Industrial Engineer

Posting Title: OT Industrial Engineer

Location: Lakehurst, NJ area (on-site)

Full-time

Salary Range: $115,000 - $140,000*

Anticipated Start Date: 01/11/2027*

Posting Close Date: 11/11/2026

Company Description:

Manufacturing Verification Network (MVN) is a decision intelligence platform focused on independent, continuous process verification and data capture for manufacturers, buyers, and government organizations. Using non-invasive, modular sensor kits installed on production floors, MVN gathers critical process parameters to identify hidden drifts, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve throughput, quality, and machine uptime. For government partners, MVN delivers real-time visibility across supply chains to strengthen procurement, logistics, and readiness decisions. Through in-process monitoring and golden process verification, MVN enhances industrial base dependability and continuity at cost, speed, and scale, supporting resilient and data-driven manufacturing operations.

Job Summary:

This is an emerging opportunity with a lean, technical small business focused on industrial manufacturing process optimization. The Company develops hardware and software products to connect legacy and modern industrial manufacturing equipment using proprietary process optimization formulas compatible with existing OT and IoT systems.

Description:

MVN is hiring an OT Industrial Engineer to lead plant floor digitization and connectivity of legacy and modern equipment at a Department of Navy manufacturing facility. This two-year modernization effort will:

• Survey and assess approx. 300 legacy and modern machines (CNC mills and lathes, grinders, EDM, welding, presses, heat treat), controllers, power, mounting, cable routes and downtime patterns. 
• Score each machine's digital readiness.
• Design the sensor and edge-node installation for each selected machine.
• Lead an install team of two technicians. Mount nodes, displays and non-invasive sensors (current transformers, vibration, temperature, pressure), route and label cable, and commission each machine in approved downtime windows.
• Bench-test and calibrate edge nodes and sensors against reference instruments.
• Work with facility maintenance under their lockout-tagout procedures, as the team's NFPA 70E-qualified person.
• Run site acceptance testing and train operators and maintainers.

Requirements:

• BS in electrical, mechanical, industrial or manufacturing engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years in manufacturing controls, automation or OT. Hands-on with CNC or industrial equipment on a production floor.
• Sensor installation and signal checking (4-20 mA, digital I/O, Modbus); reading electrical drawings/schematics.
• NFPA 70E training (or able to complete before start); OSHA 10 or 30.
• U.S. citizen, able to pass a background check and obtain military-installation access.

Preferred:

• CNC controller connectivity (FANUC, Siemens, Haas) over MTConnect, OPC UA or FOCAS.
• Multi-machine retrofit or machine-monitoring rollouts; industrial Ethernet.
• Experience in DoD, defense-industrial or regulated facilities.
• Live within commuting distance of Lakehurst, NJ (Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington counties). MVN participates in E-Verify.

If you are interested, please send your resume and a brief cover letter outlining prior relevant work experience in relation to the job description and requirements, along with any certifications or licenses you may have to Cameron Ross at cross@mvn-usa.com. Please note that this is contract dependent and is not a guarantee of employment. 

*Contingent upon contract award