Automation & Controls Engineer (SCADA)
About The Position
The Automation Controls Engineer (SCADA) supports the development and operation of flexible robotic manufacturing systems that are core to Divergent’s Adaptive Production System (DAPS). The role primarily manages factory data, facility data, and industrial telemetry through the Ignition SCADA platform, making operational information reliable, accessible, and useful across the business. The position combines industrial automation knowledge with a hands-on software and data mindset. Its initial focus is SCADA and factory data systems, with opportunities to grow into other automation engineering disciplines, including PLC controls, robotics, motion control, and electrical systems. The role is 100% onsite in an office and factory environment, with minimal travel and work near moving mechanical parts.
Requirements
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls.
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or relevant discipline, or relevant automation and controls experience.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with Inductive Automation Ignition, including Perspective, Gateway administration, tags, scripting, and alarming.
- Experience integrating industrial equipment and facility systems using OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug B, or other industrial communications protocols.
- Experience with industrial databases, SQL, historians, reporting, and operational dashboards.
- Knowledge of industrial networking, connectivity, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with software engineering practices, version control (Git), testing, and maintainable code.
- Experience with PLC programming using IEC 61131-3 languages; Beckhoff TwinCAT experience is a plus.
- Exposure to industrial automation hardware, fieldbus interfaces, and motion control.
- Experience with industrial robotics, controls commissioning, or R&D systems.
- Familiarity with electrical schematic tools such as EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical, applicable NEC/NFPA 79/UL 508A standards, and industrial safety principles.
Responsibilities
- Own, develop, and maintain the Ignition SCADA platform used to manage factory, facility, and equipment data and telemetry.
- Design and deploy SCADA applications, operator interfaces, dashboards, trends, alarms, and reporting tools for production and engineering teams.
- Integrate PLCs, manufacturing equipment, facility systems, and other industrial data sources into a reliable, scalable factory data architecture.
- Establish and maintain consistent data structures, tag standards, naming conventions, and interfaces that make operational data accessible across the business.
- Support the reliability and performance of the SCADA environment by troubleshooting communications, data quality, and application issues.
- Work with manufacturing, facilities, automation, IT, and other technical teams to translate operational needs into effective data and visualization solutions.
- Contribute to broader automation controls development and commissioning activities, including new DAPS factory modules and R&D systems.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown.
- Paid parental leave.
- Health and wellness benefits, including HMO and Premium PPO options.
- Company-sponsored life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
