SCADA Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with business partners to determine business, functional and technical requirements and participate in application design, configuration, testing and deployment.
• Guide users in formulating requirements, advise on alternatives and on the implications of new or revised processing analysis.
• Work within cross-functional teams outside of IT to determine integration points for data capture and efficient automation control of manufacturing resources.
• Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
• Plan phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) for a variety of projects.
• Perform administrative functions such as user creation, security management, configuration, and other customizations of the applications needed to keep the systems highly available.
• Write, translate, and code software programs and applications according to specifications.
• Utilize best practices to perform operational support, code enhancements, bug fixes as needed to the suite of applications and necessary integrations.
• Administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.
• Install and upgrade software products for end users as required.
• Be hands-on in producing tangible deliverables (requirements specifications, design deliverables, coding, unit testing, status reports, project plans).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with STEM focus (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems) or related
• Previous work experience delivering business application solutions and integrations with a bias to best leverage existing applications and tools
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, on multiple projects
• Self-motivated, self-directed, personally accountable, and operate with a sense of integrity
• Excellent written and oral communication, and decision making skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and desire to work with business users to understand problem areas and formulate a solution
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills, able to manage multiple projects under strict timelines, work well in a demanding and dynamic environment to meet objectives
• Ability to quickly shift priorities to meet emerging business needs while maintaining progress toward original goals
• Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• High level of personal integrity, and the ability to professionally handle confidential matters and show an appropriate level of judgment and maturity
• Experience as a SCADA developer, SCADA Engineer, MES Engineer, Process Control Engineer, Automation Engineer, Controls Engineer, or other similarly related duties
• HMI/SCADA (Ignition) experience integrating with data provided by PLC and corporate systems such as ERP's and WMS's
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Expression Language, SQL strongly desired
• Experience with and/or Understanding of the following:
• Utilizing integrations (REST, SOAP, XML-RPC, JSON-RPC APIs, Web Services) and how to produce/consume data from various systems
• Working on enterprise scale Digital Transformation/Industry 4.0 initiatives
• Understanding OEE concepts and able to apply into an MES platform
• Understanding of Track and Trace technologies and concepts and MES application
• Understanding ERP and WMS systems as it pertains to workflow of raw material demand through finished goods movement
• Hands on experience working in integrated development environments
• Hands-on software troubleshooting experience