ON.energy

ON.energy

Senior Controls Engineer - HMI

Houston, Texas, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
GitData VisualizationFigmaAdobe XDWireframingProcurementCommunicationSCADA

About the role

  • This is a screen-first role - the primary deliverable is a SCADA interface that operators trust, understand, and can act on instantly.

Responsibilities

  • Screen Design & Visual Execution
  • Own the end-to-end design of all Ignition Perspective screens - from concept and wireframe through final implementation and deployment.
  • Design clear, accurate, and visually consistent layouts for system overviews, single-line diagrams, real-time dashboards, alarm views, trending panels, and reporting screens.
  • Develop and maintain a unified component library, color system, icon set, and layout grid for all SCADA interfaces across ON.energy projects.
  • Design navigation structures, screen hierarchies, and interaction flows that minimize operator cognitive load during normal and abnormal conditions.
  • Continuously improve screens based on operator behavior, alarm frequency data, support tickets, and field observations.
  • Ensure all screens adhere to human factors best practices and relevant standards for control room design.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Product Design, or a related field - or equivalent professional experience.
  • Hands-on, production experience with Inductive Automation Ignition - including project configuration, tag management, alarm pipelines, and system integration.
  • Familiarity with Modbus, OPC UA, or similar - enough to understand tag structure, data availability, and how underlying data shapes what can be displayed on screen.

Nice to have

  • Experience with BESS, inverters, or distributed energy resources (DER) and familiarity with their operational data and state models.
  • Ability to read single-line diagrams and understand basic power system concepts - essential context for designing accurate and meaningful SCADA screens.
  • Experience with data visualization for real-time operational dashboards (trends, KPIs, state timelines).
  • Familiarity with version control for Ignition projects (e.g., Git-based workflows).
  • Fluent in spanish.
  • For US-based roles - What you'll get:
  • 401(k) with company match
  • For Mexico-based roles - What you'll get:

Compensation

  • Competitive salary + annual performance-based bonus eligibility

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + annual performance-based bonus eligibility
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and company holidays
  • Competitive salary + annual performance bonus eligibility
  • Major medical expenses and l

This listing is sourced directly from ON.energy's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.