Lead Control Systems Engineer

Overview

Thermo Systems is a global, full-service control-systems integrator delivering world-class automation to District Energy, Life Sciences, and Mission-Critical data-center markets. Our teams design and deploy the SCADA and BMS platforms that keep hyperscale facilities online 24×7. “The Thermo Way” unites us: we foster connection and camaraderie, adapt quickly, and execute with integrity so every employee, every customer, and the company itself succeeds.

Join our Control System Design Team as an Ignition Design Engineer. You’ll contribute to the design, configuration, and delivery of SCADA/BMS solutions built on Inductive Automation Ignition—collaborating remotely with CSEs, network engineers, and commissioning teams. Expect up to 20% travel for SFAT (site/factory acceptance testing), site walks, and commissioning support.

• Design & build
  • Develop Ignition architectures:
    Gateway configuration, redundancy, security/roles, store-and-forward, and edge connectivity.
  • Model clean tag/UDT structures (naming, inheritance, parameterization) and implement historian, alarming, and notification pipelines.
  • Build HMIs/dashboards (Ignition Perspective/Vision), reusable templates, and navigation consistent with Thermo standards.
  • Integrate PLCs/OT devices via OPC UA, Modbus/TCP, BACnet/IP, and vendor drivers; coordinate point lists with PLC and MEP teams.
  • Author sequences of operation in software (scripts/expressions) and implement interlocks, modes, and per missives as designed.
• Engineering deliverables & quality
  • Produce/maintain I/O lists, network topologies, P&IDs markups, and control narratives; keep everything aligned to Thermo QMS.
  • Write test plans and procedures; execute FAT/SFAT scripts; capture defects and close them with solid root-cause notes.
  • Perform peer reviews and redlines for technical accuracy, formatting, and compliance with standards/templates.
  • Generate turnover packages: gateway backups, tag exports, as-builts, O&M content, and training materials.
• Project execution & collaboration
  • Break down tasks, estimate effort, and hit schedule/budget targets on assigned work streams.
  • Communicate proactively with PMs, site leads, vendors, and customers; surface risks early and offer options.
  • Support onsite teams during start-up/commissioning (point-to-point, I/O checkouts, issue triage).

• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or Controls Engineering—or equivalent technical discipline.
• 1–4 years total experience, including hands-on work with industrial/OT controls or SCADA (internships count).
• Demonstrated Ignition experience (projects, coursework, or prior roles). Ignition certification is a plus.

• Displays electrical and mechanical system troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrate self-sufficiency in the field.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead other project members during installation, start-up, and commissioning.
• Lead and perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Read and interpret piping & instrumentation diagrams and wiring diagrams.
• Exhibit full understanding of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) applications.
• Well versed in the company’s Quality Management System (QMS).
• Provide review of standard documents generated by others for technical, grammatical, and aesthetic content.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform intermediate control system design with guidance from others.
• Provide instrumentation specifications for basic control systems.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Information Technology (IT) system, network infrastructure, and computer system design, as it relates to control system integration.

• Communicate in an effective, positive, and proactive manner with customers.
• Follow customer specific site standards and procedures.
• Always conduct business in professional manner.
• Provide excellent customer care and support.
• Be patient, attentive, and responsive to customers in solving their problems.
• Always follow up and honor commitments with customers.
• Develops an understanding of the customer needs and actively seeks to service those needs.
• Complete assigned tasks accurately, on…