SCADA Engineer

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry-WehmillER Design Group in Lakewood, CO seeks a Controls Engineer to join a leading engineering consulting team delivering automation for consumer products, life sciences and industrial clients. You will design, develop, and deploy SCADA/MES systems and collaborate with clients to define scope and deliver results.

You will travel as needed, mentor staff, and contribute to proposals and project setup within a world-class, people‑centric engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience developing automation solutions for consumer products, life sciences or industrial sectors.
• Architecting and implementing SCADA, MES, data collection/reporting systems across platforms.
• Preference for Ignition, Rockwell, or Wonderware; prior system integration experience.
• Experience with PLCs and HMI/SCADA networks; strong client interface skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical project execution within Information Solutions, including budget, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Interface with clients to define and manage scope on complex projects.
• Develop, implement, and maintain debugging and maintenance software.
• Design SCADA, databases, and database interfaces.
• Support leadership in securing engagements, including proposal prep, estimating, and contract negotiation.
• Plan workload and staffing to ensure proper execution of projects.
• Leverage firm-wide standards and participate in councils for governance.
• Drive projects to completion and provide technical guidance to the team.
• Build and maintain relationships with key client contacts.
• Coordinate with finance for reporting and project invoicing.

Skills

SCADA Engineering

MES

Data collection

Client interaction

Project management

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Ignition

Rockwell

Wonderware

Allen-Bradley

Siemens PLCs

PanelView HMIs

.NET programming

Job description

About Us

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. When you join Design Group as a SCADA Engineer, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. Design Group is widely known as an industry leader, recognized as a top system integrator, ranking #7 in the 2023 System Integrator Giants; as a Rockwell Platinum Integrator, the highest designation given to Rockwell partners; and as an Ignition Enterprise Premier Integrator. As a part of this team, you will learn from industry leading experts and may even have the chance to be an active participant in industry events like the Ignition Build-A-Thon which Design Group won in 2023! In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Control System Integration Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

• Technical project execution within the Information Solutions group, which includes budget, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Interface with clients to define and manage scope on complex projects.
• This will require significant technical knowledge as well as project management skills
• Develop, implement, and employ debugging and maintenance software
• Design SCADA, databases, and database interfaces
• Convey a positive image of Design Group and support for the development of strong Culture consistent with the Guiding Principles of Leadership.
• Support our Leadership teams in securing engineering engagements with current and future Design Group clients, which includes proposal preparation, estimating, contract negotiation, order processing, and project set-up.
• Planning of project workload and staffing of projects to ensure the proper execution of the work.
• Staffing strategy includes communication and coordination within the Information Solutions team
• Leveraging firm-wide Design Group standards and procedures for the execution of Information Solutions projects.
• This includes participating on councils responsible for overseeing and adopting firm-wide standards.
• Drive projects to completion and dive into technical details as necessary to support the project team’s direction and execution
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key client contacts.
• Working with finance to ensure proper reporting of activities and project invoicing

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 5 years of experience in developing and providing automation solutions for the consumer products, life science and/or industrial industries.
• Technical experience should include architecting and implementation of SCADA, MES, data collection/reporting systems in various platforms.
• Strong preference for experience with Ignition, Rockwell, or Wonderware
• Prior experience as a system integrator is a plus
• Familiarity with Allen-Bradley (ControlLogix, PLC5, SLC500), Siemens PLCs, PanelView HMIs, industrial communication networks and .NET programming (preferred)
• System integration and ME applications experience (preferred)
• Experience in food and beverage, data centers, advanced technology, or life science industries (preferred)
• Experience should include a strong record of the successful client interface.
• Candidate must possess good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of management, clients, and vendors.
• Willing and able to travel as necessary for project requirements to include but not be limited to: project installation and start-up activities, client meetings, company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, or conventions, etc.
• Minimum B.S. in Engineering field is preferred, but consideration will be given to other computer or software degrees based on actual experience.

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path.

As a Controls Engineer, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.

The approximate pay range for this position is $100-$150k. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

This organization uses E-Verify. Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company: Design Group Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. It’s that vision that drives us in creating world-class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal—to use the power of our business to build a better world.