Ignition Engineer

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.

The team :

You'll be part of an innovative engineering team that specializes in the development and deployment of advanced SCADA systems. The team collaborates closely with cross-functional departments, including IIoT networking and integration partners, to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions. Your contributions will be essential to ensuring seamless data flow, system functionality, and integration across diverse platforms.

The role :

As an Ignition SCADA Engineer, you will be responsible for the installation, configuration, and optimization of Ignition systems, including the gateway and core components. You will identify and implement the required drivers, such as Allen Bradley & custom drivers, to ingest data from various PLCs. Working closely with the IIoT networking team, you'll manage firewall configurations and ensure secure, efficient data exchange. You'll also be involved in replicating and enhancing existing Factory Talk View systems within Ignition Perspective, leveraging your C# / .Net knowledge. Additionally, you'll be responsible for exposing data from Ignition as MQTT or other formats, collaborating with integration partners, and troubleshooting any performance issues. This role requires the resource to be located on the East Coast.

What you'll bring :

• Experience with the installation and configuration of Ignition SCADA systems.
• Proficiency in identifying and implementing drivers for PLC data ingestion.
• Strong understanding of IIoT networking, including firewalls.
• Expertise in creating dashboards in Ignition Perspective.
• Proficient in C# / .Net, with experience in replicating functionalities from Rockwell product suites.
• Knowledge of data formats such as MQTT for integration purposes.
• Ability to troubleshoot performance issues related to data ingestion and egress.
• Located on the East Coast for effective collaboration.

About us

We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

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Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.