Systems Engineer
Avispa Technology · Santa Rosa, CA
$60,320
Jul 9, 2026
Santa Rosa, CA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract Systems Engineer role at a precision electronics manufacturing facility, focused on improving production processes through Lean and Six Sigma methods, capacity modeling, and data analysis. Day-to-day work involves building Power BI dashboards, querying MES and ERP systems, leading root cause investigations, and developing scheduling and reporting tools. Suits engineers with hands-on manufacturing systems experience, including Wire EDM, SQL, and production planning.
Mid level · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Bachelor's required · Contract
Pay in the description: $29/hr
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $116,016 (middle half $79,184–$139,226). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (10)
This is a 24-month W2 contract assignment, onsite in Santa Rosa, CA at $29/hr.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role blends industrial/manufacturing systems engineering (process optimization, capacity modeling, Lean/Six Sigma) with data/IT systems work (Power BI, SQL, Snowflake, MES/ERP integration). 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts was chosen because the primary deliverables are data systems, dashboards, and manufacturing IT/OT integration; 15-2031 Operations Research Analysts is a close runner-up given the heavy capacity modeling and process optimization scope.
Opcenter is listed as 'or similar' — the requirement is for shop floor / MES data system experience; Opcenter is named as the primary example.
Oracle ERP is listed as 'or similar' — experience with any comparable ERP platform satisfies the requirement.
Wire EDM machine operation, CAM software programming, and GD&T interpretation are listed in the qualifications block alongside the other required skills, so they are treated as hard gates despite being atypical for a systems/data-focused role.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification is explicitly called 'preferred' in the qualifications section.
AI tools appear in the qualifications block but are listed without firm language or specificity; treated as preferred given the vague framing.
No overall years-of-experience floor is stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Six Sigma Green Belt.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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