SCADA Automation Lead — Ignition, PLC & OT Systems
Edison Smart®
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Job summary
Edison Smart® in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced SCADA Manager to lead the design, deployment, and ongoing support of our industrial automation systems. You will guide Ignition-based projects, oversee PLC programming, and drive system integration across operations.
The role demands strong technical leadership, hands-on diagnostics, and collaboration with IT and OT teams to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable automation solutions for complex manufacturing environments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 5+ years in SCADA, PLC, industrial automation, or control systems engineering.
- Proven experience with Inductive Automation Ignition (Perspective and/or Vision), gateways, tags, alarms, historians, and database integration.
- Strong knowledge of PLC platforms such as Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation and/or Siemens.
- Experience integrating PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, and databases.
- Ability to lead technical projects and coordinate cross-functional teams.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity and OT network architectures.
Responsibilities
- Lead design, development, deployment, and maintenance of SCADA and automation systems.
- Oversee Ignition SCADA applications, HMI development, alarming, historian, reporting, and visualization.
- Manage PLC programming, configuration, troubleshooting, and integration with SCADA.
- Lead automation projects from requirements to commissioning and support.
- Mentor SCADA engineers, PLC programmers, and automation technicians.
- Establish standards for SCADA architecture, documentation, and performance.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, IT, and OT to improve processes.
- Ensure compliance with industrial cybersecurity and OT standards.
- Troubleshoot SCADA, PLC, HMI, and network issues.
- Coordinate with vendors and system integrators to deliver on time and budget.
- Support system upgrades, migrations, and continuous improvement.
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Job description
Edison Smart® in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced SCADA Manager to lead the design, deployment, and ongoing support of our industrial automation systems. You will guide Ignition-based projects, oversee PLC programming, and drive system integration across operations.
The role demands strong technical leadership, hands-on diagnostics, and collaboration with IT and OT teams to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable automation solutions for complex manufacturing environments.
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