OT Development and Support Engineer
Louisville, KY - USA
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OT Program Enablement
Reports To:Sr. Manager OT Program Enablement
Travel Requirement:Up to 50% global travel
Position Summary
This position turns approved OT standards and program requirements into tested reusable engineering solutions for Lear Seatings manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Sr. Manager OT Program Enablement the engineer develops implementation examples integration patterns configuration guidance and validation tools. The role works with the Sr. ITOT Architect and Regional Support to validate technical requirements close readiness gaps and prepare approved solutions for repeatable plant deployment.
Why This Role Exists
OT programs need working implementations clear acceptance criteria and evidence of technical readiness. This role tests approved designs identifies implementation gaps early and supplies deployment teams with practical technical guidance.
What This Role Will Do
The engineer works with the Sr. Manager OT Program Enablement the Sr. ITOT Architect platform engineers IT cybersecurity and plant teams. The role focuses on standards implementation and deployment readiness with production rollout and ongoing platform support coordinated through Regional Support.
- Translate the OT roadmap into coordinated program plans priorities dependencies and measures of progress.
- Coordinate the development review and adoption of OT standards and procedures with the responsible technical owners.
- Lead program readiness and governance reviews; coordinate design reviews with the Sr. ITOT Architect and technical owners.
- Coordinate solution evaluations against manufacturing needs approved standards deployment readiness and supportability.
- Coordinate IT OT networking and cybersecurity requirements without changing the ownership of those functions.
- Define standards adoption and compliance review processes including documented exceptions and remediation follow-up.
- Coordinate engineering deliverables deployment prerequisites training readiness and handoff requirements with Regional Support and plants.
- Track audit findings readiness gaps program risks and corrective actions through resolution with accountable owners.
- Report program progress readiness material risks and decisions needed to the Director Global OT.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Industrial Automation Manufacturing Technology Information Technology Computer Science or a related discipline preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in OT industrial automation manufacturing systems controls engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years of people leadership project leadership technical leadership or program leadership experience.
- Experience coordinating manufacturing technology programs deployment readiness standards adoption or governance processes.
- Strong understanding of industrial automation OT cybersecurity industrial networking and manufacturing operations.
- Ability to lead cross-functional reviews communicate technical tradeoffs and resolve competing business and operational needs.
- Experience with Ignition MQTT Unified Namespace (UNS) industrial historians and manufacturing analytics.
- Experience leading multi-site OT programs standards adoption and engineering teams in a global manufacturing organization.
Lear Corporation is committed to fair meritbased employment practices and equal opportunity.
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Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms employment agencies or similar will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.
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