Automation & Controls Engineer; SCADA)

Position: Automation & Controls Engineer (SCADA)
Divergent is building the new industrial age. Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our integrated engineering and manufacturing platform transforms complex designs into production-ready solutions, helping customers move faster, build smarter, and deliver critical systems when they matter most. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies.

Join us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.

Purpose The Automation Controls Engineer (SCADA) will support the development and operation of flexible robotic manufacturing systems core to the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS). This role will be primarily responsible for managing factory data, facility data, and industrial telemetry through the Ignition SCADA platform, making operational information reliable, accessible, and useful across the business.

The ideal candidate combines industrial automation knowledge with a hands-on software and data mindset and can deliver practical solutions in a fast-changing environment. While the initial focus is SCADA and factory data systems, this role will offer opportunities to grow into the full range of automation engineering disciplines, including PLC controls, robotics, motion control, and electrical systems.

The Role Own, develop, and maintain the Ignition SCADA platform used to manage factory, facility, and equipment data and telemetry.

Design and deploy SCADA applications, operator interfaces, dashboards, trends, alarms, and reporting tools for production and engineering teams.

Integrate PLCs, manufacturing equipment, facility systems, and other industrial data sources into a reliable, scalable factory data architecture.

Establish and maintain consistent data structures, tag standards, naming conventions, and interfaces that make operational data accessible across the business.

Support the reliability and performance of the SCADA environment, troubleshooting communications, data quality, and application issues.

Work closely with manufacturing, facilities, automation, IT, and other technical teams to translate operational needs into effective data and visualization solutions.

Contribute to broader automation controls development and commissioning activities as opportunities arise, including new DAPS factory modules and R&D systems.

Basic Qualifications Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls.

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or relevant discipline, or relevant automation & controls experience.

Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with Inductive Automation Ignition (Perspective, Gateway administration, tags, scripting, and alarming).Experience integrating industrial equipment and facility systems using OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug B, or other industrial communications protocols.

Experience with industrial databases, SQL, historians, reporting, and operational dashboards.

Knowledge of industrial networking, connectivity, and troubleshooting.

Experience with sound software engineering practices, version control (Git), testing, and maintainable code.

Experience with PLC programming using IEC 61131-3 languages;
Beckhoff TwinCAT experience is a plus.

Exposure to industrial automation hardware, fieldbus interfaces, and motion control.

Experience with industrial robotics, controls commissioning, or R&D systems.

Familiarity with electrical schematic tools (EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical), applicable NEC/NFPA 79/UL 508A standards, and industrial safety principles.

Work Environment Office and factory environment
100% onsite

Minimal travel

Work near moving mechanical parts

Compensation

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