Remote SCADA Engineer – Controls & Automation

Shermco Industries, Inc.; Lethbridge; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Training & development

Career growth

Safety-focused culture

Job summary

Shermco Canada is seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer to design, program, integrate, commission, and support SCADA and industrial automation systems. This remote role is open to qualified candidates residing in Canada and involves collaboration with customers, engineering teams, field personnel, contractors, and vendors to deliver reliable automation solutions.

Responsibilities include design, programming, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting of SCADA systems and PLCs; Ignition SCADA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Automation, or a related engineering discipline.
• Five+ years of experience in SCADA design, programming, systems integration, commissioning, or troubleshooting.
• Experience with Ignition SCADA, including Perspective HMI, Python/Jython scripting, alarming, Tag Historian, and reporting.
• Hands-on experience configuring, programming, and troubleshooting PLCs, RTUs, industrial controllers, gateways, and edge devices.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot SCADA systems, PLCs, HMIs, RTUs, gateways, instrumentation, edge devices.
• Configure and support Ignition SCADA applications, including Perspective HMI, scripting, alarming, Tag Historian, reporting.
• Develop SCADA specifications, network drawings, I/O lists, control narratives, commissioning records, and handover documents.
• Lead or support FAT/SAT, systems integration, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operational handover.
• Review electrical drawings, P&IDs, control schematics, network diagrams, and panel designs.
• Coordinate with customers, internal teams, contractors, and vendors to meet requirements.

Skills

Ignition SCADA

Python scripting

SCADA design

PLC programming

Industrial networks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Automation, or related engineering

Tools

Ignition Perspective

Python/Jython scripting

Job description

Shermco Canada is seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer to design, program, integrate, commission, and support SCADA and industrial automation systems. This remote role is open to qualified candidates residing in Canada and involves collaboration with customers, engineering teams, field personnel, contractors, and vendors to deliver reliable automation solutions.

Responsibilities include design, programming, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting of SCADA systems and PLCs; Ignition SCADA