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
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