Industrial Manager

Litmus is seeking an experienced and driven Industrial Manager to lead industrial operations and customer integration initiatives. This role involves overseeing end-to-end driver development for various industrial systems, from legacy to modern. The manager will lead cross-functional teams, develop connectivity strategies for manufacturing systems and cloud platforms, and drive standardization using IIoT protocols. The ideal candidate is passionate about industrial connectivity, manufacturing data strategy, and leading teams to drive operational excellence in IIoT and Industry 4.0.

Must Have

• Lead development of industrial connectivity for various legacy and modern protocols.
• Manage cross-functional teams including engineers, solution architects, and project managers to deliver industrial implementations on time and within scope.
• Develop strategies for connectivity with PLCs, DCS, CNCs, SCADA, MES, ERP, historians, and cloud platforms.
• Drive standardization in industrial integration using protocols such as OPC UA, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus RTU, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, and other common IIoT standards.
• Establish governance frameworks for quality, security, and compliance across OT layers.
• Collaborate with product teams to identify industrial use cases, provide feedback on customer requirements, and influence product roadmap.
• Build strong relationships with customers, vendors, and partners, ensuring adoption and success of deployed solutions.
• Monitor project KPIs and continuously optimize processes for scalability and efficiency.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and career development for the industrial integration team.
• A bachelor’s or master's degree in industrial engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls, or IIoT integration.
• Proven experience managing industrial integration projects involving OT protocols (OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, EtherNet/IP, Profinet, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems (PLC, SCADA, MES, ERP) and industrial networking (TCP/IP, fieldbuses, deterministic Ethernet).
• Familiarity with edge computing, data pipelines, and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing cross-functional technical teams and delivering large-scale industrial projects.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Good to Have

• Experience implementing Unified Namespace (UNS) or enterprise-wide industrial data strategies.
• Exposure to data visualization, analytics platforms, or machine learning in industrial contexts.

Perks & Benefits

• Opportunity to be part of a talented and experienced team
• Opportunity to define and shape the future of industrial revolution
• Opportunity to build and shape your career path rapidly
• Collaboration with and learning from the brightest people in the industry

Who is Litmus

Litmus is a growth-stage software company that is transforming the way companies harness the power of machine data to improve operations. Our software is enabling the next wave of digital transformation for the biggest and most innovative companies in the World – making Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0 and Edge Computing a reality. We just completed our Series B financing round, and we are looking to expand our team.

Why join the Litmus team

You want to be a part of something great

We pride ourselves on building the most talented and experienced team in the industry who knows how to win. We work hard and the results speak for themselves. We’re trusted by industry leaders like Google, Dell, Intel, Mitsubishi, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and others as we partner to help Fortune 500 companies digitally transform.

You want to define and shape the future

At Litmus you’ll have the opportunity to support and influence the next wave of the industrial revolution by democratizing industrial data. We’re leading the industry in edge computing to feed artificial intelligence, machine learning and other applications that rapidly change the way manufactures operate

You want to build and shape your career

Join a growth-stage Silicon Valley company to build and define your career path in an environment that allows you to progress rapidly. Bring your unique experience, talent and expertise and add to it by collaborating with and learning from the brightest people in the industry.

We are committed to hiring great people who are passionate about what they do and thrive on winning as a team. We welcome anyone and everyone who wishes to join the Litmus marketing team to apply and share their career experience, dreams and goals with us.

About the Role

Litmus is seeking an experienced and driven Industrial Manager to lead our industrial operations and customer integration initiatives. This role is a unique opportunity to be at the intersection of industrial automation, IT/OT convergence, and next-generation data platforms. As Industrial Manager, you will oversee end-to-end driver development from various legacy to modern industrial systems.

If you are passionate about industrial connectivity, manufacturing data strategy, and leading teams to drive operational excellence in IIoT and Industry 4.0, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Development of industrial connectivity for various legacy and modern protocols.
• Manage cross-functional teams including engineers, solution architects, and project managers to deliver industrial implementations on time and within scope.
• Develop strategies for connectivity with PLCs, DCS, CNCs, SCADA, MES, ERP, historians, and cloud platforms.
• Drive standardization in industrial integration using protocols such as OPC UA, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus RTU, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, and other common IIoT standards.
• Establish governance frameworks for quality, security, and compliance across OT layers
• Collaborate with product teams to identify industrial use cases, provide feedback on customer requirements, and influence product roadmap.
• Build strong relationships with customers, vendors, and partners, ensuring adoption and success of deployed solutions.
• Monitor project KPIs and continuously optimize processes for scalability and efficiency.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and career development for the industrial integration team.

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor’s or master's degree in industrial engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls, or IIoT integration.
• Proven experience managing industrial integration projects involving OT protocols (OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, EtherNet/IP, Profinet, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems (PLC, SCADA, MES, ERP) and industrial networking (TCP/IP, fieldbuses, deterministic Ethernet).
• Familiarity with edge computing, data pipelines, and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing cross-functional technical teams and delivering large-scale industrial projects.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience implementing Unified Namespace (UNS) or enterprise-wide industrial data strategies.
• Exposure to data visualization, analytics platforms, or machine learning in industrial contexts.

Salary range is commiserate on qualifications, location, and other factors. The range for this position is 100,000- $140,000.

Find us at www.litmus.io

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