Ignition SCADA Systems Engineer | Industrial Automation

Proconex; Limerick (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium medical

401K match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Proconex, a leader in automation solutions, is seeking a Systems Engineer with Ignition SCADA expertise to support and advance manufacturing automation for life sciences, chemical, and other regulated environments. You will collaborate across operations, IT, and quality teams to design, deploy, and optimize scalable automation systems.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in Ignition development, industrial manufacturing experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or related technical discipline with 2+ years of automation experience.
• 3+ years Ignition SCADA development and support.
• 3+ years industrial automation experience in manufacturing.
• 3+ years integrating PLC platforms (Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider Electric).
• 3+ years developing HMI/SCADA applications for industrial operations.
• 2+ years SQL databases, queries, and data integration.
• 2+ years troubleshooting automation and manufacturing systems.
• 2+ years in a customer-facing engineering or technical support role.
• Strong written and verbal communication; 2+ years cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain Ignition HMI/SCADA applications.
• Integrate Ignition platforms with PLCs, historians, databases, and equipment.
• Configure and support OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus, and Ethernet/IP networks.
• Develop dashboards, visualizations, and interfaces for operational decision-making.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, SCADA, databases, and networks to minimize downtime.
• Support automation upgrades, migrations, deployments, and lifecycle activities.
• Participate in project execution from requirements gathering to startup.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, maintenance, IT, and quality teams.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and testing records.
• Support validation, CSV, or GMP-regulated systems when required.
• Monitor system performance and identify reliability improvements.
• Provide ongoing support, training, and knowledge transfer to customers.

Skills

Ignition SCADA

Industrial automation

System integration

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Project collaboration

Customer-facing engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, Electrical Engineering, or related

Tools

OSI PI

Ignition Historian

PLC platforms (Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider Electric)

OPC-UA

Job description

Proconex, a leader in automation solutions, is seeking a Systems Engineer with Ignition SCADA expertise to support and advance manufacturing automation for life sciences, chemical, and other regulated environments. You will collaborate across operations, IT, and quality teams to design, deploy, and optimize scalable automation systems.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in Ignition development, industrial manufacturing experience, and strong communication skills.