Kepware & Ignition Specialist
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Job Location:
East Hartford, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 125000 - 125000
Experience Required:
10years
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This position is for an experienced Kepware & Ignition Specialist role to join a growing aerospace team. As an important part of the Manufacturing team you will actively be providing critical value to our customers by helping to ensure high quality and accurate data is made available to the customers Operational Excellence team to meet operational goals.
This role will work with our major aerospace customer to integrate industrial data systems and support smart factory initiatives. This role focuses on building reliable data pipelines and visualizations across complex production and inspection processes using Kepware and Ignition SCADA platforms
The successful candidate will be an expert in engineering-related measurements and practices. The successful candidate will have a diverse skillset and leverage capabilities to directly support digital transformation real-time decision-making and factory floor connectivity across critical aerospace components/assemblies and maintain standard work documents.
This is an hybrid position and will require working in our customers facilities located in East Hartford CT with some potential for work from home.
Duties & Responsibilities
Design implement and support data connectivity solutions using Kepware KEPServerEX enabling communication between aerospace equipment sensors PLCs and enterprise systems.
Develop Ignition SCADA applications to visualize machine health production status part genealogy and inspection data across assembly lines and test stations.
Integrate real-time operational data into MES ERP and Quality systems to enable digital traceability and compliance with aerospace standards.
Configure industrial protocols including OPC UA/DA Modbus TCP Ethernet/IP and others common in aerospace automation environments.
Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering Quality and IT to understand use cases and deliver scalable dashboards alerts and reports.
Support machine connectivity projects for CNCs CMMs test rigs and legacy aerospace manufacturing equipment.
Ensure all Ignition/Kepware deployments follow AS9100 and cybersecurity compliance standards (NIST 800-171 ISA/IEC 62443 etc.).
Document system architecture tag hierarchies data mapping and change management procedures.
Troubleshoot maintain and continuously improve live systems supporting production-critical operations.
Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement.
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities:
Solid knowledge of industrial protocols and PLC integration (Rockwell Siemens Fanuc etc.).
Experience working with SQL databases and Python scripting within Ignition.
Familiarity with CNC and inspection equipment typically used in aerospace manufacturing (e.g. Mazak Okuma Zeiss CMM etc.).
Understanding of digital thread smart manufacturing and real-time data applications in aerospace environments.
Working knowledge of industrial cybersecurity and segmented OT/IT networks
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent written and communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a team environment.
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Preferred Qualifications:
Ignition Certified Developer or experience with Gold Tier integrator projects.
Familiarity with MQTT Sparkplug B Edge devices and IIoT data architectures.
Experience interfacing with AS9102 FAI SPC or quality reporting systems.
Prior work supporting aerospace-specific compliance requirements and audits (NADCAP AS9100 etc.).
Background in connecting legacy aerospace machines through retrofit or gateway solutions.
Benefits
Required Skills:
Basic Qualifications Bachelors degree in Engineering Project Management Business or related field (or equivalent experience). 5 year(s) of relevant experience Proficiency with Microsoft Project scheduling software Strong understanding of critical path methodology (CPM) earned value management (EVM) and schedule risk analysis. Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail and ability to synthesize complex data. Strong communication skills with ability to interact effectively across disciplines and organizational levels Direct experience with project management in an engineering environment Ability to proactively take action to drive on-time results Outstanding communication and technical writing skills Excellent customer service skills Must be a U.S. Citizen
Required Education:
Engineering / Project management
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Crane
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- OSHA
- Team Management
- Catheterization
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- EHS
