Develop and support Ignition applications for manufacturing process control, error proofing, traceability and process data collection. Build HMIs, scripts, tags, alarms, reports and database integrations; validate SQL data and troubleshoot application, equipment and gateway issues. Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, IT and database teams to test, document and deploy reliable systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test and deploy Ignition projects, including HMIs, Python scripts, tags, alarms, reports and database links.
- Build error-proofing, traceability, process-variable collection and operator-input validation systems.
- Validate manufacturing SQL data against equipment signals, operator entries and process records.
- Investigate data discrepancies and correct application logic, scripts, bindings or input configurations.
- Coordinate approved changes, testing and production deployments with database administrators and IT.
- Monitor gateway, tag, database and script health; maintain backups, access controls and technical documentation.
Required Skills
- Ignition Designer
- Python/Jython scripting
- Ignition Perspective
- SQLMicrosoft SQL Server
- T-SQLIgnition tags and bindings
- Named queries
- Gateway diagnostics
- PLC, OPC and industrial network troubleshooting