What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior SCADA Engineer position at Hoffman Building Technologies?
We are seeking a Senior SCADA Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and long-term success of complex SCADA and BMS solutions. This role is ideal for a highly experienced engineer who brings strong technical judgment, architectural thinking, and leadership to high-impact projects.
As a senior member of the team, you will own technical delivery, mentor junior engineers, influence standards, and serve as a trusted technical partner to customers and internal stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design, configuration, and deployment of SCADA/BMS solutions using Ignition, with an emphasis on scalable architecture and maintainable Perspective user interfaces
- Own key technical deliverables, including functional specifications, system architecture diagrams, I/O and tag lists, and test procedures
- Define, document, and enforce engineering standards for UDTs, templates, naming conventions, and screen design across projects
- Mentor and develop junior engineers through coaching, PR/code reviews, and structured feedback
- Diagnose and resolve complex system issues spanning PLCs, field networks, servers, device integrations, and SCADA applications, driving root-cause analysis
- Coordinate with customers, vendors, and internal teams to align requirements, manage technical risk, and handle change requests
- Contribute technical leadership to backlog grooming, effort estimation, proposals, and scope development
- Promote and apply cybersecurity, reliability, and high-availability best practices for OT and SCADA environments
Qualifications
Experience
- 5–8 years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting SCADA systems, with significant exposure to Ignition or similar platforms
- Proven experience leading technical workstreams on complex or multi-site SCADA/BMS projects
- Strong proficiency in:
- PLC programming and industrial communication protocols
- Ignition Designer, Perspective, tag providers, and gateway configuration
- Industrial networking and OT cybersecurity concepts
- Database integration, including queries, historization, and reporting
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Ignition Gold Certified required
This job description is intended to provide information regarding the essential functions and basic duties of this position. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and duties that could be assigned. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by management as it deems appropriate. This document does not constitute a contract and is subject to change at the discretion of Hoffman Building Technologies.
- EOE / Vets / Disabled