SCADA Development Engineer Level 1

Hoffman Mechanical Solutions • Charlotte, NC

31d

About The Position

The SCADA Development Engineer is responsible for developing resources for Ignition Perspective and Vision applications.

Requirements

• Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA
• Core Certification (Gold Certification a plus)
• Perspective and Vision development
• Experience integrating Ignition with PLCs, Modbus, and Bacnet for control and reporting.
• Experience in Python development, including Ignition's Expression Language.
• Understanding of BAS controls and Process Plant controls in different environments.
• Must be able to independently initiate and execute Ignition projects, fulfilling all necessary responsibilities to ensure successful client delivery.
• Must be able to read electrical, process control drawings, and P&IDs.
• Must have a functional understanding of mechanical systems.
• Good understanding of SQL databases.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, or MariaDB
• Good understanding of IT networks, including controller communication protocols and Gateway networking.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Experience with DDC controls, and Modbus and BACnet protocols
• Experience with Tridium or other BAS control systems.
• Experience with Active Directory and SAML 2.0.

Responsibilities

• Work with customer business stakeholders to define the scope and requirements of the Ignition solution based on identified process improvement scenarios.
• Develop proprietary software tools for product development, commissioning, and research and development.
• Develop the Ignition solution, including the following aspects: Industrial and HVAC applications, System networks, including BACnet, Modbus, and Ethernet IP integrations, Perspective and Vision user interfaces, Report creation, Alarm configuration, Interaction with SQL data sources, CSS, Python, and Python-based scripting, Pre- and post-project documentation.
• Testing, deployment, and associated application support.
• Apply your experience across various industries and manufacturing processes, working as part of a project team.
• Provide guidance and leadership to less experienced team members.
• Position requires travel (up to 30%) to customer sites for requirement gathering, deployment, and post-deployment support activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level