Ignition Engineer

Hitachi Digital Services • Indianapolis, IN

18d

About The Position

We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration. Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us. You'll be part of an innovative engineering team that specializes in the development and deployment of advanced SCADA systems. The team collaborates closely with cross-functional departments, including IIoT networking and integration partners, to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions. Your contributions will be essential to ensuring seamless data flow, system functionality, and integration across diverse platforms. As an Ignition SCADA Engineer, you will be responsible for the installation, configuration, and optimization of Ignition systems, including the gateway and core components. You will identify and implement the required drivers, such as Allen Bradley & custom drivers, to ingest data from various PLCs. Working closely with the IIoT networking team, you'll manage firewall configurations and ensure secure, efficient data exchange. You'll also be involved in replicating and enhancing existing Factory Talk View systems within Ignition Perspective, leveraging your C#/.Net knowledge. Additionally, you'll be responsible for exposing data from Ignition as MQTT or other formats, collaborating with integration partners, and troubleshooting any performance issues. This role requires the resource to be located on the East Coast. We’re a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Requirements

• Experience with the installation and configuration of Ignition SCADA systems.
• Proficiency in identifying and implementing drivers for PLC data ingestion.
• Strong understanding of IIoT networking, including firewalls.
• Expertise in creating dashboards in Ignition Perspective.
• Proficient in C#/.Net, with experience in replicating functionalities from Rockwell product suites.
• Knowledge of data formats such as MQTT for integration purposes.
• Ability to troubleshoot performance issues related to data ingestion and egress.
• Located on the East Coast for effective collaboration.

Responsibilities

• installation, configuration, and optimization of Ignition systems, including the gateway and core components
• identify and implement the required drivers, such as Allen Bradley & custom drivers, to ingest data from various PLCs
• manage firewall configurations and ensure secure, efficient data exchange
• replicating and enhancing existing Factory Talk View systems within Ignition Perspective, leveraging your C#/.Net knowledge
• exposing data from Ignition as MQTT or other formats
• collaborating with integration partners
• troubleshooting any performance issues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed