Ignition EngineerSCADA Engineer

Job Title: Ignition Engineer/SCADA Engineer

Location: Greenville SC

Duration:3 Months CTH

Job Description:

The Client is seeking an Ignition SCADA/MES Deployment and Validation Engineer to support the deployment commissioning integration testing and production readiness of an Ignition-based SCADA/MES solution for a manufacturing environment.

The role will be performed primarily remotely with required travel to the manufacturing site for plant-floor deployment commissioning validation site acceptance testing go-live readiness and hypercare support. Travel is expected to occur approximately two trips per month with each trip generally lasting a full workweek. Trips are expected to typically occur every other week; however back-to-back travel may be required based on project needs.

The resource will be responsible for supporting the transition of the Ignition solution from configured and test environments into a validated production-ready system. This includes verifying system installation validating integration with plant systems confirming end-to-end data flow supporting testing activities troubleshooting deployment issues and documenting evidence of correct system behavior.

The resource will work closely with engineering operations controls IT vendors and project stakeholders to ensure the solution is properly deployed tested across all required layers and ready for production use. During onsite travel periods the resource will provide hands-on plant-floor support for commissioning testing manufacturing workflow validation cutover go-live and post-go-live support activities.

The Client is seeking an Ignition SCADA/MES Deployment and Validation Engineer to support the deployment commissioning integration testing and production readiness of an Ignition-based SCADA/MES solution for a manufacturing environment.

The role will be performed primarily remotely with required travel to the manufacturing site for plant-floor deployment commissioning validation site acceptance testing go-live readiness and hypercare support. Travel is expected to occur approximately two trips per month with each trip generally lasting a full workweek. Trips are expected to typically occur every other week; however back-to-back travel may be required based on project needs.

The resource will be responsible for supporting the transition of the Ignition solution from configured and test environments into a validated production-ready system. This includes verifying system installation validating integration with plant systems confirming end-to-end data flow supporting testing activities troubleshooting deployment issues and documenting evidence of correct system behavior.

The resource will work closely with engineering operations controls IT vendors and project stakeholders to ensure the solution is properly deployed tested across all required layers and ready for production use. During onsite travel periods the resource will provide hands-on plant-floor support for commissioning testing manufacturing workflow validation cutover go-live and post-go-live support activities.

Required Skills and Experience

• The resource should have strong hands-on experience with Ignition 8.1 including Gateway deployment project publishing client rollout and Perspective application validation.
• The resource should be proficient in Python scripting/Jython within Ignition including the ability to verify automation logic event handling and runtime behavior.
• The resource should have strong SQL and database skills including the ability to validate data integrity troubleshoot stored procedures and confirm schema behavior across multiple tables in a SCADA/MES environment.
• he resource should have hands-on experience deploying and validating SCADA and MES systems including data acquisition visualization historian integration reporting and production workflow validation.
• The resource should be familiar with industrial protocols and onsite plant integration including OPC UA MQTT PLC connectivity and manufacturing system interfaces.
• The resource should have a strong understanding of data modeling historian systems and real-time data processing in live manufacturing environments.
• The resource should have experience with test planning defect triage validation documentation and end-to-end testing of integrated industrial systems.
• The resource must be able to work onsite with operations maintenance controls engineering IT and vendor teams during commissioning testing cutover go-live and hypercare.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Ignition Gateway scripting tag configuration security models and role-based access validation.
• Knowledge of HTML CSS and JavaScript for validating advanced Perspective customizations.
• Experience with FTP/SFTP for file-based integrations and deployment-related data exchange.
• Exposure to manufacturing workflows OEE production tracking and reporting validation.
• Familiarity with commissioning documentation traceability matrices and validation/test evidence packages.
• Experience supporting multi-environment promotion including dev/test/prod movement and production cutover activities.

Keywords: Ignition SCADA MES SQL Python HTML CSS JavaScript