Ignition Engineer ( Deployment & Validation) - 67416
Hitachi · Remote
📍 Remote - South Carolina, United Statesvia workday
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Function
IoT
Our Company
We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.
Job description
Meet Our Team You 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.
Our focus is on:
Deploying and commissioning Ignition-based SCADA/MES solutions
Enabling real-time visibility into manufacturing operations
Supporting digital transformation initiatives across production environments
Ensuring system reliability, data integrity, and operational excellence
Driving successful go-live execution and production readiness
Collaborating with plant-floor teams to optimize manufacturing processes
What You'll Be Doing As 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.
Key Responsibilities Deploy and commission Ignition Gateway, Perspective applications, projects, tags, scripts, and database connections in production environments
Validate end-to-end data flow between PLCs, plant equipment, Ignition, historians, MES systems, dashboards, alarms, and reporting platforms
Execute Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
Support production readiness reviews, go-live activities, hypercare, and post-deployment stabilization
Troubleshoot deployment and integration issues involving: OPC UA and MQTT communications
Network connectivity
Database integrations
Security configurations
Client performance issues
Verify tag configurations, alarming functionality, scripting logic, and Perspective screen behavior under real manufacturing conditions
Support cutover planning, rollback procedures, and risk mitigation activities
Document testing outcomes, defects, corrective actions, validation evidence, and deployment records
Collaborate with operations, maintenance, controls engineering, and IT teams to validate manufacturing workflows and production tracking processes
Ensure production reporting, historian data, and operational dashboards accurately reflect plant-floor activities
What You'll Bring to the Team Required Experience Strong hands-on experience with Ignition 8.1+ deployments and commissioning activities
Proven experience implementing and validating SCADA and MES solutions within manufacturing environments
Experience supporting onsite commissioning, startup, and production go-live activities
Strong understanding of industrial automation, manufacturing systems, and plant-floor operations
Experience performing end-to-end validation, testing, defect management, and production support
Technical Expertise Ignition Platform
Ignition Gateway deployment and configuration
Project publishing and client rollout
Perspective application validation
Tag configuration and management
Alarm management and event validation
Security configuration and role-based access controls
Gateway scripting and runtime troubleshooting
Programming & Database Skills
Python (Jython) scripting within Ignition
SQL development and database troubleshooting
Stored procedures, queries, and data validation
Data integrity verification across multiple databases and MES tables
Industrial Systems & Integration
SCADA and MES deployment and validation
Historian integration and data verification
Real-time manufacturing data processing
PLC integration and plant-floor connectivity
Industrial communication protocols: OPC UA
MQTT
Testing & Validation
Test planning and execution
Integration Testing
System Testing
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
Defect tracking and remediation
Validation documentation and evidence collection
Professional Skills Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capabilities
Ability to work effectively in live manufacturing and production environments
Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills
Experience collaborating with operations, maintenance, controls, engineering, and IT teams
Ability to manage multiple deployment activities while maintaining quality and compliance standards
Strong documentation and reporting skills
Nice to Have Experience with Ignition security models and role-based access validation
Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for Perspective customization validation
Experience with FTP/SFTP integrations and file-based data exchange
Understanding of manufacturing KPIs, OEE, and production tracking systems
Familiarity with commissioning packages, traceability matrices, and validation documentation
Experience supporting Dev/Test/Production environment promotion strategies
Knowledge of production cutover planning, hypercare, and post-go-live support activities
Exposure to large-scale manufacturing digital transformation initiatives and smart factory deployments
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