The Stellix Group

Backend Engineer

• Develop project proposals and estimates for platform, integration, and infrastructure scope
• Architect Ignition gateway topology, including gateway network design, redundancy, scaling, and load distribution across sites
• Set and enforce Python/Jython standards for gateway event scripts, tag change scripts, and message handlers
• Design SQL database schemas and stored procedures, and configure the tag historian, including data retention and partitioning strategy
• Configure and troubleshoot OPC-UA/DA connections and drivers for PLCs and skid controllers
• Own the repeatable integration method for skids, equipment, and benchtop units, including UDT design, tag naming, and standardized onboarding
• Architect enterprise interfaces to LIMS, ERP, and QMS over REST, SOAP, or MQTT
• Lead security hardening, including AD/LDAP/SSO integration, certificate management, and OT/IT network segmentation
• Own the PLC-to-Ignition integration point jointly with the PLC Principal Engineer
• Support and manage the Ignition/SCADA software library and development standards
• Perform design reviews and technical sign-off on engineering deliverables
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior SCADA/PLC engineers
• Act as project manager for platform-led control system projects
• Collaborate with and direct System Engineers and Project Managers during FAT, SAT, and system commissioning
• Analyze P&IDs, network drawings, and electrical schematics
• Plan and manage daily tasks and team workload
• Prepare project status reports and summaries
• Provide senior-level support and lifecycle services for deployed gateways, databases, and interfaces
• Travel 20% within the Greater Boston area

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Senior Automation Engineer, Back-End SCADA

• Develop project proposals and estimates for platform, integration, and infrastructure scope in response to requests for quote
• Architect Ignition gateway topology, including gateway network design, redundancy, scaling, and load distribution across sites
• Define SCADA platform, data, and integration requirements and functionality at an enterprise level
• Develop gateway logic, database schemas, and system interfaces from functional system descriptions
• Set and enforce Python/Jython standards for gateway event scripts, tag change scripts, and message handlers
• Design SQL database schemas and stored procedures, and configure the tag historian, including data retention and partitioning strategy
• Configure and troubleshoot OPC-UA/DA connections and drivers for PLCs and skid controllers
• Own the repeatable integration method for skids, equipment, and benchtop units, including UDT design, tag naming, and consistent onboarding
• Architect enterprise interfaces to LIMS, ERP, and QMS over REST, SOAP, or MQTT
• Lead security hardening, including AD/LDAP/SSO integration, certificate management, and OT/IT network segmentation
• Own the PLC-to-Ignition integration point jointly with the PLC Principal Engineer
• Support and manage the Ignition/SCADA software library and development standards
• Perform design review and technical sign-off on engineering deliverables
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior SCADA/PLC engineers
• Act as project manager for platform-led control system projects
• Collaborate with and direct System Engineers and Project Managers during FAT, SAT, and system commissioning
• Analyze P&IDs, network drawings, and electrical schematics to facilitate control system development
• Plan and manage daily tasks and team workload
• Prepare project status reports and summaries
• Provide senior-level support and lifecycle services for deployed gateways, databases, and interfaces
• Support audit-trail-safe data paths and IQ/OQ and data integrity assessments in regulated biotech environments
• Support historian and OEE data availability and ERP scheduling in general industrial environments