Ignition SCADA Engineer for Renewable Power

Food Management Search; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Management Search is seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer to support OT systems across gas, solar, and wind assets. The role focuses on maintaining Ignition SCADA data flows, alarms, and data historians to improve reliability and analytics.

You will collaborate with site managers, IT, and operations to ensure compliance and drive automation initiatives. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with 3–6 years of SCADA/OT experience, strong Ignition and AVEA PI expertise, and knowledge of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3–6 years of OT/SCADA experience.
• Expert level in Ignition SCADA and AVEA PI is mandatory.
• Experience with renewable and gas power systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Ignition SCADA System (Gateways, screens, alarms, historian, integration).
• Manage OT SCADA equipment and keep systems updated.
• Develop data flows/visualizations in Ignition Perspective for analytics.
• Troubleshoot connections among OT equipment (RTUs, data loggers, etc.).
• Maintain data connections between OPS centers, data servers and OEM SCADA.
• Coordinate with IT as primary contact for plant operations.
• Provide NERC CIP guidance to ensure asset compliance.
• Support SCADA lifecycle refresh and internal AI initiatives.

Skills

Ignition SCADA

AVEA PI

Python scripting

OT systems

Power plants

Analytical thinking

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PI Data Historian

OPC

Modbus

Job description

Food Management Search is seeking an experienced SCADA Engineer to support OT systems across gas, solar, and wind assets. The role focuses on maintaining Ignition SCADA data flows, alarms, and data historians to improve reliability and analytics.

You will collaborate with site managers, IT, and operations to ensure compliance and drive automation initiatives. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with 3–6 years of SCADA/OT experience, strong Ignition and AVEA PI expertise, and knowledge of