Controls Engineer; SCADA
Listed on 2026-07-29
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity
Job Description
Job Title:
Controls Engineer (SCADA)
Type of Position:
DIRECT HIRE
Job Location:
Spartanburg, SC (on site role). Relocation assistance will be available for non-local candidates.
Compensation: $95K/yr to $120K/yr (depending on experience) plus up to 5% annual bonus (depending on performance).
Candidate Requirements:
This role is open ONLY to US Citizens as all candidates must be eligible for secret security clearance (clearance requires US Citizenship). Please note, clearance isn’t required to start (only eligibility). Candidates who are Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders), TN visa holders, H1B or F1 (OPT/CPT) candidates are NOT permitted in this role. This role is NOT open to corp2corp (C2C) or corp2hire (C2H).
Benefits:
Available (and extremely competitive)
Job Description:
HRU Technical Resources has partnered with a major defense contractor and specialty vehicle manufacturer to hire a Controls Engineer (SCADA) for a major vehicle manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, SC. This role will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and supporting the SCADA (Ignition) and MES (Sepasoft) applications for Spartanburg NGDV assembly. This individual will support both SCADA/MES enhancements and daily production system uptime.
Your Impact:
- Execute SCADA/MES development and configuration needs
- Conduct SCADA/MES operator training
- Provide on-hands Production support for SCADA/MES system to ensure it is online during 1st shift
- Collaborate with internal/external personnel in the design, development, and implementation of integration enhancements with PLCs, JDE, and other systems
- Support the development of functional specifications, test cases, and design documentation
- Support the development of controls standards for NGDV
- Analyze system performance and suggest or make improvements, where applicable
- Oversee protection of SCADA/MES environment and ensures data security and integrity by helping establish operational guidelines including privacy, security, editing, validating and restart/recovery controls
- Develop and modify SCADA/MES Systems, including Tag Database generation, report development, computer setup and configuration
- Assistance in the deployment of technology other than SCADA/MES will also be expected
Requirements:
- Development and support experience with Ignition and Sepasoft
- 3-5 years of experience as a SCADA or MES engineer or developer
- Working knowledge of Rockwell PLCs or Siemens PLCs, OPC-UA, and MQTT protocols
- Experience with Python, Java, Jython, C, C+, C++, Visual Basic, SQL. etc.
- Proficient with Windows Servers
Preferred Qualifications:
- Utilizing integrations (REST, SOAP, XML-RPC, JSON-RPC APIs, Web Services) and how to produce/consume data from various systems
- Understands OEE concepts and able to apply into an MES platform
- Working knowledge of Track and Trace technologies and able to apply the concepts into an MES platform
- Understands the concepts of ERP systems as it pertains to work orders, routings, etc.
- Understands the concepts of Production scheduling
- Managing code repositories (IE. Github)
Work Environment, Other Info:
- 1st (day) shift position.
- This will be a 100% on site role (in Spartanburg, SC)
- There will be some travel in this role on occasion (10% or less). Travel costs will be reimbursed.
- EOE (including Disability/Veterans)
Company Description
HRU Technical Resources is a Technical Recruiting and Staffing Company. For over 40 years we have helped clients and candidates nationwide in a variety of industries (Automotive, Military/Aerospace, Insurance, Education etc.) and professions; specializing in Engineering, IT, Supervisory and Technical related placements. However, we are able to place just about any skill set/job title, just about anywhere.
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