Senior Industrial Automation Engineer — SCADA & OT/IT
Innovate
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Job summary
Innovate in South Carolina is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to join our growing team. This hands-on role will own complex automation projects across PLCs, HMI/SCADA, networks, and OT/IT systems.
You’ll design, program, integrate and commission industrial automation systems, collaborating with engineers, project managers and customers through the full lifecycle. Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in a related field and 5+ years of integration experience, with Ignition, Rockwell,
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years hands-on systems integration experience.
- Strong experience with industrial automation systems.
- Experience with Ignition, Rockwell, AVEVA Wonderware and/or Siemens.
- Proficiency in Python/Jython, SQL, Structured Text.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and deploy HMI/SCADA systems using Ignition, AVEVA Wonderware and FactoryTalk View.
- Develop and troubleshoot PLC applications using Rockwell Studio 5000 / Logix Designer and Siemens TIA Portal.
- Design integrations between OT networks, MQTT brokers, enterprise IT systems and SQL databases.
- Configure and troubleshoot Modbus, OPC-UA and Profinet communications.
- Develop data logging and reporting solutions using Ignition and XLReporter.
- Diagnose complex software, networking, database and hardware communication issues.
- Apply industrial cybersecurity principles to automation and critical infrastructure systems.
- Lead programming activities during testing, startup and commissioning.
- Produce and maintain network diagrams, control narratives, tagging structures and software documentation.
- Make technical decisions around programming and system integration.
- Work closely with technical leads, engineers, project managers and customers.
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Job description
Innovate in South Carolina is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to join our growing team. This hands-on role will own complex automation projects across PLCs, HMI/SCADA, networks, and OT/IT systems.
You’ll design, program, integrate and commission industrial automation systems, collaborating with engineers, project managers and customers through the full lifecycle. Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in a related field and 5+ years of integration experience, with Ignition, Rockwell,
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