Logistics Automation Engineer

CCS INC; Georgetown (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CCS INC is seeking an experienced SCADA/Ignition engineer to design, develop, and deploy Ignition-based SCADA solutions, dashboards, and HMIs for enterprise customers. You will integrate PLC platforms (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi) and support IT/IS systems within industrial networks.

The role involves implementing logistics automation with AMR/AGV/VGV fleets, collaborating with controls engineers and project managers, and traveling across North America for commissioning and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of SCADA development experience and 3+ years of IT/IS systems experience.
• 3+ years of hands‑on Ignition development experience (key skill for this role).
• Experience integrating PLC platforms such as Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, and Mitsubishi.
• Solid understanding of industrial networking, OPC UA, databases, and SQL.
• Comfort with Linux, Docker, and Bash.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain enterprise internal logistics automation, integrating AMR/AGV/VGV fleet management systems with MES, ERP, and existing IT infrastructure.
• Design, develop, and deploy Ignition SCADA solutions, including Perspective, Vision, and Reporting applications, HMIs, and dashboards for business customers.
• Evaluate robotics technologies, build standard implementation processes, and lead the move of proofs of concept into production.
• Commission and integrate AMR systems at manufacturing facilities across North America, including travel for kick-offs, commissioning, and customer meetings.
• Define system requirements with controls engineers, project managers, and end users, and maintain a requirements traceability matrix linked to development teams.
• Manage tier 3 escalations, troubleshoot robot deployments at the network and infrastructure layers, and create system documentation and user manuals.

Skills

SCADA development

Ignition development

IT/IS systems experience

Industrial networking

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems, or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

Mitsubishi PLC

Linux

Docker

Bash

Job description

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain enterprise internal logistics automation, integrating AMR/AGV/VGV fleet management systems with MES, ERP, and existing IT infrastructure.
• Design, develop, and deploy Ignition SCADA solutions, including Perspective, Vision, and Reporting applications, HMIs, and dashboards for business customers.
• Evaluate robotics technologies, build standard implementation processes, and lead the move of proofs of concept into production.
• Commission and integrate AMR systems at manufacturing facilities across North America, including travel for kick-offs, commissioning, and customer meetings.
• Define system requirements with controls engineers, project managers, and end users, and maintain a requirements traceability matrix linked to development teams.
• Manage tier 3 escalations, troubleshoot robot deployments at the network and infrastructure layers, and create system documentation and user manuals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of SCADA development experience and 3+ years of IT/IS systems experience.
• 3+ years of hands‑on Ignition development experience (key skill for this role).
• Experience integrating PLC platforms such as Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, and Mitsubishi.
• Solid understanding of industrial networking, OPC UA, databases, and SQL.
• Comfort with Linux, Docker, and Bash.