Staff Software Engineer, Factory Systems Lead
Department: Software & Systems Engineering
Location: Dallas, TX
Employment Type: FullTime
About the Job
This role owns the software layer that helps a modern factory actually run. You will architect and evolve a lean systems stack across operations, quality, maintenance, and visibility, with the freedom to decide where software should be bought, built, or avoided entirely.
What You'll Do
Architect the systems layer supporting production, quality, maintenance, and decision-making
Evaluate build vs. buy tradeoffs across core factory software domains
Design lightweight workflows and data models for greenfield and rapidly evolving operating environments
Partner with engineering and operations teams across internal sites and selected external programs
Help create a stack that can flex across new process categories and strategic manufacturing efforts
Required Qualifications
Experience building or owning software systems used in live operational environments
Strong product and architectural judgment in messy, cross-functional domains
Ability to simplify workflows rather than mirror complexity in software
Experience integrating multiple systems into a coherent operating model
Willingness to stay close to users and make pragmatic tradeoffs
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with factory software domains such as SCADA, MES, HMI, analytics, CMMS, or quality systems
Experience in manufacturing or other high-consequence operational settings
Strong instincts around instrumentation and operational feedback loops
Experience replacing heavyweight enterprise processes with lean internal systems
Familiarity with strategic materials, process-intensive manufacturing, or adjacent regulated environments
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