Ignition EMS Deployment Engineer (Remote/Hybrid)

ON.energy; Alpharetta, Atlanta, Houston (GA, GA, TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development and growth

Job summary

ON.energy is seeking an EMS Deployment Engineer to deploy, configure, and support Ignition-based Energy Management Systems for utility-scale BESS projects. You will ensure reliable system visibility, data flow, and integration between EMS, PLCs, BMS, and site networks across multiple campuses.

Based in the US, you will travel up to 40% to project sites, support commissioning activities, and collaborate with Controls, Network, and Field teams to standardize templates and deployment procedures.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience deploying and supporting Ignition (Inductive Automation) in OT or industrial environments.
• Experience configuring tags, UDTs, alarms, historians, and visualization in Ignition.
• Experience integrating EMS/SCADA platforms with PLCs and field devices.
• Strong understanding of OT systems and industrial communications.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support Ignition-based EMS/SCADA platforms for BESS projects.
• Support commissioning activities including EMS bring-up, system integration testing, SAT, and early operational support.
• Configure Ignition gateways, tags, UDTs, alarms, historian, and visualization components.
• Integrate EMS with Siemens PLCs, PCS, BMS, meters, protection relays, and site networks.
• Support data acquisition, control workflows, and site-level dashboards for commissioning and operations.
• Troubleshoot EMS, data, and communications issues under commissioning timelines.
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers, Network Engineers, Deployment Engineers, and Field Commissioning teams.

Skills

Ignition deployment

OT networking

PLC/SCADA integration

Troubleshooting EMS

Travel readiness

Documentation review

Tools

Ignition (Inductive Automation)

Siemens PLCs

Modbus/TCP IEC 61850

Job description

ON.energy is seeking an EMS Deployment Engineer to deploy, configure, and support Ignition-based Energy Management Systems for utility-scale BESS projects. You will ensure reliable system visibility, data flow, and integration between EMS, PLCs, BMS, and site networks across multiple campuses.

Based in the US, you will travel up to 40% to project sites, support commissioning activities, and collaborate with Controls, Network, and Field teams to standardize templates and deployment procedures.