SCADA Engineer I

Essential Duties:

• Works with SCADA Engineers II, III, and Senior Engineers to support the development, implementation, and maintenance of Panasonic's SCADA systems within the Gigafactory.

• Assists with the development and maintenance of standardized, intuitive SCADA screens for battery manufacturing processes including Mixing, Coating, Press, Slitting, Assembly, Formation, and End-of-Line operations.

• Supports project activities by completing assigned tasks and learning established engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices.

• Assists in the configuration, testing, and maintenance of SCADA/HMI applications using Ignition SCADA (Vision and Perspective modules).

• Supports the integration and testing of Ignition SCADA systems with PLCs, SCADA drivers, and field devices (e.g., Omron, Keyence, Mitsubishi, OPC UA).

• Assists in developing and maintaining reusable templates, UDTs, and standardized components under the guidance of senior team members.

• Collaborate with Controls, MES, IT, and Process Engineering teams to align system functionality with manufacturing requirements

• Supports database-related activities involving SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Ignition databases for data collection, reporting, and historian functions.

• Generate SCADA documentation including specifications, architecture, and SOPs

• Support SCADA system customers and stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with IT/OT cybersecurity standards, internal controls, and regulatory requirements

• Assists in integrating SCADA applications with third-party systems and equipment, including quality systems, vision systems, lab/QC systems, Palantir Foundry, Event Streaming platforms, REST/MQTT interfaces, and Unified Namespace (UNS) architectures.

• Participate in troubleshooting production issues and root cause analysis (RCA) related to SCADA systems.

• Participate in cross-functional teams to support SCADA hardware commissioning activities across the factory, ensuring successful installation, integration, testing, and startup of manufacturing systems.

• Assists with SCADA hardware and software commissioning activities, including installation, integration, testing, and startup support for manufacturing systems.

• Executes testing and validation activities for SCADA applications, network deployments, and system installations under the guidance of experienced engineers

• Continuously develops technical knowledge of SCADA technologies, manufacturing processes, and Panasonic engineering standards.

• Other duties may be assigned 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education: 

• Basic/Required:  Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related field 

Essential Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 1+ years of experience with SCADA design, programming, and commissioning in Ignition or related SCADA systems 

• Good understanding of tags, alarm pipelines, gateway servers, edge line servers, transaction groups, recipe management, UDTs, Ignition templates and historizing data  

• Basic Experience with Python scripting for SCADA application logic, data processing, automation, and system integration within Ignition SCADA.

• Basic Networking principals as they apply to SCADA

• Basic understanding of PLC and SCADA integration

• Basic knowledge of Modbus, Ethercat, Ethernet IP, Profinet, MQTT, OPC UA, PostgreSQL and SQL

• Basic understanding of electrical hardware, drawings, sequence control and software design

• Basic knowledge of best manufacturing and programming practices such as ISA standards and compliance

• Ability to cooperate and work with related departments including overseas

• Flexibility to solve issues with first principles thinking

• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Basic understanding of Agile Project Management 

• Successful completion of Inductive University  

• Basic experience programming, installing, and troubleshooting PLC systems, preferably Mitsubishi or Omron

• Alignment to Panasonic’s seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude) 

Preferred Certification(s): 

• Ignition Core 

Physical Demands: 

Physical Activities: (Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to) 

• Sit: 25% 

• Walk: 30% 

• Stand:   25% 

• Lift: 20%  

Required Lifting and Carrying: (Required frequency is:  Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%) 

• Up to 10 lbs.: Frequent 

• Up to 20 lbs.: Frequent 

• Up to 35 lbs.: Frequent 

• Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Frequent