Digitalization Technician

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Date: Jun 2, 2025

Location: Cartago, Costa Rica, CR, 1234

Company: Heraeus

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Digitalization Technician
Permanent 
 

 

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.


About Heraeus Medevio

Together we improve lives. At Heraeus Medevio, we bring lifesaving and life-changing medical devices to market through partnerships with medical device manufacturing companies. Backed by Heraeus Group, we are committed to the growth of our teams and organization by providing an open space for open minds.

To reach our vision of improving 100 million lives every year, we foster a culture of curiosity that thrives on challenge, continuous learning, growth, and the opportunity to try new things. With sites in the United States, European Union, and Asia, and over 2,200 employees worldwide, together, we will meet tomorrow's challenges today.

 

Job Purpose

 

The Digitalization Technician will support the deployment, maintenance, and optimization of digital systems across manufacturing operations in a medical device environment. This role focuses on integrating industrial automation, configuring networked devices, developing data acquisition tools, and enabling real-time data visualization through dashboards to improve operational efficiency, compliance, and decision-making

 

 

Major Responsibilities

 

  • Install, configure, and maintain industrial IoT devices and sensors connected to manufacturing equipment.
  • Support the setup and troubleshooting of industrial and IT networks (wired and wireless)..
  • Assist in the programming of PLCs, HMIs, and edge gateways for automated data collection.
  • Extract, structure, and validate production data from machines and systems (e.g., OPC UA, MQTT, SQL).
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations and IT teams to ensure seamless data integration from shop floor to dashboards.
  • Create and maintain interactive dashboards using different tools and platforms.
  • Document procedures, configurations, and system diagrams.
  • Participate in digitalization projects, continuous improvement initiatives, and validation efforts.

 

 

Education       

  •  Technician in Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering or related field

 

Knowledge and skills

  • Critical Thinking / Problem Solving Skills
  • English intermediate communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Knowledge of industrial automation and control systems (e.g. PLCs, HMIs)
  • Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, VLANs, MQTT, OPC UA)
  • Basic programming and scripting (e.g., Python, Node-RED)
  • Database management and queries (SQL, PostgreSQL)
  • Dashboard creation and data visualization
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity practices in manufacturing environments
  • Knowledge of medical device regulatory environment (e.g. ISO 13485, FDA)

 

Experience

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar technical/engineering role
  • Experience in digitalization or Industry 4.0 implementation projects
  • Experience in cross-functional project environments
  • Work with Manufacturing Execution System (MEs)

 

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