Controls Engineer III - Ignition

Delaplex

$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of industrial automation experience, preferably in material handling or manufacturing.
  • 5+ years of hands-on Ignition development experience for enterprise-scale deployments.
  • Experience leading multi-site SCADA implementations.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
  • Ability to lead technical discussions with customers and teams.
  • Capable of managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
  • Mentoring experience for engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Architect enterprise-scale Ignition solutions using various modules.
  • Design dashboards, KPIs, and monitoring solutions.
  • Develop reusable templates and scripting libraries.
  • Implement alarm management and user management systems.
  • Configure Ignition Historian and reporting modules.
  • Integrate Ignition with multiple PLCs and databases, enabling bi-directional communication with enterprise systems.
  • Lead and troubleshoot Ignition commissioning and startup activities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance packages.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.
  • Professional development opportunities and training.
  • Flexible working hours and potential remote work options.
Full Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Architect enterprise-scale Ignition solutions utilizing Perspective, Vision, Tag Providers, Gateway Networks, and Enterprise Administration Modules.
  • Design dashboards, operational KPIs, system monitoring, diagnostics, and reporting solutions.
  • Develop reusable templates, UDTs, scripting libraries, and application frameworks.
  • Implement alarm management, notification systems, user management, and audit functionality.
  • Configure and maintain Ignition Historian and reporting modules.
  • Integrate Ignition with AB PLCs, Siemens PLCs, OPC-UA Servers, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL databases, WES/WCS platforms, REST APIs, MQTT architectures, Third-party equipment providers. Develop bi-directional communication between operational technology (OT) and enterprise systems.
  • Lead, perform and troubleshoot Ignition-related commissioning and startup activities.
  • Integration & Cross-Discipline Collaboration

Required Qualifications:

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, Computer Engineering, or equivalent engineering qualifications.
  • 8+ years of industrial automation experience. Preferably supporting material handling, warehouse automation, manufacturing, or distribution systems.
  • 5+ years of proven hands-on Ignition development experience architecting enterprise-scale Ignition deployments.
  • Experience leading multi-site SCADA implementations.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
  • Ability to lead technical conversations with customers and cross-functional teams.
  • Capable of managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
  • Comfortable mentoring and guiding engineers.

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