Manufacturing Data Engineer

Join the Leader in Trading Card Manufacturing

At Millennium Print Group (MPG), a proud subsidiary of The Pokémon Company International, we're on a mission to be the world's leading manufacturer of trading card games and collectibles. Based in North Carolina's vibrant Research Triangle Park and Piedmont Triad regions, we're at the heart of innovation in this fast-growing industry.

Since our founding in 2014, our dedicated team has built a world-class operation known for exceptional quality, customer focus, and market agility. Specializing in trading and collectible cards, we offer a unique range of services that set us apart.

Our commitment to excellence has fueled rapid growth — we've nearly tripled in size since 2019 — and we're just getting started.

Come be part of a forward-thinking, high-performing team that's shaping the future of collectible printing. At MPG, your work makes an impact.

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Join Millennium Print Group as a Manufacturing Data Engineer (Data Platform/DBA)

We're looking for a Manufacturing Data Engineer (Data Platform/DBA) to help enable shop-floor visibility, traceability, and data reliability across multiple manufacturing sites. In this role, you'll transform machine and production data into trusted datasets that support reporting, OEE, downtime analysis, quality insights, and operational decision-making.

Location: Raleigh, NC
Schedule: Full-time, Onsite/Hybrid (manufacturing + office environment)
Pay & Benefits: Competitive hourly pay + full benefits package

• Design, develop, and support data pipelines for near real-time and historical manufacturing data
• Integrate machine and production data from PLCs, OPC UA, SCADA/MES platforms, historians, and vendor APIs
• Standardize shop-floor data structures, including equipment hierarchies, timestamps, and downtime codes
• Publish validated datasets for reporting, analytics, and downstream business systems
• Implement data quality checks to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency
• Partner with Operations, Automation, Quality, Maintenance, and IT teams to translate machine signals into business-ready data
• Support light database administration tasks related to manufacturing analytics
• Assist with system enhancements, upgrades, and cutovers, including occasional after-hours support
• Ensure compliance with data governance and security standards

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of data engineering experience with exposure to manufacturing or industrial environments
• Experience with industrial data sources such as OPC UA, SCADA/MES, historians, MQTT, or industrial gateways
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data modeling and relational databases
• Proficiency with Python or similar scripting languages
• Ability to translate machine-level data into actionable operational insights
• Familiarity with OEE, downtime analysis, quality, and traceability concepts preferred
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms preferred

• Dedicated to Quality and Safety: Ensure manufacturing data is accurate, reliable, and trusted
• Building Relationships: Partner cross-functionally to align data with operational needs
• Challenging the Expected: Improve visibility and analytics through better data pipelines and standards
• Integrity and Respect: Maintain data security, governance, and consistency across systems

Millennium Print Group, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company International, is the largest trading card printer in the world. We offer competitive pay, strong benefits, career growth, and the opportunity to support world-class manufacturing operations behind iconic brands.

Apply today and help power data-driven manufacturing.

MPG offers a leading-edge compensation package which includes the following:

• A highly competitive compensation "above the industry" commensurate with experience which includes an annual incentive bonus plan
• 100% Employer-paid medical, dental base plan, vision, life/AD&D, and short-term and long-term disability, while subsidizing premiums for medical, dental, and vision for employee dependents
• 401(k) Plan with up to a 6% (dollar for dollar) Employer match
• Health Savings/Flexible Spending