30204884 Lead PLC/SCADA Engineer - Kennesaw

About the role

Our work increasingly sits at the intersection of OT controls, SCADA, and enterprise data. We deploy Ignition SCADA, Rockwell Automation PLCs, and open industrial protocols to provide deep, trustworthy visibility into mechanical plants, electrical distribution, and power quality without locking customers into brittle or opaque architectures.

Responsibilities

• Structured tag models and UDT standards.
• Alarm philosophy, prioritization, and suppression strategies.
• Historian strategy, data fidelity, and performance.
• Gateway topology, redundancy, and failover behavior.
• Define and integrate Rockwell Automation PLC architectures (ControlLogix / CompactLogix) for:
• Mechanical plant systems.
• Electrical distribution and EPMS.
• Generator, UPS, and switchgear monitoring.
• Establish integration strategies using open protocols:
• BACnet/IP.
• Modbus TCP.
• OPC UA.
• SNMP.
• Partner with IT/Network teams to design secure, segmented OT networks (VLANs, routing boundaries, gateway placement).
• Lead technical decisions around scalability, redundancy, and fault tolerance in Tier III / Tier IV-style environments.
• Develop and review system architecture documentation, control philosophies, and sequences of operation.
• Guide and review Ignition Vision / Perspective designs, ensuring graphics prioritize operations, diagnostics, and clarity.
• Support FAT, SAT, integrated testing, and commissioning activities, including troubleshooting emergent system behaviors.
• Identify technical risk early, protocol limitations, vendor quirks, performance bottlenecks, and ability to design around them.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, setting expectations for code quality, modeling discipline, and documentation.
• Act as a technical voice in customer discussions, helping set realistic expectations and defend sound engineering decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of Controls industry experience OR
• Associate Degree with 6+ years of Controls industry experience OR
• High School Diploma OR GED with 8+ years of Controls industry experience.
• 4+ years of experience designing and supporting SCADA and control systems in live facilities.
• 4+ years of Rockwell Automation PLC experience with ControlLogix / CompactLogix platforms.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.