Plant SCADA & MES Engineer - Ignition Specialist

Amcor LLC; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

PTO starting at 80 hours/yr

Company holidays (8+ days)

Wellbeing program

HSA/FSA

Life insurance

Parental Leave

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Amcor LLC in Evansville, IN seeks a Plant SCADA/MES Engineer to own the Ignition environment and data architecture connecting machines, materials, quality, and business systems. You will engineer new capabilities from data and sustain the MES platform to drive plant performance.

You will design plant‑level MES functionality, build quality data collection, dashboards, and KPI reporting, while mentoring technicians and engineers and collaborating across value streams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; equivalent experience considered.
• 3+ years developing industrial software, SCADA, MES, or data systems.
• Hands-on development experience with Ignition (Perspective and/or Vision).
• Proficiency in Python (Jython scripting), MS SQL / T-SQL, and web basics (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST APIs, JSON).
• Working knowledge of OPC UA/DA, PLC tag structures, HMI interfaces, and networking.
• Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, and SharePoint integration experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication; travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, development, deployment, and lifecycle support of the plant Ignition environment (gateways, projects, tag providers, templates, version control).
• Design and build plant-level MES functionality across value streams (Molding, Tooling, Maintenance, Materials, Quality).
• Build and support digital quality data collection (forms, inspection plans, test method execution, SPC, hold/disposition workflows).
• Develop production scheduling, run data, downtime, scrap, and OEE/EEF dashboards feeding plant KPIs and CI work.
• Design and maintain data layer: MS SQL databases, stored procedures, tag historians, queries, indexes, data models for Ignition/Power BI reporting.
• Integrate SCADA/MES with machine controls and ERP/Quality/Maintenance systems via standard interfaces.
• Apply engineering standards: naming conventions, UDTs/templates, source control, change control, test/validation, documentation.
• Serve as plant SME for SCADA/MES; provide training, user docs, and tiered support.
• Support Kaizen and CI culture; identify small fast-win automations and large system projects.
• Mentor process specialists, technicians, and engineers on data tools; participate in cross-plant standardization.

Skills

Ignition

Python

MS SQL

HTML/CSS/JS

OPC UA/DA

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Ignition Perspective/Vision

Job description

Amcor LLC in Evansville, IN seeks a Plant SCADA/MES Engineer to own the Ignition environment and data architecture connecting machines, materials, quality, and business systems. You will engineer new capabilities from data and sustain the MES platform to drive plant performance.

You will design plant‑level MES functionality, build quality data collection, dashboards, and KPI reporting, while mentoring technicians and engineers and collaborating across value streams.