SCADA & HMI Engineer for Industrial Automation

Knobelsdorff (KE); Sweetwater (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage (employer‑p

HSA contributions

Life insurance & disability

401(k) with company match

Performance-based incentives

Paid weekly wages

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Knobelsdorff (KE) seeks an experienced SCADA/HMI Engineer to design, develop, and commission control systems for complex industrial automation projects. You will create operator interfaces and integrate automation systems to improve operational efficiency and reliability across facilities.

Responsibilities include configuring alarms, trends, reporting, historians, and security; developing reusable graphics; and supporting FAT, SAT, and field startup activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 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 focused on usability, reliability, and performance.
• Configure alarming, trending, reporting, historian, and security functions within SCADA platforms.
• Develop reusable graphics, templates, faceplates, and visualization standards.
• Integrate PLCs, instrumentation, VFDs, databases, historians, and third-party systems.
• Configure industrial communication protocols including OPC UA, Modbus TCP/IP, and EtherNet/IP.
• Participate in system architecture, software design, and functional reviews.
• Perform FAT, SAT, and commissioning activities.
• Troubleshoot software, communication, and control system issues during startup and operation.
• Collaborate with customers, project managers, and engineering teams to optimize system functionality.
• Follow KE development standards, documentation practices, and quality procedures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to software standards, engineering tools, and project execution.

Skills

Industrial automation

SCADA engineering

HMI engineering

Troubleshooting

Traveling up to 100%

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Ignition

FactoryTalk View

AVEVA System Platform

Siemens WinCC

VTScada

ICONICS

Cimplicity

Job description

Knobelsdorff (KE) seeks an experienced SCADA/HMI Engineer to design, develop, and commission control systems for complex industrial automation projects. You will create operator interfaces and integrate automation systems to improve operational efficiency and reliability across facilities.

Responsibilities include configuring alarms, trends, reporting, historians, and security; developing reusable graphics; and supporting FAT, SAT, and field startup activities.