Contract | 6–12 months | Day rate + expenses | Travel M–F, CONUS The mandate A narrow, technical, hands-on engagement: put connected technology onto production lines that were built before anyone used the phrase Industry 4.0, and make it produce a measurable operating result rather than a dashboard nobody opens. What you'll own • IoT sensor deployment and machine connectivity on legacy equipment, including retrofit approaches for assets without native connectivity • Predictive and condition-based maintenance implementation, and the data pipeline behind it • Robotic and automation integration onto existing lines — cobots, pick and place, palletizing, vision inspection • OEE data capture that reflects reality rather than the number the plant would like to report • MES and shop floor data system implementation or integration to the ERP layer • OT/IT convergence and the network and security architecture it requires • Business case development and post-implementation benefit validation • Operator and maintenance training on everything you install What you bring • 10+ years in manufacturing automation, controls, industrial engineering, or smart factory implementation • Hands-on capability with PLCs, SCADA, historians, and industrial networking • Practical retrofit experience — connecting equipment that was never designed to be connected • Automation integration project delivery, including safety, validation, and commissioning • Ability to build and defend a business case, then prove the benefit landed • Comfort working on the floor in an active production environment Strong plus: predictive maintenance analytics; machine vision; robotics integration; OT cybersecurity; experience across multiple sites or a smart factory program.