump, netstat, ip, nmap).
- Experience with IT/OT convergence, Industry 4.0 architectures, or industrial network segmentation (Purdue model / ISA‑99).
- Familiarity with time‑series or sensor data; ability to identify anomalies and performance degradation in data streams.
- Experience with monitoring tooling, alerting infrastructure, or ticketing systems.
- Startup mindset—adaptable, resourceful, and energized by building processes that don’t exist yet.
Benefits
- Direct impact on product and culture.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching.
- Equity.
- Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
- Diverse and inclusive work environment.
- Opportunities for growth and professional development.
- Access to Greentown Labs’ extensive network of cleantech startups.
- Salary range: $80,000 – $110,000 a year (subject to change).
- Transportation benefit $90/month, health & wellness benefit $65/month, FSA, 12 company‑paid holidays.
- Employer covers 100 % of individual health insurance premium for HMO medical, vision, and dental.
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