Ignition Developer
Job Location:
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
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Job Summary
Hydro Global Business Services (GBS) is an organizational area that operates as an internal service provider for the Hydro group. Its ultimate purpose is to deliver relevant IT financial and HR business services to all business areas within the company.
- Medical Rx Dental Disability Life Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
- Education Assistance
- Bonus Plan Eligibility
- Parental Leave
The Ignition Developer will develop implement support and continuously improve industrial applications across multiple manufacturing sites. The successful candidate will work closely with engineers operations teams IT personnel and business stakeholders to design deploy and maintain Ignition solutions that improve operational efficiency data visibility system integration and manufacturing performance. This position reports to theTeam Lead Process Control NA.
- Design develop and maintain applications using Ignition software.
- Develop and support Perspective and Vision applications including HMIs dashboards reports and operational tools.
- Configure and maintain tags UDTs alarms historical data security and gateway settings.
- Integrate PLCs plant-floor equipment databases and third-party systems with Ignition.
- Develop Python scripts database queries and system integrations to support manufacturing processes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application communication database and system performance issues.
- Participate in application architecture standards development and best practices for enterprise Ignition deployments.
- Support software deployments upgrades testing and validation activities across multiple manufacturing locations.
- Collaborate with operations maintenance engineering and IT teams to gather requirements and deliver technical solutions.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation deployment procedures and support materials.
- Support API MES ERP historian and database integrations as required.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability standardization cybersecurity and operational excellence.
- Provide technical support and mentorship to junior developers and plant personnel when required.
Required Education & Experience
- High School Diploma GED or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial automation SCADA development industrial software development or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience developing and supporting applications using Ignition software.
- Experience developing applications in Ignition Perspective and/or Vision.
- Experience working with PLC platforms and industrial communication protocols.
- Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial operations environments.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Strong understanding of SCADA HMI and industrial application development principles.
- Strong experience with Ignition Perspective development.
- Experience using Python scripting within Ignition.
- Working knowledge of SQL Server PostgreSQL or other relational database systems.
- Experience developing reusable project resources including UDTs templates and shared scripting libraries.
- Knowledge of OPC UA MQTT EtherNet/IP Modbus TCP and other industrial communication technologies.
- Experience integrating Ignition with REST APIs MES ERP historians and other enterprise systems.
- Familiarity with source control systems and application lifecycle management processes.
- Understanding of industrial networking cybersecurity and system reliability best practices.
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Hydro in North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer where all phases of employment are based strictly upon the qualifications of the individual as related to the work requirements of the position. This policy is applied without regard to race sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin ancestry age disability veteran status marital status or any other category protected by law. We strive to provide equal opportunities for all to contribute and succeed with us.
As part of our recruitment process we may use jobrelated assessments in selected tools help us better understand workrelated strengths and support a fair and consistent hiring process. Any assessment results are reviewed together with your experience qualifications and interviews and are never used as the sole basis for hiring decisions.
If you need an accommodation in order to complete the application please contact Hydro Recruiting via email at
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Hydro is a leading aluminium and renewable energy company that builds businesses and partnerships for a more sustainable future. We have 33,000 employees in more than 140 locations and 40 countries.
