Ignition SCADA Engineer for Power Gen & OT Data

MDS Staffing; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MDS Staffing seeks a SCADA Engineer to support OT equipment and data flows across a fleet of gas, solar, and wind assets. You will work with site managers and engineering teams to ensure reliability in control systems and data infrastructure.

You will design, implement, and troubleshoot Ignition SCADA solutions, maintain OT hardware, and collaborate with IT to align with NERC CIP and internal AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-6 years of experience; experience may substitute for degree.
• Expert level proficiency in Ignition and AVE A PI is mandatory.
• Experience with renewable and gas power systems.
• Familiarity with OT equipment: SCADA, RTU, PI historian, OPC, Modbus, etc.
• Ignition certification preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Scripting experience, Python preferred.
• Knowledge of power plant components and renewable projects.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Self-starter who can work independently and in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Ignition SCADA System: gateways, screens, alarms, historian, integration.
• Manage OT SCADA equipment: servers and device configurations, keep systems updated.
• Develop data flows and displays in Ignition Perspective for analytics and visualization.
• Troubleshoot and maintain OT connections (RTUs, RIGs, Campbell data loggers, etc).
• Maintain data connections between OT, corporate servers, OEM SCADA, OPC servers.
• Coordinate with IT as primary point of contact for plant operations.
• Provide NERC CIP guidance to ensure asset compliance.
• Support SCADA lifecycle refresh and internal AI initiatives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Ignition

AVEA PI

PI data historian

Scripting: Python

Microsoft Office

Job description

MDS Staffing seeks a SCADA Engineer to support OT equipment and data flows across a fleet of gas, solar, and wind assets. You will work with site managers and engineering teams to ensure reliability in control systems and data infrastructure.

You will design, implement, and troubleshoot Ignition SCADA solutions, maintain OT hardware, and collaborate with IT to align with NERC CIP and internal AI initiatives.