Ignition Engineer
ZeusSouth Carolina, United States
Posted October 30, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Zeus is a leading manufacturer of polymer extrusion and catheter design solutions, offering innovative materials and services to medical, aerospace, automotive, and other industries for over 50 years. With a focus on quality, innovation, and collaboration, the company employs over 2,200 people across 13 global facilities, dedicated to advancing technology and improving lives.
Job Description
The Ignition Engineer will design and maintain industrial control systems using the Inductive Automation Ignition platform. They will focus on backend development, scalable SCADA architecture, and integration with manufacturing systems, working cross-functionally with IT, Engineering, and Operations. The role involves developing secure, high-performance solutions.
Requirements
- Design and implement SCADA applications using Ignition Vision and Perspective modules.
- Develop intuitive and responsive user interfaces for industrial operations.
- Write modular Python/Jython scripts for gateway events, tag change scripts, and project logic.
- Ensure code reusability and maintainability across projects.
- Design relational database schemas and write optimized SQL queries.
- Implement efficient data logging and reporting mechanisms.
- Interface with PLCs, HMIs, and external systems using OPC-UA, MQTT, and RESTful APIs.
- Lead system commissioning activities including FAT and SAT.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Develop standardized templates, UDTs, and project structures.
- Collaborate with data science teams.
- Utilize Git or Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tools.
- Maintain robust deployment workflows and rollback strategies.
- Prepare systems for data extraction, labeling, and analysis.