SCADA Engineer - Industrial Automation & Commissioning

Knobelsdorff; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage and dental

HSA contributions

Life insurance and disability

401(k) with company match

Weekly pay

PTO and holidays

Education reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Knobelsdorff (KE) is seeking an experienced SCADA/HMI engineer to design, develop, and commission industrial automation projects. You will create operator interfaces, integrate automation systems, and deliver visualization solutions that improve efficiency and reliability.

You will work across design through startup, supporting safety, quality, and project execution while traveling up to full capacity to customer sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience in electrical/automation fields.
• 3+ years of industrial automation, SCADA, or HMI engineering experience.
• Experience developing industrial SCADA and HMI applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop SCADA and HMI applications for industrial automation projects.
• Create intuitive operator interfaces with focus on usability, reliability, and performance.
• Configure alarming, trending, reporting, historian, and security functions in SCADA platforms.
• Develop reusable graphics, templates, faceplates, and visualization standards.
• Integrate PLCs, instrumentation, databases, historians, and third‑party systems.
• Configure industrial protocols such as OPC UA, Modbus TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP.
• Participate in system architecture, software design, and reviews.
• Perform FAT, SAT, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Troubleshoot software, communication, and control system issues.
• Collaborate with customers and teams to optimize system functionality.
• Follow KE development standards and quality procedures.

Skills

Industrial automation

SCADA engineering

HMI engineering

Ignition/FactoryTalk/System platforms

Industrial networking

PLC integration

Troubleshooting

Travel up to 100%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

Ignition

FactoryTalk View

AVEVA System Platform

Siemens WinCC

VTScada

ICONICS

Cimplicity

Job description

Knobelsdorff (KE) is seeking an experienced SCADA/HMI engineer to design, develop, and commission industrial automation projects. You will create operator interfaces, integrate automation systems, and deliver visualization solutions that improve efficiency and reliability.

You will work across design through startup, supporting safety, quality, and project execution while traveling up to full capacity to customer sites.