Senior Lead Engineer – Ignition / SCADA/ Siemens PLC

Role: Senior Lead Engineer – Ignition / SCADA/ Siemens PLC

Location: Remote

Role Type: Senior Technical Lead / Hands-on Architect

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Lead Engineer – Ignition / SCADA with strong expertise in Ignition 8.1, Siemens PLCs, industrial automation, and control systems. The candidate will lead solution architecture, hands-on development, controls integration, and technical delivery for manufacturing environments.

Must-Have Skills

·         Siemens PLC Architect with hands-on experience across various Siemens PLC versions.

·         Strong experience with web-based HMI/SCADA and control systems.

·         Hands-on experience with tension control, speed control, feedback loops, drive configuration, and tuning.

·         Extensive hands-on experience with Ignition 8.1 / SCADA.

·         Strong knowledge of PLC, SCADA, OPC UA, industrial networks, and controls integration.

·         Experience integrating Siemens PLCs with Ignition/SCADA systems.

·         Strong troubleshooting and commissioning experience.

Key Responsibilities

·         Design and architect scalable Ignition 8.1 / SCADA solutions.

·         Lead PLC, SCADA, HMI, drives, and plant-floor system integration.

·         Develop and configure Ignition Perspective, Vision, Tags, UDTs, Alarming, Historian, Reporting, and scripting.

·         Configure and tune drives, speed/tension controls, feedback loops, and motion/control systems.

·         Integrate PLCs with OPC UA, databases, MES, ERP, and enterprise systems.

·         Troubleshoot controls, SCADA, communication, and application issues.

·         Provide technical leadership, mentoring, documentation, and customer/vendor coordination.

·         Support deployment and commissioning of manufacturing automation solutions.

Required Qualifications

·         10+ years in industrial automation, SCADA, controls, or manufacturing systems.

·         Strong hands-on Ignition 8.1 experience.

·         Expert-level Siemens PLC architecture and programming experience.

·         Experience with Siemens TIA Portal and multiple PLC generations/versions.

·         Strong understanding of industrial control systems, drives, feedback loops, and tuning.

·         Experience with OPC UA, MQTT, SQL, Python/Jython, and industrial communication protocols.

·         Strong communication, troubleshooting, and technical leadership skills.

Preferred

·         Manufacturing/industrial automation experience.

·         MES/IIoT and Industry 4.0 experience.

·         Experience with ISA-95/ISA-88.

·         Ignition certification.

·         Multi-site or enterprise SCADA deployments.