Ignition Developer
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We are seeking an experienced Ignition Developer to design, develop, deploy, and support industrial automation solutions using the Inductive Automation Ignition Platform. The role will support laboratory automation, bioreactor modernization, real-time process monitoring, centralized automation hubs, laboratory digitalization, and integrated manufacturing workflows.
Responsibilities
- Develop and configure Ignition Perspective/Vision applications, dashboards, operator interfaces, alarming, reporting, and real-time visualization solutions.
- Build and maintain integrations with PLCs, DCS, laboratory instruments, analyzers, robotics, historians, databases, and enterprise data platforms.
- Design and implement recipe-driven workflows, process orchestration, automated sampling and feeding, equipment-state monitoring, and event-driven automation.
- Configure Tag Historian, UDTs, alarms, security roles, gateway services, and reporting modules.
- Integrate systems using OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug, REST APIs, SQL databases, and file-based interfaces.
- Develop reusable and scalable solutions following cybersecurity, architecture, and operational standards.
- Collaborate with scientists, automation engineers, architects, data engineers, quality teams, vendors, and system integrators.
- Troubleshoot application, gateway, database, network, and integration issues across automation platforms.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Industrial Automation, SCADA, Manufacturing Systems, or Laboratory Automation.
- Hands-on experience with Inductive Automation Ignition (Perspective and/or Vision).
- Strong experience with Tag Configuration, UDTs, Alarming, Historization, Reporting, Gateway Administration, Security, and Scripting.
- Strong Python/Jython scripting and SQL skills.
- Experience integrating systems using OPC UA and technologies such as MQTT/Sparkplug, REST APIs, Message Queues, or File Exchange.
- Experience working with PLCs, DCS, analyzers, laboratory instruments, robotics, or industrial equipment.
- Knowledge of industrial networking, secure connectivity, certificates, service accounts, and gateway architecture.
- Experience with source control, code reviews, CI/CD practices, and structured software releases.
Preffered Skills
Experience in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Laboratory, or Regulated Manufacturing environments.
Knowledge of ISA-88, ISA-95, GxP, Data Integrity, Audit Trails, CSV (Computer System Validation), and Change Control.
Experience with DeltaV, process historians, scientific data platforms, laboratory informatics systems, or MES platforms.
Understanding of time-series data, real-time analytics, store-and-forward architectures, and process monitoring systems.
Ignition Certification or equivalent platform expertise is preferred.
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