Lead Enterprise Ignition SCADA Architect

Bosch Building Technologies North America; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K match

Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Bosch Building Technologies North America seeks an Ignition Specialist to lead design, development, and commissioning of enterprise SCADA for mission-critical facilities. Focus on Ignition architecture, scalable data platforms, and visualization while supporting PLC-based automation.

The role emphasizes designing high-performance Ignition applications, collaborating with customers, and directing field commissioning teams. Strong PLC and SQL experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of industrial automation or SCADA engineering experience.
• Expert-level experience with Inductive Automation Ignition (strongly preferred).
• 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.
• 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 SCADA

Inductive Automation Ignition

SCADA engineering

PLC programming

Python/Jython scripting

Commissioning

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Rockwell Automation software (RSLogix/Studio 5000)

Job description

Bosch Building Technologies North America seeks an Ignition Specialist to lead design, development, and commissioning of enterprise SCADA for mission-critical facilities. Focus on Ignition architecture, scalable data platforms, and visualization while supporting PLC-based automation.

The role emphasizes designing high-performance Ignition applications, collaborating with customers, and directing field commissioning teams. Strong PLC and SQL experience preferred.