SCADA Technician, SustainingManufacturing Operations * Weirton, WV

Overview

Are you ready to build America s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company focused on cost-effective, multi-day energy storage to keep the electric grid secure and reliable. We are growing rapidly as we deliver energy storage solutions and scale production of our iron-air batteries.

We are looking for an experienced SCADA Technician to join the Manufacturing Control and Execution Systems – Sustaining team. This role will contribute to maintenance and continuous improvement of SCADA and HMI applications for equipment used to manufacture Form Energy s Iron-Air battery.

This role is based at Form Factory 1, Form Energy s 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Weirton, WV (commutable from Pittsburgh). The facility is designed for high-volume, advanced battery production and supports rapid, collaborative work to advance large-scale American energy manufacturing.

Form Energy is committed to humanity as a core value and offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

As a SCADA Technician, you will own the maintenance and continuous improvement of SCADA and HMI applications for novel equipment used to manufacture Form Energy s Iron-Air battery. You will participate in the design, development, deployment, and sustaining of control and execution systems, reporting to the Senior Controls Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Control and Execution Systems. You will collaborate with engineers and technicians across technical and operations teams.

This position is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV, a site designed for high-volume, innovative battery production and located within a reasonable distance from Pittsburgh.

• Maintain and troubleshoot industrial SCADA and HMI systems
• Provide operator interface support for production operations and maintenance, including troubleshooting SCADA, HMI, MES, and addressing downtime, throughput, and safety concerns
• Ensure operator interfaces and data acquisition systems function as designed
• Perform minor SCADA and HMI programming changes and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with production, maintenance, operators, vendors, and service providers to troubleshoot and implement improvements
• Follow all Safety and Environmental policies and procedures
• Work with Engineers and other Technicians on new HMIs and MES configurations for deployment into production
• Troubleshoot MES data records from Ignition Edge Gateways to the raw Ignition Gateway database
• Assist in deploying SCADA and HMI hardware as needed

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with SCADA and HMI systems
• Strong technical communication skills, written and verbal
• SCADA/HMI Systems
• Ignition Perspective (Required, with supervision)
• Siemens WinCC (Required, with supervision)
• Rockwell FTView ME (Required, with supervision)
• IPC and Panel PC setup and deployment (Required, with supervision)
• MES
• Ignition Integration for Data (Required, with supervision)
• Quickbase (Nice to Have)
• Electrical
• Review/Redline/Read Electrical Schematics (Required, with supervision)
• Troubleshoot (Required, with supervision)
• OT Network
• Configure Siemens Scalance Managed Network Switches (Nice to Have)
• Troubleshoot (Required, with supervision)
• iba (Required, with supervision)
• Octoplant (Required, with supervision)
• Problem-solving
• Read and interpret schematics, diagrams, and blueprints to troubleshoot and repair controls components (Required)
• Attention to detail when testing and troubleshooting (Required)
• Recording data and documenting procedures (Required)
• Associate Degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics/Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Controls experience in a manufacturing environment

Form Energy values humanity as part of our culture and offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package. We cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees and 80% for dependents, starting from day one. We provide paid parental leave (12 weeks, up to 20 weeks for birthing parents) and generous vacation policies. We are committed to equal opportunity and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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