Sr. SCADA/HMI Platform Engineer at Vulcan Elements
Research Triangle Park, NC
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Jul 29, 2026
Research Triangle Park, NC
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on platform architecture role responsible for selecting, designing, and owning the full SCADA, historian, and HMI stack for a large greenfield rare-earth magnet manufacturing facility. The engineer will author platform-neutral standards, design supervisory server and redundancy architecture, manage alarm philosophy per ISA-18.2, and hold acceptance authority over all OEM- and integrator-delivered displays and configurations. Suits an experienced industrial automation engineer with deep SCADA platform expertise.
Senior level · 7+ years · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $129,077 (middle half $84,038–$164,673).
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This role is an industrial automation/SCADA platform architect — it sits at the intersection of OT engineering and software development. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is the best available fit; 15-1252 (Software Developers) is a plausible runner-up given the platform design and configuration ownership, but the primary work is industrial control systems engineering rather than general software development.
The posting requires the candidate to be a 'U.S. Person' due to access to export-controlled information, but does not gate on holding or obtaining a formal US government security clearance — no clearance level is specified.
The role starts in Durham, NC and is expected to relocate to Benson, NC (Raleigh-Cary CBSA, 39580) upon facility completion. Durham-Chapel Hill CBSA is used as the current primary location.
Ignition is listed as a required platform alongside Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and Siemens; FactoryTalk View/Optix and AVEVA System Platform are named as comparable alternatives in the same required clause and are captured in the alternatives array.
Python and C++ appear under 'Preferred Skills' as 'familiarity with' — listed as preferred accordingly.
REST APIs also appear under 'Preferred Skills' as 'familiarity with' — listed as preferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs.
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