BAS Engineer - Onsite Building Automation & Utilities

SWJ Technology; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SWJ Technologie in Blythewood, SC seeks a BAS Engineer to design, program, and troubleshoot Building Automation Systems using Ignition for automotive facilities. You will support critical utility systems and work with IT/OT teams on architecture, cybersecurity, and system integration.

Responsibilities include developing dashboards, configuring alarms, integrating PLCs via OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet, and providing commissioning, testing, and handover support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree required or related field.
• 3–7+ years in BAS/SCADA, controls, or industrial utilities.
• Hands-on Ignition experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with industrial equipment, controls systems, suppliers, or system integrators.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, P&IDs, control drawings, and network diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot BAS applications using Ignition.
• Develop SCADA screens, dashboards, alarms, trends, reports, and historical data solutions.
• Configure tags, UDTs, alarm systems, historians, gateways, and user access.
• Integrate PLCs, meters, sensors, and controllers using OPC UA, Modbus, Ethernet/IP, BACnet, MQTT.
• Troubleshoot BAS, PLC, HMI, instrumentation, and industrial network issues.
• Support commissioning, startup, FAT/SAT, point-to-point checks, functional testing, and system handover.
• Analyze utility data to identify energy efficiency opportunities and predictive maintenance.
• Maintain BAS documentation including architecture, I/O lists, control narratives, alarm matrices, and network diagrams.

Skills

BAS/SCADA experience

Ignition knowledge

OPC UA

Modbus

Ethernet/IP

BACnet

MQTT

Electrical schematics

Industrial automation

IT/OT cybersecurity

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation, Mechanical, Computer Engineering

Tools

Ignition software

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Mitsubishi PLCs

Schneider PLCs

Industrial Ethernet switches

Job description

SWJ Technologie in Blythewood, SC seeks a BAS Engineer to design, program, and troubleshoot Building Automation Systems using Ignition for automotive facilities. You will support critical utility systems and work with IT/OT teams on architecture, cybersecurity, and system integration.

Responsibilities include developing dashboards, configuring alarms, integrating PLCs via OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet, and providing commissioning, testing, and handover support.