SCADA Engineer / Senior SCADA Engineer (Ignition) Salary: $85,000–$130,000 (level based on experience) Type: Full-time | Location: Charlotte, NC Were hiring a SCADA Engineer with flexibility to hire at Engineer or Senior Engineer level. Youll design, build, deploy, and support modern SCADA/BMS solutions (with a strong preference for Inductive Automation Ignition, especially Perspective). This role blends UI/UX for operator interfaces, industrial data modeling (tags/UDTs), integration (PLCs, networks, databases), commissioning support, and strong engineering standards. Responsibilities • Design and configure Ignition Perspective views using established standards and reusable components. • Develop and maintain UDTs, tag structures, tag providers, and gateway configurations for PLCs, field devices, and enterprise integrations. • Configure and maintain alarms, trends, historian tags, reporting, and database-driven workflows to meet project/customer requirements. • Lead or support commissioning, including FAT/SAT, and provide onsite/remote support for SCADA/BMS deployments. • Troubleshoot and resolve issues spanning PLCs, HMIs/SCADA apps, servers, device integrations, and industrial networks (with increasing autonomy at senior level). • Partner with project leads, designers, and stakeholders to deliver complete SCADA solutions on time and to spec. • Create and maintain technical/project documentation (functional specs, architecture diagrams, I/O & tag lists, test procedures, as applicable). • Participate in (and for senior: own) code reviews, standards improvements, templates, naming conventions, and best practices. • For senior-level scope: mentor junior engineers, provide actionable feedback, and guide technical decisions across complex/multi-site projects. • Apply and promote OT cybersecurity and high-availability best practices. Qualifications Engineer-level • 2–4 years of experience in one or more of the following: • PLC and HMI/SCADA programming (preferably Ignition) • HVAC/building automation controls and BMS integration • Industrial networking and protocols • Low-voltage control panel wiring and field device commissioning • Front-end development for operator interfaces • Scripting/software development (Python, Java, SQL, or modern front-end frameworks) • Bachelors degree in a relevant engineering/technical discipline or equivalent experience • Ignition Core Certified (or ability to obtain quickly) Senior-Level (Well level you here if you bring most of this) • 5–8 years designing, implementing, and supporting SCADA systems, with significant exposure to Ignition or similar modern platforms • Proven experience leading technical work streams on complex or multi-site SCADA/BMS projects • Strong proficiency in: • PLC programming and/or industrial protocols • Ignition Designer, Perspective, tag providers, and gateway configuration • Industrial networking + OT cybersecurity concepts • Database integration (queries, historization, reporting) • Bachelors degree in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience • Ignition Gold Certified (or ability to obtain quickly) Leveling (How We Decide Engineer vs Senior) Well align title and compensation based on your demonstrated ability to: • Own architecture and technical deliverables end-to-end • Lead standards and drive maintainable, scalable SCADA patterns • Diagnose complex cross-system issues and perform root-cause analysis • Mentor others and guide technical execution across projects Nice-to-Haves • Experience with reusable UI component libraries, design systems, or HMI/SCADA UX best practices • Familiarity with OT segmentation, firewall/VLAN concepts, secure remote access, and high availability • Prior experience supporting production environments with on-call or critical uptime requirements #SEG2