{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ccc85bab0d32dc74f53e058a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ccc85bab0d32dc74f53e058a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ccc85bab0d32dc74f53e058a","title":"Ignition Engineer ( Deployment & Validation)","description":"Job Description\nMeet Our Team\nYou will join a dynamic Industrial Digitalization and Manufacturing Technology team responsible for delivering next-generation SCADA and MES solutions across manufacturing operations. The team partners closely with Plant Operations, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing IT, Automation Engineers, and Business Stakeholders to ensure seamless deployment, integration, and validation of critical production systems.\n\nOur focus is on:\n\nDeploying and commissioning Ignition-based SCADA/MES solutions\n\nEnabling real-time visibility into manufacturing operations\n\nSupporting digital transformation initiatives across production environments\n\nEnsuring system reliability, data integrity, and operational excellence\n\nDriving successful go-live execution and production readiness\n\nCollaborating with plant-floor teams to optimize manufacturing processes\n\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nAs an Ignition Engineer , you will be responsible for the onsite deployment, commissioning, validation, and go-live support of Ignition-based SCADA/MES solutions within manufacturing environments.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDeploy and commission Ignition Gateway, Perspective applications, projects, tags, scripts, and database connections in production environments\n\nValidate end-to-end data flow between PLCs, plant equipment, Ignition, historians, MES systems, dashboards, alarms, and reporting platforms\n\nExecute Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)\n\nSupport production readiness reviews, go-live activities, hypercare, and post-deployment stabilization\n\nTroubleshoot deployment and integration issues involving:\n\nOPC UA and MQTT communications\n\nNetwork connectivity\n\nDatabase integrations\n\nSecurity configurations\n\nClient performance issues\n\nVerify tag configurations, alarming functionality, scripting logic, and Perspective screen behavior under real manufacturing conditions\n\nSupport cutover planning, rollback procedures, and risk mitigation activities\n\nDocument testing outcomes, defects, corrective actions, validation evidence, and deployment records\n\nCollaborate with operations, maintenance, controls engineering, and IT teams to validate manufacturing workflows and production tracking processes\n\nEnsure production reporting, historian data, and operational dashboards accurately reflect plant-floor activities\n\nWhat You'll Bring to the Team\nRequired Experience\n\nStrong hands‑on experience with Ignition 8.1+ deployments and commissioning activities\n\nProven experience implementing and validating SCADA and MES solutions within manufacturing environments\n\nExperience supporting onsite commissioning, startup, and production go-live activities\n\nStrong understanding of industrial automation, manufacturing systems, and plant-floor operations\n\nExperience performing end-to-end validation, testing, defect management, and production support\n\nTechnical Expertise\nIgnition Platform\n\nIgnition Gateway deployment and configuration\n\nProject publishing and client rollout\n\nPerspective application validation\n\nTag configuration and management\n\nAlarm management and event validation\n\nSecurity configuration and role‑based access controls\n\nGateway scripting and runtime troubleshooting\n\nProgramming & Database Skills\n\nPython (Jython) scripting within Ignition\n\nSQL development and database troubleshooting\n\nStored procedures, queries, and data validation\n\nData integrity verification across multiple databases and MES tables\n\nSCADA and MES deployment and validation\n\nHistorian integration and data verification\n\nPLC integration and plant-floor connectivity\n\nOPC UA\n\nMQTT\n\nTesting & Validation\n\nTest planning and execution\n\nIntegration Testing\n\nSystem Testing\n\nUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)\n\nSite Acceptance Testing (SAT)\n\nDefect tracking and remediation\n\nValidation documentation and evidence collection\n\nProfessional Skills\n\nStrong troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis capabilities\n\nAbility to work effectively in live manufacturing and production environments\n\nExcellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills\n\nExperience collaborating with operations, maintenance, controls, engineering, and IT teams\n\nAbility to manage multiple deployment activities while maintaining quality and compliance standards\n\nStrong documentation and reporting skills\n\nNice to Have\n\nExperience with Ignition security models and role‑based access validation\n\nExperience with FTP/SFTP integrations and file‑based data exchange\n\nUnderstanding of manufacturing KPIs, OEE, and production tracking systems\n\nFamiliarity with commissioning packages, traceability matrices, and validation documentation\n\nKnowledge of production cutover planning, hypercare, and post-go-live support activities\n\nExposure to large-scale manufacturing digital transformation initiatives and smart factory deployments\n\nBenefits\nWe help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry‑leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employment\nWe're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. 