
Senior OT/IIoT Consultant
- Nelas, Viseu
- Permanente
- Horário completo
- Audit the equipment fleet (1970–2025; multiple brands) and map data points: stoppages, times/states, alarms, consumption, quantities, and speed/RPM.
- Design the OT/IIoT strategy and connectivity architecture by machine family, including retrofitting when necessary.
- Select and configure gateways/edge, PLCs, SCADA/Historian, and time-series databases for reliable data collection, source-side timestamping, and offline buffering.
- Integrate data with the MES (API/DB), normalizing events/states and supporting OEE calculation.
- Establish OT/IT security and networking best practices and support data governance.
- Document solutions, train teams (Production, Maintenance, IT), and prepare Standard Operating Procedures for continuous operation.
- Education: Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Informatics (Industrial IT), or similar.
- Experience: 5+ years in OT/IIoT with broad hands-on knowledge, including:
- Industrial protocols & networks (e.g., OPC UA, Modbus RTU/TCP, Profibus/Profinet, EtherNet/IP; MQTT/Sparkplug)
- OT tools/platforms: gateways/PLCs and edge (e.g., Kepware/KepserverEX, Ignition, Siemens Industrial Edge/IPC, Beckhoff/WAGO), SCADA/Historian, time-series DBs
- Data integration: APIs/REST, SQL, ETL; production data modeling and event/state normalization
- Retrofitting techniques (sensors/encoders, counters, reading and logging digital/analog signals)
- Languages: Portuguese and/or English
- Soft skills: Ability to communicate with Production/Maintenance/IT; stakeholder management.
- Computer Vision in industrial environments
- Security & networking
- MES (API/DB integration) and definition of OEE KPIs
- Our company does not sponsor work visas or work permits. All applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based.
- Only candidates who meet the required qualifications and match the profile requested by our clients will be contacted.
- Regular on-site presence in a factory environment is mandatory.