Senior Automation Integration Engineer (Development)(Minneapolis)

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education work experience and addition to your pay Target cares about and invests in you as a team member so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs which may include medical vision dental life insurance and more to help you and your family take care of your whole benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) employee discount short term disability long term disability paid sick leave paid national holidays and paid competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at a Fortune 50 company with more than 350000 team members worldwide Target is an iconic brand and one of Americas leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are and we invest in the places we collectively live work and play. We prioritize relationships fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities and succeed as one Target team. At our core our purpose is ingrained in who we are what we value and how we work. Its how we care grow and win together.

Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right items to the guest even better faster and more cost effectively than before. We are becoming more intelligent automated and algorithmic in our decision-making so that no matter how guests shopin stores or on deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve. We are on a mission to win decisively over any competitor with a seamless and superior guest service experience unlike any they can offer. Our teams work with the agility our mission requires and we constantly come together to implement new processes in record time. So were looking for exceptional people who are proactive creative independent innovative risk-savvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks the root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively Are you a creative problem-solver who simplifies problems quickly identifies solutions commits to a plan and then positively influences others to execute it If so you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.

A role in HQ Engineering and Activation means being at the heart of our perpetual reimagining. This group is the think tank and laboratory for innovative ideas that spark change throughout the Supply Chain. We are inventors metrics masters data geeks testers triers course-correctors and askers of the all-important question What if . This team influences processes engineers robotics and automation to support those processes activates solutions sustainably across the network and manages those assets. Your specific expertisewhether its people process technology or datawill be felt well beyond the boundaries of the Supply Chain organization positively impacting Target team members and guests alike.

About the Job:

Target is an iconic brand a Fortune 50 company and one of Americas leading retailers. We are on a journey to transform our internal supply chain an expansive network of distribution and fulfillment centers into a world-class high-speed maximum throughput omni-channel replenishment and delivery system. Whenever and wherever Target Guests choose to shop we are committed to ensuring that they will always find the products they love in-stock at Target stores or online at .

In this role as part of the Product team the Senior Automation Integration Engineer will be instrumental in the design and development of the next generation of material flow strategies for Target. These solutions will involve many types of automation including robotics sortation and conveyance controls integration vision systems and process development and optimization.

Target is looking for an individual that is a self-starter who can work independently and provide a level of creative and innovative thinking that is essential to the supply chain design solutions.

These solutions will involve many types of automation including robotics sortation and conveyance controls integration vision systems and process development and optimization.

This position will report to the Director of Engineering for the Global Supply Chain and Logistics organization.

What you will do:

• Build and support OT data pipelines that connect PLCs SCADA sensors vendor platforms edge systems and cloud applications using protocols such as MQTT OPC UA Kafka and REST.
• Contribute to the development of a Unified Namespace (UNS) that standardizes OT data ingestion modeling and publication across equipment and sites.
• Develop and maintain integrations that feed curated operational and maintenance signals into Maximo MAS while enabling richer telemetry streams for analytics platforms.
• Enhance and extend Ignition (Jetson) by building connectors ingestion modules and edge-to-cloud data flows.
• Design and implement reusable integration patterns data models and documentation that improve reliability and reduce integration complexity across the network.
• Troubleshoot complex data integration and automation issues across OT and IT systems ensuring stable operations and long-term fixes.
• Partner with engineering operations maintenance and vendors to understand data needs and deliver solutions that support condition-based and predictive maintenance.
• Participate in agile development contribute to coding best practices and support continuous improvement of integration workflows and data foundations.

About you:

• Degree in Engineering Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 35 years integrating OT systems industrial data platforms or automation solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Python SQL and event-driven integration frameworks (MQTT Kafka OPC UA REST).
• Familiarity with SCADA/HMI systems (Ignition preferred) and industrial automation (PLCs sensors vendor systems).
• Understanding of data modeling topic/naming structures and publish/subscribe architectures (experience with Unified Namespace strongly preferred or a strong willingness to learn).
• Experience with databases and streaming ecosystems (Postgres Hive Kafka Splunk MQTT).
• Able to write maintainable testable code and create clear system/documentation artifacts.
• Strong problem-solving communication and collaboration skills; comfortable operating in dynamic environments.
• Experience in manufacturing distribution or logistics environments is desirable.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Targets needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team members core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually depending upon what your role team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

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