Ignition SCADA/MES Deployment & Validation Engineer

Ignition SCADA/MES Deployment & Validation Engineer

Work Location: Remote with Travel to Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Travel Requirement

• sApproximately 2 trips per mont
• hEach trip typically lasts one full work wee
• kTravel generally occurs every other wee
• kOccasional back-to-back travel may be required based on project need

sThe selected consultant will ensure the successful transition of the Ignition solution from test environments into a validated, production-ready system by verifying installations, validating integrations, troubleshooting issues, supporting testing activities, and documenting system performance

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Position Overvi

ewThe client is seeking an experienced Ignition SCADA/MES Deployment & Validation Engineer to support the deployment, commissioning, integration, testing, and production readiness of an Ignition-based SCADA/MES solution within a manufacturing environmen

t.This role is primarily remote; however, regular travel to manufacturing facilities is required for deployment, commissioning, validation, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), go-live activities, and hypercare suppor

t.
Key Responsibilit

iesDeployment & Commission

• ingDeploy Ignition Gateway, Perspective clients, projects, tags, scripts, and database connections in production environme
• ntsSupport environment promotions (Dev/Test/Pr
• od)Assist with production cutover and rollback plann

ingValidation & Test

• ingValidate end-to-end data flow from PLCs and plant systems through Ignition in
• to:Histori
• ansMES databa
• sesDashboa
• rdsAla
• rmsRepo
• rtsExecu
• te:Integration Test
• ingSystem Test
• ingUser Acceptance Testing (U
• AT)Site Acceptance Testing (S

AT)Troubleshooting & Supp

• ortDiagnose and resolve issues related
• to:OPC UA connectiv
• ityMQTT communicati
• onsPLC integrati
• onsDatabase connectiv
• ityClient performa
• nceSecurity configurati
• onsNetwork communicati
• onsSupport go-live and hypercare activit

iesDocumentat

• ionReco
• rd:Test resu
• ltsDefe
• ctsRemediation acti
• onsValidation evide
• nceStakeholder approv
• alsMaintain testing and traceability documentat

ionManufacturing Operations Supp

• ortValidate production workfl
• owsVerify production tracking accur
• acyConfirm reporting outputs and operational readin
• essCoordinate with operations, engineering, IT, controls, and vendor te

ams
Delivera

blesThe consultant will be responsible for deliver

• ing:Ignition Gateway and Perspective deployment in production environm
• entsEnd-to-end system validation and tes
• tingSite Acceptance Testing documenta
• tionVerification
• of:
• TagsAl
• armsScr
• iptsDatabase connect
• ionsPerspective scr
• eensTroubleshooting and remediation sup
• portProduction cutover and go-live readiness activi
• tiesHypercare sup
• portTesting and validation documenta
• tionManufacturing workflow valida
• tionEnvironment promotion support (Dev/Test/P

rod)
Required Skills & Exper

ienceIgnition Pla

• tformStrong hands-on experience with Ignition
• 8.1 Gateway deployment and configur
• ationProject publishing and ro
• lloutPerspective application deployment and valid

ationScripting & Develo

• pmentPython/Jython scripting within Ign
• itionAutomation logic valid
• ationEvent handling and runtime troublesho

otingDatabase &

• ; SQLStrong SQL expe
• rtiseDatabase troublesho
• otingStored procedure valid
• ationSchema and data integrity verific
• ationSCADA/MES database architecture understa

ndingSCADA/MES Sy

• stemsDeployment and validation of SCADA and MES plat
• formsData acquisition and visualiz
• ationHistorian integr
• ationReporting and production workflow valid

ationIndustrial Connect

• ivityO
• PC U
• AMQTTPLC integra
• tionsManufacturing system inter

facesTesting & Valid

• ationTest planning and exec
• utionDefect t
• riageValidation document
• ationEnd-to-end system te

stingManufacturing Environment Exper

• ienceWorking
• with:Operations
• teamsMaintenance
• teamsControls engi
• neersIT depart
• mentsVe
• ndorsCommissioning, cutover, go-live, and hypercare su