Manufacturing Systems Engineer

Western Partitions, Inc.•Wilsonville, OR

About The Position

The Manufacturing Systems Engineer designs, builds, integrates, supports, and improves applications and workflows used by WPI’s manufacturing teams. Reporting to the Operations Systems Manager, this hands-on technical role serves as the technical owner for assigned applications, with QuickBase as the primary platform. The engineer configures applications, builds workflows and integrations, troubleshoots issues, and delivers solutions from requirements through production support. Success involves understanding WPI’s operations and delivering solutions that are adopted, documented, reliable, and supportable. The role owns and continuously improves assigned manufacturing execution system applications, including their data models, access, workflows, automations, dashboards, and reports. It develops and supports integrations among QuickBase, Procore, Viewpoint Vista, Microsoft 365, and other WPI systems, using APIs, connectors, webhooks, scripting, and low-code tools. The engineer also maintains technical documentation, develops user guidance and training, provides advanced support, and transitions new solutions into sustainable operational support. The position is primarily office-based, with responsibilities across the organization. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required for maintenance, upgrades, releases, or operational needs. Travel to manufacturing offices is approximately once per quarter. Compensation is commensurate with experience, qualifications, and demonstrated skills. Career growth may span manufacturing technology, enterprise applications, integration, automation, data, business-process improvement, and solution engineering.

Requirements

Three or more years of related experience in business applications, manufacturing technology, workflow automation, systems integration, or a comparable role; equivalent education and practical experience will be considered.
Experience with application configuration, workflow design, data modeling, automation, reporting, testing, troubleshooting, and support.
Working knowledge of APIs, connectors, authentication, JSON, webhooks, or related integration concepts.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including the ability to identify root causes rather than only address symptoms.
Strong communication skills with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Ability to manage competing priorities and move work from concept through operational use.
Commitment to documentation, standardization, reliability, and responsive internal service.

Nice To Haves

QuickBase development or administration experience is strongly preferred; comparable low-code platform experience will be considered, especially in manufacturing, specialty contracting, engineering, field services, or another project-based industry.
Experience with Autodesk Forma and Procore.
Experience with Viewpoint Vista or comparable enterprise resource planning platforms.
Experience with Microsoft 365, Fabric, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, or related tools.
Experience supporting integrations using APIs, middleware, integration platforms, or scripting.
Working knowledge of SQL, PowerShell, Python, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
Experience with manufacturing data, document control, estimating, preconstruction, project management, BIM, engineering, or safety systems.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, test, deploy, and improve applications and workflows that support manufacturing operations.
Translate operational requirements into system designs, data models, workflows, reports, automations, and integrations.
Serve as technical owner and subject matter expert for QuickBase and other assigned manufacturing execution system applications.
Simplify processes, reduce manual effort, and improve data quality and reliability.
Deliver solutions from discovery through production support while balancing usability, security, maintainability, cost, and long-term value.
Own and continuously improve assigned manufacturing execution system applications, including data models, access, workflows, automations, dashboards, and reports.
Troubleshoot application, integration, performance, and data issues and correct recurring root causes.
Maintain development, testing, validation, change management, and release practices.
Apply WPI standards for access, data handling, change management, documentation, and support in partnership with Information Technology.
Monitor application health, data quality, automation, and integration reliability, and maintain clear ownership and support procedures.
Develop and support integrations among QuickBase, Procore, Viewpoint Vista, Microsoft 365, and other WPI systems.
Use APIs, connectors, webhooks, scripting, and low-code tools to connect systems and automate processes.
Diagnose integration and data-flow failures, with attention to exception handling, permissions, data integrity, and supportability.
Maintain technical documentation, system diagrams, data mappings, test plans, release records, and support procedures.
Develop user guidance and training for application and process changes.
Provide advanced support and establish clear escalation paths with Information Technology and the Help Desk.
Address recurring support issues through system, process, documentation, or training improvements.
Transition new solutions into sustainable operational support.
Travel to manufacturing offices approximately once per quarter.
Provide occasional evening or weekend support for maintenance, upgrades, releases, or operational needs.