Senior PLC Solutions Engineer

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at  .

Reporting to the Engineered

Solutions group, theSeniorPLC Solutions Engineer is responsible for developing,validating, andmaintainingreusable PLC application libraries, reference implementations, and engineering standards that accelerate customer deployment and increase adoption of Distech Controls’Data Center solutions.

This role serves as a bridge between Product Management, R&D, Sales Engineering, and customers, transforming platform capabilities into scalable, customer-ready solutions. The successful candidate will combine strong PLC developmentexpertisewith industrial networking, system integration, and Data Center application knowledge to create validated solutions for mission-critical environments.

Solution Development & Validation

• Develop reusable PLC application libraries, software modules, templates, and reference implementations for Data Center applications.
• Create andvalidatecustomer-ready control solutions that improve deployment consistency and reduce engineering effort.
• Establish engineering standards, development guidelines, testing methodologies, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with Product Management and R&D to transform platform capabilities into deployable solutions.
• Support demonstration systems, proof-of-concept projects, and solution validation activities.
• Contribute to a "build once, scale many" approach that accelerates customer adoption and deployment readiness.

PLC Controls, Ignition & System Integration

• Develop PLC applications using CODESYS and IEC 61131-3 programming languages, including Structured Text (ST), Function Block Diagram (FBD), Sequential Function Chart (SFC), and Ladder Logic.
• Design andvalidateintegrations between PLC, SCADA, BMS, DCIM, cloud, and enterprise systems.
• Design and support supervisory control, visualization, and monitoring solutions utilizing
  
  Ignition and Ignition Edge.
• Support architectures leveraging
  
  Modbus,EtherCAT, MQTT, Sparkplug B, OPC UA, BACnet/IP, Redfish, REST APIs, and related industrial technologies.
• Contribute to secure, scalable, and interoperable industrial automation solutions.

Data Center Solutions

• Support the development of solutions for mission-critical Data Center applications, including cooling systems, liquid cooling technologies, pumping systems, energy optimization, and electrical infrastructure monitoring.
• Develop reusable application patterns and reference solutions that can be replicated across multiple customer deployments.
• Collaborate with customers, partners, and internal teams tovalidaterequirements and improve solution readiness.
• Provide technicalexpertisefor strategic Data Center opportunities involving advanced controls and automation applications.

• Bachelor's…