Opcenter Solutions Principal Engineer

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Functional Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Florida (Any City), Georgia (Any City), Illinois (Any City), Massachusetts (Any City), North Carolina (Any City), Ohio (Any City), Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, South Carolina (Any City), Texas (Any City)

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Opcenter Solutions Principal Engineer.

This is a remote role available to candidates in the US.

We are seeking an experienced team leader to coordinate and lead our multinational technical resources for the MedTech Opcenter Manufacturing Systems Platform (MSP) program on the Siemens Opcenter platform.  This strategic role involves software deployment, development and operations (DevOps) in the Siemens Opcenter and Camstar applications across the globally located manufacturing sites.  If you possess strong leadership and solid expertise in leading and managing system support teams, this opportunity is for you!

You will be responsible for:

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Lead and mentor a global team of support and development engineers.

• Lead the design process for the implementation of new solutions.

• Coordinate cross-functional efforts during critical downtime events and system escalations.

Operations Management

• Oversee the lifecycle of incident tickets, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis.

• Lead response efforts for critical system outages and downtime events.

• Develop, implement, and maintain system monitoring tools and dashboards.

• Analyze system performance data to identify trends and areas for improvement.

Project Delivery

• Lead squad engineers to build and maintain software, translating user stories from the backlog into a working solution, using modern design patterns and architectural principles.

• Drive testing and deployment of Opcenter software solutions, including sufficient automated testing to ensure solution quality.

• Work with other Lead Engineers and squad members to manage risks and solve, escalate, and track cross-squad dependencies and impediments.

• Evaluate vendor proposals, challenging costs, and time estimates, and ensuring design and architecture fit.

• Drive automation and standardization across support workflows.

Stakeholder Communication

• Provide regular updates to leadership and stakeholders on system health and incident status and during the project delivery cycle.

• Document and communicate lessons learned from major incidents and outages.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in solutions engineering, or IT operations in Supply Chain/Manufacturing Systems required.

• Experience with MES platforms, preferably Siemens Opcenter required.

• Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex technical issues under pressure.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in a matrixed environment and leading support teams is required.

• Experience in GxP systems, Computer System Validation and support of FDA regulated systems is required.

• Strong interpersonal skills required.

• Excellent communication, networking, and influencing skills including the ability to manage across all management and organizational levels.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local la