Senior SCADA Engineer: Ignition Perspective, Remote

LVI Associates; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Large-scale projects

High client exposure

Strong technical team backlog

Bonus opportunities

Benefits and 401(k)

Leadership progression

Job summary

LVI Associates is seeking a Senior SCADA Engineer for remote work in the U.S. focusing on mission critical data centers and industrial automation projects. You will design, develop, and deploy Ignition-based SCADA solutions, with strong emphasis on Perspective and HMI/Reporting architectures.

Join a growth-oriented team, lead customer-facing projects, and travel roughly 50% to implement modern SCADA architectures and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• 7+ years of SCADA engineering experience in systems integrator or industrial automation.
• Hands-on Ignition experience, especially Perspective.
• Experience designing and deploying enterprise SCADA systems.
• Knowledge of OPC UA, Modbus TCP/IP, DNP3, MQTT, BACnet, Ethernet/IP.
• Experience integrating PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric).
• Familiarity with SQL databases, historians, reporting tools, and network architecture.
• Strong troubleshooting, customer-facing, and communication skills.
• Travel approximately 50% willingness.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement SCADA solutions for mission critical projects.
• Configure Ignition applications, including Perspective, Vision, and modules.
• Develop SCADA architectures, HMIs, alarming strategies, historian implementations, and reporting.
• Integrate PLCs, RTUs, power monitoring, and third-party devices into SCADA.
• Support full project lifecycle: requirements gathering, design, programming, testing, startup.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and provide engineering guidance.
• Develop and maintain project documentation and test procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex automation and SCADA issues remotely and onsite.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, project managers, and stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Ignition

Perspective

PLC integration

SQL databases

Historians

Reporting tools

Networking concepts

OPC UA

Modbus TCP/IP

DNP3

MQTT

BACnet

Ethernet/IP

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Schneider Electric PLCs

Job description

LVI Associates is seeking a Senior SCADA Engineer for remote work in the U.S. focusing on mission critical data centers and industrial automation projects. You will design, develop, and deploy Ignition-based SCADA solutions, with strong emphasis on Perspective and HMI/Reporting architectures.

Join a growth-oriented team, lead customer-facing projects, and travel roughly 50% to implement modern SCADA architectures and mentor junior engineers.