PLC Integration Engineer (PIE)
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Somerville, NJ - USA
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Job Summary
Transforming our most foundational sectors of society is hard. Very hard. But were building an empire. And empire building is not easy. Its deeply fulfilling and you will learn and grow tremendously while driving sustainable impact globally with some of the largest players that make everything we eat use and wear. Our culture is to foster extraordinary growth within our teammates. We believe in autonomy ownership empowerment demanding excellence being mission-driven. We believe in creativity authenticity and extraordinary growth. Were looking for relentless ambitious creative and exceptional people to join our team and build the factory of the future.
We are looking for a PLC Integration Engineer to own the network and control-system layer ofLaminarscustomer deployments. This is a hands-on technical role at the intersection of industrial automation IT/OT networking and edge software you will be the person who getsLaminarssensors and edge devices online stable and talking toFood and Beverage factorycontrol systems.
You will work directly with customer IT and OT teams to configure networks commission PLC connections and troubleshoot integration issues from first install through steady-state operation. When things break you dig in and fix them. When patternsemerge you documentthemso the next deployment moves faster.
This role is a launchpad. Engineers who thrive here grow into edge software engineering senior FDE roles with full account ownership or go-to-market paths in sales and solutions engineering.
Network & PLC Integration
- Execute end-to-end network and PLC integration ofLaminarsedge devices into customer OT environments both onsite and remotely covering IP configuration VLAN setup DMZ architecturefirewallrules 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 frontline member of Laminars 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 Laminars 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 12 days.
- Bachelors 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/GitHub 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.
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 dont exist yet
- Direct impact on product and culture.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Disability Transportation benefit Health and Wellness benefit and more.
- 401k plan with employer matching
- Equity
- Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
- Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
- Opportunities for growth and professional development.
- Access to Greentown Labs extensive network of cleantech startups.
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Why Youll Love it Here
A front-row seat at Greentown Labs North Americas largest cleantech innovation hub in a Somerville neighborhood ranked one of the coolest in the world
Real recognition: 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Gold 2026 Edison Award Unilever Startup of the Year Innovator Awards by both Coca-Cola and ABInBev and more
A team that celebrates together from rooftop lunches ping pong matches Lunch & Learns and regular team events
Competitive salary equity and a 401(k) with company match
Health dental and vision coverage plus short- and long-term disability and life insurance
Flexible time off and 12 company-paid holidays
A conference and learning budget to keep growing your craft
Greentown Labs membership and a transportation benefit for your commute
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About Company
Why You'll Love it Here A front-row seat at Greentown Labs, North America's largest cleantech innovation hub, in a Somerville neighborhood ranked one of the coolest in the world Real recognition: 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Gold 2026 Edison Award, Unilever Startup of ... View more
