SCADA Technician, SustainingManufacturing Operations * Weirton, WV

Are you ready to build America's energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We're revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what's possible, we're giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a "Best Invention", MIT Technology Review as a "Top Climate Tech Company To Watch", and Fast Company as "One of the Next Big Things In Tech". We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand.

We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company's history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you've come to the right place.

We are looking for an experienced SCADA technician to join the Manufacturing Control and Execution Systems - Sustaining team. In this role you will be responsible for both maintenance and continuous improvement of SCADA and HMI applications for novel equipment used to manufacture Form Energy's Iron-Air battery. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a mission critical team that owns control and execution systems throughout their lifecycle including design, development, deployment, and sustaining.

Reporting to our Senior Controls Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Control and Execution Systems, you will be part of a quickly-growing manufacturing control and execution systems sustaining team. You will have opportunities in this role to develop innovative solutions, as we work together to make continuous improvements to our equipment, processes, and systems.

Bringing your experience in SCADA and HMI programming, commissioning, and troubleshooting; you will work closely with a variety of teams, both technical and operational, at Form Factory 1.

• Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting industrial SCADA and HMI systems

• Provide operator interface support for the production operations and maintenance departments, including troubleshooting SCADA, HMI, MES, and problem resolution as they relate to equipment and process downtime, throughput improvement, and/or any safety concerns

• Ensure operator interfaces and data acquisition systems are functioning as designed/required

• Responsible for minor SCADA and HMI programming changes, including continuous improvement initiatives, and troubleshooting of existing equipment

• Utilize input from production, maintenance supervisors, operators, vendors, and service providers to provide troubleshooting assistance and make improvements

• Responsible for following all Safety and Environmental policies and procedures

• Work with Engineers and other Technicians on new HMIs and MES configurations for deployment into production

• Troubleshooting MES data records from Ignition Edge Gateways to the raw record database at the Ignition Gateway

• Work with engineers to deploy SCADA and HMI hardware as needed

• 2+ years of experience as a hands-on technician working on SCADA and HMI systems.

• Technical communication skills, both written and verbal.

• SCADA/HMI Systems

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