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The team partners closely with Plant Operations, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing IT, Automation Engineers, and Business Stakeholders to ensure seamless deployment, integration, and validation of critical production systems.\n\nOur focus is on:\n\nDeploying and commissioning Ignition-based SCADA/MES solutions\n\nEnabling real-time visibility into manufacturing operations\n\nSupporting digital transformation initiatives across production environments\n\nEnsuring system reliability, data integrity, and operational excellence\n\nDriving successful go-live execution and production readiness\n\nCollaborating with plant-floor teams to optimize manufacturing processes\n\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nAs an Ignition Engineer , you will be responsible for the onsite deployment, commissioning, validation, and go-live support of Ignition-based SCADA/MES solutions within manufacturing environments.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDeploy and commission Ignition Gateway, Perspective applications, projects, tags, scripts, and database connections in production environments\n\nValidate end-to-end data flow between PLCs, plant equipment, Ignition, historians, MES systems, dashboards, alarms, and reporting platforms\n\nExecute Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)\n\nSupport production readiness reviews, go-live activities, hypercare, and post-deployment stabilization\n\nTroubleshoot deployment and integration issues involving:\n\nOPC UA and MQTT communications\n\nNetwork connectivity\n\nDatabase integrations\n\nSecurity configurations\n\nClient performance issues\n\nVerify tag configurations, alarming functionality, scripting logic, and Perspective screen behavior under real manufacturing conditions\n\nSupport cutover planning, rollback procedures, and risk mitigation activities\n\nDocument testing outcomes, defects, corrective actions, validation evidence, and deployment records\n\nCollaborate with operations, maintenance, controls engineering, and IT teams to validate manufacturing workflows and production tracking processes\n\nEnsure production reporting, historian data, and operational dashboards accurately reflect plant-floor activities\n\nWhat You'll Bring to the Team\nRequired Experience\n\nStrong hands‑on experience with Ignition 8.1+ deployments and commissioning activities\n\nProven experience implementing and validating SCADA and MES solutions within manufacturing environments\n\nExperience supporting onsite commissioning, startup, and production go-live activities\n\nStrong understanding of industrial automation, manufacturing systems, and plant-floor operations\n\nExperience performing end-to-end validation, testing, defect management, and production support\n\nTechnical Expertise\nIgnition Platform\n\nIgnition Gateway deployment and configuration\n\nProject publishing and client rollout\n\nPerspective application validation\n\nTag configuration and management\n\nAlarm management and event validation\n\nSecurity configuration and role‑based access controls\n\nGateway scripting and runtime troubleshooting\n\nProgramming & Database Skills\n\nPython (Jython) scripting within Ignition\n\nSQL development and database troubleshooting\n\nStored procedures, queries, and data validation\n\nData integrity verification across multiple databases and MES tables\n\nSCADA and MES deployment and validation\n\nHistorian integration and data verification\n\nPLC integration and plant-floor connectivity\n\nOPC UA\n\nMQTT\n\nTesting & Validation\n\nTest planning and execution\n\nIntegration Testing\n\nSystem Testing\n\nUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)\n\nSite Acceptance Testing (SAT)\n\nDefect tracking and remediation\n\nValidation documentation and evidence collection\n\nProfessional Skills\n\nStrong troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis capabilities\n\nAbility to work effectively in live manufacturing and production environments\n\nExcellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills\n\nExperience collaborating with operations, maintenance, controls, engineering, and IT teams\n\nAbility to manage multiple deployment activities while maintaining quality and compliance standards\n\nStrong documentation and reporting skills\n\nNice to Have\n\nExperience with Ignition security models and role‑based access validation\n\nExperience with FTP/SFTP integrations and file‑based data exchange\n\nUnderstanding of manufacturing KPIs, OEE, and production tracking systems\n\nFamiliarity with commissioning packages, traceability matrices, and validation documentation\n\nKnowledge of production cutover planning, hypercare, and post-go-live support activities\n\nExposure to large-scale manufacturing digital transformation initiatives and smart factory deployments\n\nBenefits\nWe help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry‑leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employment\nWe're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. 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