Position Summary
The Manager, IoT Systems Deployment leads the planning, deployment, commissioning, and operational transition of IoT and connected manufacturing technologies across production facilities.
This role is responsible for ensuring IoT solutions are deployed safely, consistently, securely, on schedule, and according to established architecture and engineering standards. The manager leads deployment engineers and technicians while coordinating closely with manufacturing, plant IT, controls engineering, networking, cybersecurity, MES, infrastructure, vendors, and IoT platform teams.
The position serves as the bridge between IoT architecture/engineering and operational execution, converting approved designs and standards into reliable production solutions.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
IoT Deployment Leadership Lead deployment of IoT and OT technologies across manufacturing facilities.
Develop deployment strategies, site readiness requirements, implementation plans, and rollout schedules.
Coordinate installation, configuration, commissioning, validation, and production handoff.
Establish repeatable deployment methodologies that allow successful solutions to scale across multiple plants.
Manage deployment priorities based on business value, manufacturing requirements, technical dependencies, and available resources.
Ensure deployments meet defined scope, schedule, quality, cybersecurity, and operational requirements.
Provide leadership visibility into deployment progress, risks, dependencies, and resource constraints
Site Readiness & Deployment Planning Establish a formal readiness process before deployment begins
Develop go/no-go criteria so deployment work does not proceed when critical prerequisites are incomplete
Installation & Commissioning Oversee installation and commissioning of: IoT gateways, Industrial PCs, Edge computing devices, Sensors, Industrial Ethernet infrastructure, Wireless IoT devices, Machine connectivity, Data acquisition systems, Manufacturing system interfaces, Edge-to-cloud integrations
Ensure deployments follow approved technical standards, configuration baselines, cybersecurity policies, and engineering documentation.
Manufacturing Connectivity Ensure reliable implementation of the complete connectivity chain:
Machine / PLC → IoT Gateway / Edge → OT Network → Platform / Server → Application / Data Platform
The deployment organization should validate each layer of this path before production acceptance.
The manager is responsible for ensuring technical issues are assigned to the correct engineering domain rather than allowing cross-functional ownership gaps to delay deployments.
Cross-Functional Coordination Coordinate deployment activities across: Manufacturing Operations, Plant IT, Corporate IT, IoT Engineering, Controls Engineering, MES, Network Engineering, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, Maintenance, Production Engineering, Equipment suppliers, System integrator
Define responsibilities through a clear RACI model so there is established ownership for design, installation, configuration, testing, approval, escalation, and operational support.
Deployment Standardization Develop a repeatable IoT Deployment Playbook covering the lifecycle:
Assess → Design → Prepare → Deploy → Commission → Validate → Document → Handoff → Hypercare → Close
Provide Standard deliverables
The goal is to make IoT deployment an industrialized capability rather than a collection of individual projects.
Cybersecurity & Governance Ensure IoT/OT deployments meet corporate cybersecurity policies.
Coordinate network segmentation, firewall, remote access, identity, device hardening, and vulnerability requirements.
Ensure devices use approved operating systems, firmware, software, and configurations.
Support alignment with OT security practices such as IEC 62443 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
Ensure cybersecurity requirements are incorporated during design and deployment instead of addressed after…