Ignition SCADA Lead — Enterprise Automation & Commissioning

Bosch Building Technologies North America; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with company match

Life/AD&D/LTD

Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Bosch Building Technologies North America seeks an Ignition Specialist to lead the design, development, and commissioning of enterprise Ignition SCADA systems for mission-critical facilities in the United States. You will develop scalable architectures, support PLC-based automation, and drive visualization and data platform initiatives.

The role emphasizes high-availability Ignition applications, collaboration with customers, and guiding commissioning teams in the field.

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience with Inductive Automation Ignition.
• 810+ years of industrial automation or SCADA engineering experience.
• Extensive experience designing and deploying enterprise Ignition applications.
• Strong understanding of SQL databases and database-driven SCADA architectures.
• Experience with Python/Jython scripting within Ignition.
• Experience integrating PLCs and industrial devices into SCADA platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and commissioning skills.
• Excellent communication and customer interaction abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise Ignition SCADA applications utilizing Perspective, Vision, Tag architecture, UDTs, Templates, Named Queries, Scripting, Alarm management, Reporting, Historian.
• Develop reusable Ignition standards, libraries, and object-oriented architectures.
• Design intuitive operator interfaces, dashboards, graphics, and system navigation.
• Configure MQTT, OPC UA, SQL databases, and enterprise data integration.
• Architect scalable Ignition Gateway systems for high-availability environments.
• Lead commissioning and startup activities for mission-critical facilities.
• Troubleshoot SCADA, networking, and communications issues during startup and operation.
• Collaborate with customers, commissioning teams, and field personnel to deliver complete control system solutions.
• Design and program PLC control systems using Rockwell ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PlantPAx.
• Develop control strategies using Ladder Logic, Function Block, Structured Text.
• Integrate PLCs with SCADA systems using Modbus TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, BACnet/IP.
• Configure industrial Ethernet networks, managed switches, and field gateways.
• Support commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization of complete automation systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership throughout project execution.

Skills

Ignition expertise

Industrial automation experience

Scripting Python/Jython

PLC integration

Customer collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Ignition

Rockwell Automation

PlantPAx

Job description

Bosch Building Technologies North America seeks an Ignition Specialist to lead the design, development, and commissioning of enterprise Ignition SCADA systems for mission-critical facilities in the United States. You will develop scalable architectures, support PLC-based automation, and drive visualization and data platform initiatives.

The role emphasizes high-availability Ignition applications, collaboration with customers, and guiding commissioning teams in the field.