Job Title: Operational Technology Engineer
Duration: 6 Month Assignment with possibility of extension
Schedule: 5/40
Location: Florida, United States
This opportunity is based within an advanced manufacturing environment focused on improving safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and overall equipment effectiveness. The role supports automation, digital manufacturing, industrial cybersecurity, and IT/OT convergence initiatives, while partnering with operations, maintenance, quality, engineering, and IT teams to deliver scalable plant-floor technology solutions. This position offers exposure to control system modernization, manufacturing data integration, IIoT, and smart manufacturing projects that support long-term operational excellence.
Required Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Required Experience
- 5 to 7+ years of industrial automation, controls engineering, or operational technology experience within a manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting automation modernization projects, equipment upgrades, control system migrations, commissioning, startup, and system validation activities
- Experience supporting IT/OT convergence, manufacturing data integration, and connected industrial systems
- Experience leading or supporting Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing activities
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Siemens automation platforms including SIMATIC S7 PLCs, Fail Safe PLCs, TIA Portal, STEP 7, WinCC SCADA/HMI, and SINAMICS and MASTERDRIVES systems
- Experience with industrial communication networks including PROFINET, PROFIBUS, and distributed I/O architectures
- Ability to design, implement, optimize, and troubleshoot manufacturing automation and control systems
- Understanding of industrial cybersecurity principles and OT network architecture
- Capability to support PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, MES platforms, motion control systems, industrial networks, and manufacturing data systems
- Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, continuous improvement, technical documentation, project execution, and change management skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Ignition by Inductive Automation
- Experience supporting continuous manufacturing processes, coordinated motion control, tension control systems, PID tuning, and temperature control applications
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and electrical controls documentation
- Experience applying NEC, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, and NFPA 79 standards
- Experience integrating PLC, SCADA, MES, historians, databases, and enterprise systems
- Demonstrated success supporting digital transformation, IIoT deployment, AI-driven analytics, industrial data initiatives, and smart manufacturing projects
About Airswift
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.