Solutions Engineer
Uptake's business is global, disruptive, differentiated and approaches the market in a new way. We help customers unleash hidden sources value and create growth through business and technology innovation, while also enabling cost efficiencies that generate industry-leading business performance. Our team drives this success by connecting customers and partners to the value of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Big Data, actionable analytics, and smart applications using Uptake’s innovative technology platform.
The Solutions Engineer is an important part of a team responsible for developing and implementing large scale, complex solutions based on Uptake’s technologies to solve the inherently difficult business problems of our customers. Whether it is a system to ingest streaming data from hundreds of sensors to detect operational anomalies leading to catastrophic failure of a rotary mining drill - or a solution that helps predict the best course of antibiotics for a hospitalized patient - our Solutions Engineers do the tough work to knock down technical obstacles while managing the human impact of Uptake’s solutions.
Some of the things you may find yourself doing:
- Understand customer pain points and help prototype and design Uptake solutions to solve them
- Work to identify the internal and external data sources needed for the solution and help with the preparation of the data for the Uptake data science teams
- Work with the data science team to prepare the data for analysis and model development
- Lead the effort to build interfaces with the customer’s systems using interface engines
- Configure and deploy a predictive maintenance app for a large fleet of construction equipment
- Actively solicit feedback and help improve Uptake’s delivered solution in the field
- BS/MS with a preferred concentration in Engineering or Computer Science
- Solid understanding of concepts and technologies behind Big Data Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Maintenance, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Knowledge of software (web and data science) development tools: Java, Python, and R
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database technologies
- Knowledge of data transfer technologies
- Experience with configuring, maintaining and connecting to interface engines & embedded systems
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical people
- Nice to have: domain expertise in one or many of the industry areas of focus for Uptake: Healthcare, Transportation, Mining, Energy, Construction, Agriculture, and Insurance