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We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.\nA path to a better career. A better future.\nOur teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.\nThey’re the secret to our success-empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.\nAre you ready for a better career? A better future?\nJob Description\nAs a member of the automation team, the SCADA Ignition Developer will be responsible for supporting, implementing, and developing ignition standards, pipelines, databases, and interfaces while driving innovation across Lear, globally.\nThe SCADA Ignition Developer will design, develop, test, and support HMI and SCADA applications built on the Ignition platform. These applications interface with process instrumentation, PLCs, enterprise data pipelines and OITs across our manufacturing plants, and run on both on-premises and cloud infrastructure with local and remote access. In this role, you will work closely with senior engineers, plant operations, maintenance, and IT to build reliable solutions, help deploy them to the plant floor, and support end users as they adopt new tools.\nAdvantages of working at Lear in the Automation group:\nDrive Innovation\nOpportunities for future training to broaden skills\nBe part of a team of experts to drive solutions that improve efficiencies, safety, and quality\nWork with various assembly plants and integrators\nResponsibilities\nEXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED (The following duties are typical for this classification. However, any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.)\nAssume responsibility for projects and ensure they are completed on time, fulfilling all project requirements.\nWork closely with team members and clients to create and implement solutions.\nWrite Named Queries and support database design and integration with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other databases.\nContribute to reusable component libraries and scripts across Gateway, Designer, and Client scopes, using version control.\nSupport commissioning, FAT/SAT, and on-site deployment, and help train end users on new applications.\nTroubleshoot production issues and assist with performance tuning, backup, and redundancy efforts.\nCreate and maintain documentation, including functional specifications, system diagrams, and as-built records.\nOffer technical support and guidance to team members and clients.\nIdentify opportunities for process improvement and implement solutions to boost efficiency and productivity.\nKeep current with the latest Ignition developments and be willing to integrate them into projects.\nMaintain a high level of quality and attention to detail in all work.\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:\nAbility to create Perspective displays for desktop and mobile users.\nExperience connecting Ignition to a variety of data sources and equipment.\nUnderstanding of ISA-18.2 alarm management and alarm notification in Ignition.\nAbility to develop reports that support compliance and production needs.\nStrong troubleshooting skills and a willingness to learn new technologies.\nClear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical users.\nOrganized, self-motivated, and able to manage priorities across multiple projects.\nCollaborative team player who listens to user needs and asks thoughtful questions.\nFamiliarity with task-tracking tools such as Jira, MS Project, or Excel.\nTravel varies by project; some periods may require up to 30% travel, including occasional international trips.\nEducation Requirements\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or equivalent\nExperience Requirements\nRequirements\n2 to 3 years of hands-on experience developing and deploying Ignition SCADA applications (Perspective and/or Vision).\nWorking experience with Ignition 8.x, as the platform changed significantly from earlier versions.\nWorking knowledge of SQL and Python/Jython scripting, along with the Ignition Expression Language.\nFamiliarity with JSON, CSS, and JavaScript as they apply to Perspective development.\nPreferred Qualifications\nIgnition Core or Gold certification, or completion of Inductive University coursework.\nExposure to OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, MQTT/Sparkplug B, or REST API integrations.\nBasic understanding of ISA-95/ISA-88 concepts, industrial cybersecurity (ISA/IEC 62443), and IT/OT networking.\nAbility to read PLC logic (Ladder or Structured Text).\nExperience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nLear Corporation is committed to fair, merit-based employment practices and equal opportunity.\nWe provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. 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