Digital Design Engineer (Contractor)

The Digital Design Engineer develops and sustains practical digital solutions that improve manufacturing productivity, decision-making, process reliability, and user experience.

The role converts business needs into secure, maintainable applications, automations, databases, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions, while coordinating with production, engineering, quality, IT, and other stakeholders from concept through deployment and support.

Key Outcomes


* Digital solutions are delivered safely, on time, and against clearly defined business requirements.


* Manual and repetitive work is reduced through fit-for-purpose automation and standardized workflows.


* Manufacturing data is reliable, accessible, traceable, and converted into actionable dashboards and insights.


* Applications and automations are documented, tested, adopted by users, and supported through a sustainable lifecycle.


* IT/OT cybersecurity, access control, data protection, and site governance requirements are embedded in every solution.

What will you do?

Business analysis and solution design


* Engage stakeholders to understand operational pain points, map current processes, and define functional and non-functional requirements.


* Assess solution options and recommend an appropriate approach using web applications, low-code platforms, RPA, BI, databases, analytics, or AI.


* Prepare solution concepts, process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, effort estimates, risks, and implementation plans.


* Ensure proposed solutions are scalable, maintainable, user-friendly, and aligned with site architecture and governance.

Application and database development


* Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain web-based applications using .NET/C#, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, LEAP, or approved equivalent technologies.


* Design and manage Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL databases, including data models, queries, stored procedures, interfaces, backup considerations, and performance optimization.


* Build integrations with approved manufacturing or enterprise systems through available APIs, data connectors, files, or database interfaces.


* Apply coding standards, version control, peer review, exception handling, logging, reusable components, and technical documentation.

Automation and RPA


* Identify, prioritize, and automate repetitive transactional activities using RPA or workflow automation tools.


* Develop robust automations with input validation, exception handling, audit trails, monitoring, and recovery procedures.


* Measure benefits such as cycle-time reduction, error reduction, capacity released, and improved process compliance.


* Maintain the bot and automation portfolio, including ownership, credentials, dependencies, schedules, and change history.

Data analytics, BI, and AI


* Create and maintain Tableau or equivalent BI dashboards for manufacturing performance, maintenance, quality, capa...