Senior SQL Server Data Platform Engineer (Manufacturing Systems)

Shape the Data Backbone of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing

Employer: PDS Tech Commercial

Role: Senior SQL Server Data Platform Engineer (Manufacturing Systems)

Pay: $72/hr

Schedule: Monday–Friday

Location: Richardson, TX (Onsite with limited remote flexibility)

A day in the life

You’ll start with a quick scan of overnight jobs and production KPIs, triage a performance alert impacting a critical MES workflow, and then jump into refining a star schema that feeds Power BI dashboards for operations leadership. By afternoon, you’re collaborating with manufacturing, engineering, IT, and OT teams to tune a high-throughput SQL Server instance, deploying an SSRS report for yield analysis, and validating backup and disaster recovery procedures for a new production line. Before you wrap, you document changes, push improvements through SDLC gates, and check the 24/7 monitoring board for a smooth handoff.

What you’ll own

• Administration and tuning of Microsoft SQL Server databases powering MES, SCADA, APC, and enterprise applications
• Design, build, and upkeep of data marts, warehouses, and governed reporting layers
• Advanced SQL development: complex queries, stored procedures, and performance-optimized data pipelines
• Reporting and analytics delivery using SSRS and Power BI
• Performance troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for mission-critical production systems
• Cross-database support for Oracle and DB2 when needed
• Security hardening, access management, and documentation for compliance and audit readiness
• Participation in 24/7 monitoring, cybersecurity alignment, backups, recovery, and DR exercises

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years with MS SQL Server, performance tuning, and SSMS
• Hands-on data modeling and database design experience
• Advanced SQL programming proficiency
• 2+ years of PowerShell scripting
• 1+ year with ServiceNow (or similar ITSM platform)
• Comfort across the SDLC and strong documentation/communication skills

Preferred profile

• Background with Oracle, DB2, SSRS, and Power BI
• Manufacturing experience: MES, SCADA, or semiconductor fabs
• Exposure to C#, Python, JavaScript, HTML, and web app development
• Familiarity with ITIL, business continuity, and disaster recovery
• Calm, clear communicator during high-severity incidents

What makes you successful

• Translates complex database challenges into clear, actionable plans
• Understands IT/OT convergence and shop-floor realities
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-impact environments
• Drives continuous improvement with measurable outcomes

Why this role matters

Your work supports AI-driven factory automation, Advanced Process Control (APC), Fault Detection & Classification (FDC), MES modernization, data warehousing initiatives, and the broader digital manufacturing transformation.

Tools & tech you’ll touch

• SQL Server, SSMS, SSRS, Power BI
• Oracle, DB2
• PowerShell, C#, Python, JavaScript, HTML
• APC, MES, SCADA
• IT infrastructure across servers, networks, telecom, and cloud

Compelling reasons to join

• $72/hr for high-impact, hands-on work in a state-of-the-art fab environment
• Influence enterprise data architecture and reporting strategy
• Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and IT leadership
• Grow toward technical leadership and architectural ownership

Ready to apply?

If you bring deep expertise in MS SQL tuning, SSRS/Power BI, manufacturing systems, PowerShell, and data architecture—and you communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners—we’d love to meet you.

Compliance

**This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license. **