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Why Kendall Howard?

We’re a growing manufacturer serving the IT infrastructure field, with a no-nonsense attitude: stay humble, work hard, and take on challenges head-first. Around here, you won’t just “do your job” — you’ll be part of a team that builds, solves, and delivers products we’re proud to put our name on. The benefits and pay are solid, but the real perk is being part of something that matters alongside people who care just as much as you do.

Our Benefits

We know benefits matter, and we’ve got you covered. Full-time employees enjoy:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Online apparel store

Job Summary

The Data Engineer builds and maintains the data layer of Kendall Howard's industrial telemetry platform. This role designs the database, develops data pipelines that transform raw machine telemetry into actionable insights, and creates dashboards used by service technicians for equipment monitoring and predictive maintenance. Working closely with IoT Systems Engineering and Service teams, you'll help shape a new platform as it scales across a growing fleet.

Key Responsibilities

Database & Data Architecture

• Design and maintain database schemas, asset models, and retention strategies.
• Implement scalable storage solutions for time-series and relational data.
• Optimize database performance and manage schema migrations.

Data Processing

• Develop ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, validate, transform, and normalize machine telemetry.
• Build parsing logic for sensor, diagnostic, and event-log data.
• Collaborate with IoT engineers on data contracts and payload structure.

Dashboards & Analytics

• Build dashboards and visualizations for equipment monitoring.
• Develop historical and real-time trending, alerting, and predictive maintenance reporting.
• Improve dashboards based on feedback from engineering and service teams.

Operations & Documentation

• Troubleshoot data quality and reporting issues.
• Maintain documentation, data dictionaries, and version control for database and transformation code.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, database engineering, or analytics engineering.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines using Python or a similar language.
• Experience creating dashboards using Grafana, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Ability to work on-site in Chisago City, MN.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following:

• Time-series databases (TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, or similar).
• IoT, telemetry, or machine-generated data.
• Database optimization, partitioning, and retention strategies.
• Workflow orchestration and production data pipelines.
• Operational dashboards, alerting, anomaly detection, and trend analysis.
• MQTT, edge systems, battery management, motor controls, or industrial equipment telemetry.
• Machine learning or predictive maintenance concepts.
• Building new products or platforms in an early-stage environment.

Work Location

This position is 100% on-site at our Chisago City, MN facility. Remote work is not available. Applicants must be able to work on-site daily.

Kendall Howard provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability. We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities.