Rockwell Automation Engineer | PLC, SCADA & HMI

Role & responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, and maintain SCADA systems for industrial automation and process control applications.
• Develop and maintain SCADA HMI screens, dashboards, alarms, trends, reports, and user interfaces.
• Configure and integrate PLCs, industrial controllers, field devices, sensors, instruments, and automation equipment with SCADA systems.
• Work with industrial communication protocols such as OPC UA/DA, Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, and Profibus.
• Work with PLC systems such as Siemens, Rockwell, Mitsubishi, and Delta.
• Configure communication between SCADA systems, PLCs, sensors, energy meters, transmitters, VFDs, and other field devices.
• Troubleshoot communication issues related to PLC connectivity, OPC servers, industrial networks, device drivers, tags, and field instrumentation.
• Configure SCADA tags, tag providers, tag historians, alarm management, historical data logging, and real-time monitoring.
• Develop SQL queries, database structures, and reports using Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) and MySQL.
• Develop daily, monthly, production, energy, and process reports using SQL and SCADA reporting tools.
• Perform database troubleshooting, data validation, historical data analysis, and SQL query optimization.
• Use basic Python/Jython scripting for SCADA automation, data processing, tag operations, report generation, API integration, and repetitive engineering tasks.
• Analyze P&IDs, electrical drawings, control panel drawings, I/O lists, instrument datasheets, and control philosophies to develop SCADA applications.
• Coordinate with PLC, electrical, instrumentation, networking, and commissioning teams to resolve system and communication issues.
• Maintain SCADA documentation, including tag lists, communication architecture, screen standards, alarm lists, database documentation, and system configuration documents.
• Ensure SCADA systems are reliable, scalable, and aligned with Industry 4.0 and IIoT requirements.
• Support remote monitoring, centralized SCADA architectures, and multi-site industrial automation systems.

Key Skills

• SCADA: SCADA Development, Alarm Management, Historian, Trending, Reporting, Tag Management, and Remote Monitoring (Ignition SCADA preferred).
• PLC: Siemens, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Delta, and other industrial PLC platforms.
• Communication Protocols: Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Profibus, DNP3, and OPC UA/DA.
• Field Devices: Sensors, Transmitters, Flow Meters, Pressure Sensors, Temperature Sensors, Energy Meters, VFDs, RTUs, and Industrial Instruments.
• Database: MSSQL, MySQL, SQL Queries, Historical Data Management, and Reporting.
• Programming: PLC Programming Languages, Basic Python/Jython, SQL, Scripting, and Automation.