Challenge Manufacturing

Automotive

Sr.IgnitionEngineer

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
The Brief

“Sr. Ignition Engineer at Challenge Manufacturing. Skills: Ignition, SCADA, MES, IIoT. Own Ignition gateway architecture. Develop and standardize plant dashboards/HMIs”

What You'll Achieve.

scalable delivery of plant dashboards/HMIs; scalable delivery of operational data collection; improve platform reliability

Industry & Context.

Automotive
Problems you'll solve

root-cause practices

Eligibility Requirements

1st Shift / 9:00AM-5:00PM M-F position, Occasionally, may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years in industrial automation/SCADA/MES/IIoT environments, significant hands-on Ignition delivery, Ignition gateway configuration, project building HMIs/dashboards in Perspective and/or Vision, integrating to PLCs/devices, industrial data sources, SQL skills for working with operational data stores, Proven ability to lead technical standards, improve reliability, mentor/guide other engineers and integrators

Nice to Have

Experience with multi-site SCADA standardization and rollout programs, Experience with MES integrations (e.g., Plex), data platforms (e.g., Snowflake/Fabric/UNS patterns), Ignition certification (Core/Gold), comparable demonstrated expertise, Working knowledge of OT cybersecurity practices for SCADA

What You'll Do.

Own Ignition gateway architecture

Develop and standardize plant dashboards/HMIs

Integrate Ignition with plant-floor systems

Integrate Ignition with databases

Establish engineering discipline

Monitor and improve platform reliability

Implement logging/alerting

Manage and review third-party Ignition work

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with OT Automation, MES, Data/UNS, and Cyber teams; mentor/guide other engineers and integrators

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