Job Location: Bayport, MN

ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY:

At Andersen, we pride ourselves on our core values of Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Partnership and being a leader in Corporate Citizenship. Headquartered in Bayport, Minn., Andersen Corporation is the largest window and door manufacturer in North America.

We’re focused on bringing more light into people’s lives by helping them create healthier, happier spaces to build memories and do what they love. This applies to our team, too. Andersen embraces our nine Employee Resource Networks to celebrate our differences and to champion diversity. In 2024, we were recognized as one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women and Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America. Earning the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award, Andersen is also committed to environmental health and sustainability. No matter your role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference at Andersen.

SUMMARY: 

The IT/OT Engineer spans the gap between Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) roles in the manufacturing environment – extracting, interpreting, displaying, storing, and analyzing process telemetry and shop floor data streams. The role is more knowledgeable of physical processes and equipment than the typical factory IT support role, but also possesses skills that are rare to manufacturing engineers including app development, networking knowledge, and information security best practices.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write custom software to interpret manufacturing data, display customized views of the data to the shop floor, and then pipe the interpretations from the shop floor to the historian. Produce updates to custom software and manage deployment cycles of updates; create supporting internal and training documentation to communicate changes to software
• Leverage manufacturing domain expertise to understand and anticipate business needs to drive projects and key strategic software initiatives. Evaluate feedback from key contacts in your professional network and assess the physical factory environment (e.g. machine capabilities, critical quality or performance metrics, and material flow) to iteratively improve capabilities through agile software development
• Extract, clean, and validate data from the shop floor via knowledge of sensors, existing network infrastructure, standard playbook of hardware 
• Continuous improvement, research, and development on underlying IoT technology stack using edge, cloud, and hybrid methodologies to meet business needs and reflect industry trends
• Use basic knowledge of databases to craft a repository to store data in binary or tabular format
• Draft user-facing reports to allow internal customers to access the data and drive business decisions
• Continuous self-guided education on emerging technologies and latest industry best practices·  

MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in any of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Supply Chain
• Familiar with a variety of application development methodologies including Agile and Scrum
• Good understanding and experience with cloud based database technologies including SQL, GraphQL, and BLOB storage
• Minimum 3-year experience with development using Front End technologies including JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Familiar with modern Internet of Things data transmission protocols including MQTT and HTTP
• Experience with IoT technologies including the MING stack
• Familiar with Linux based operating systems and Bash
• Familiar with networking and security best practices including firewalls, DNS, virtual IPs, and reverse proxies

NICE-TO-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science preferred
• Minimum 2-year experience using Machine Learning libraries in Python including pandas, numpy, pytorch or equivalent
• Familiar with reporting tools such as Power BI or Grafana   

COMPENSATION: 

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to work experience, education, geographic location, certifications, etc. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation package for your preferred role during the hiring process. Successful candidates in this role are expected to earn between $88,235 - $136,765 annually.

VISA SPONSORSHIP:

We welcome applications from candidates who may require sponsorship to work in the United States.

CULTURE AND BENEFITS: 

“Be Orange. Be You” is how we express our belief that by embracing our differences and empowering you, we’ll be a stronger team able to accomplish what otherwise wouldn’t be possible. This Orange spirit has helped us become the #1 innovative window and door brand* and the one homeowners love the most.** It’s also why we’re committed to supporting you to approach each day with a bright outlook. 

Benefits include, and are not limited to: 

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance  
• Health Savings Account contributions  
• Paid holidays plus PTO  
• 401(k) plan & contributions  
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities  
• Charity contributions 
• Nationwide career opportunities 

We look forward to seeing how your unique skills, background and experiences will inspire our team and help us continue to be the leader we are today. 

PROFIT SHARING:

2025 Profit sharing target is pending. Profit sharing contributions are determined by the company's Board of Directors each year and could be zero. For additional information, contact the Human Resources Department.

Andersen is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Andersen Corporation will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and local laws.