Job Description
Key Responsibilities
SCADA Development & Project Execution
- Develop and deploy Ignition Perspective projects with emphasis on intuitive navigation, responsive layouts, user-centric design, and reliable system visualization.
- Create scalable graphics templates, reusable visual components, SVG graphics, floorplan views, trend displays, alarming visualization, and interactive dashboards according to established standards.
- Configure Ignition gateway settings, user roles and permissions, redundancy support, and gateway connectivity to external software and devices for assigned projects.
- Configure Kepware and related OPC UA integrations to support field device, PLC, BMS, and EPMS data connectivity.
- Develop and implement UDTs that support alarming, historization, pipeline notifications, and unified namespace requirements per client standards.
- Integrate field devices and PLCs into Ignition and Kepware OPC UA systems using protocols such as Modbus TCP, BACnet/IP, and related communication methods.
- Create responsive interfaces that support desktop, tablet, mobile, Edge HMI, and operational workflows as required by the project scope.
- Support MQTT-based telemetry and related modules to share Ignition tag data with other systems.
Qualifications
Required
- 6+ years of relevant experience with SCADA development, Ignition Perspective, visualization design, automation, controls, or related technical work
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50-60%, including potential for extended site assignment
- Experience developing SCADA graphics, custom components, dashboards, responsive layouts, or user-facing industrial visualization tools.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, Controls, Human-Computer Interaction, or related technical field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Strong understanding of SCADA front-end development, user experience principles, interface design, visual communication, and real-time data visualization.
- Proficiency with Ignition Perspective development, graphics creation, tag configuration, templates, and component-based SCADA development.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, scripting concepts, databases, APIs, or modern web development practices preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret P&ID drawings, electrical drawings, mechanical drawings, system schematics, architectural plans, or controls documentation.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, problem-solving, visual design judgment, and accountability for assigned deliverables.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, project management, field operations, vendors, and customers.
- OSHA 10 certification obtained within the past two (2) years is required.
- If certification is not current or has not been completed, OSHA 10 training will be provided and must be successfully completed within the first week of employment.