Mes Scada Engineer

SCADA Systems Supervisor

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems help monitor and control operations and industrial processes within an integrated IT architecture. This role will be hands-on in designing, configuring, deploying, maintaining, and improving these systems in a fast-paced, dynamic Discrete Manufacturing environment. You will collaborate with architects, analysts, and business associates to create a five-year roadmap and set standards for a scalable SCADA solution that supports IT integration, aligning with corporate goals and addressing both current and future needs of the six manufacturing facilities s position requires knowledge of SCADA principles, strong communication skills, the ability to effectively articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, and a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences.

The successful candidate is one who:

• Takes responsibility and is accountable
• Innovates, collaborates, tests new technologies, and integrates automation
• Performs well under pressure, adapts to changing priorities, and seeks help when needed
• Solves problems efficiently, processes complex information, and communicates clearly to all levels for decision alignment
• Pays attention to detail, focusing on delivering high-quality solutions
• Relies on evidence to back claims and maintains high standards
• Thinks independently, makes clear decisions, and works across domains and departments
• Aligns project details with strategic goals for short- and long-term success
• Collaborates well and resolves conflicts effectively
• Supports a culture of well-managed transparency, trust, and experimentation
• Is passionate about technology and emerging innovations

Responsibilities:

• Define a five-year roadmap and strategy to ensure a robust, scalable MES/SCADA solution for long-term IT integration, aligning with corporate goals to meet current and future plant needs at the six manufacturing facilities
• Set enterprise MES/SCADA architecture and governance standards and create processes to ensure adherence, including forming a community of practice with clear roles and a review committee
• Develop solutions to ensure efficient and reliable operation of MES/SCADA systems while minimizing ownership costs and considering all interconnections, such as plant controllers, network switches, firewalls, annunciators, HMIs, and IT systems/equipment
• Coordinate technical discussions and vendor negotiations
• Keep abreast of key Manufacturing IT trends - Industrial IoT, Manufacturing Digital Plant Maturity, Cybersecurity, Data Integrity principles, technology, and data standardization, etc.
• Utilize balanced judgment in decisions about risks of both actions taken and not taken while seeking ways to iterate faster in a well-managed way for the immediate team
• Define, implement, follow, refine, explain, and enforce policies for installing, maintaining, and updating manufacturing process control systems, including IT integration
• Maintain a keen awareness of the cross-functional tones throughout the company and continually offer innovative solutions that align with organizational goals to meet current and future plant needs
• Solve complex business problems often within unfamiliar territory and without precedent
• Perform program reviews and system analysis to ensure functionality, stability, scalability, and security
• Assess systems for efficiency and recommend improvements to ensure adherence to industry standards, regulations, and safety protocols, such as NIST, ISA-95, and IEC 62443
• Work with stakeholders to create cost-effective, timely proposals, including alternatives and prototypes to validate solutions before full-scale investment or implementation
• Pro-actively engage with project partners including automation engineers, process engineers, and IT professionals to perform technical due diligence, meeting milestones to ensure timely and budget-friendly completion
• Guide the implementation of solutions, including network configurations and software integrations
• Coordinate networking equipment configuration with corporate network engineering team, including specifying physical interfaces and protocols, assigning IP addresses, and administration of firewall rules
• Use standard project management practices: submit timely budget forecasts, accurately account for product costs, create compliant work plans, maintain issues lists and risk logs, and use planning tools to track schedules, update stakeholders, and meet deadlines
• Create, organize, and maintain all as-built documents and deliverables, such as MES/SCADA system configurations, schematics, network diagrams, operational procedures, contextual designs, integrated system diagrams, data flow diagrams, and programming settings
• Provide training to users of solution on operation and maintenance
• Engage in ongoing maintenance activities, including emergency procedures, troubleshooting playbooks, system backups, and upgrade plans
• Collaborate with project partners to incorporate lessons…