Intern – Industrial Data & SCADA Systems
Lyten•San Jose, CA
•$25 - $32
About The Position
We're looking for a technically curious and self-driven engineering intern to work directly with our team on two parallel tracks: expanding and refining our Ignition SCADA HMI and dashboards and helping build the foundational infrastructure for a predictive maintenance and process data analytics platform. You'll be doing real engineering work on systems that directly support plant operations and reliability.
Requirements
- Pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on experience or coursework in Python (data manipulation, scripting)
- Familiarity with industrial automation concepts — PLCs, SCADA, sensors, process control — either through coursework, labs, or personal projects
- Comfortable working with databases and SQL for querying and structuring process data
- Strong curiosity about the intersection of operational technology (OT) and modern data engineering
Nice To Haves
- Prior exposure to Ignition Perspective
- Experience with Databricks, Spark, or Delta Lake
- Exposure to MLflow, time-series ML, or predictive analytics
- Familiarity with Kafka or other event streaming systems
Responsibilities
- Build and improve operator HMI screens and dashboards in Inductive Automation Ignition Perspective.
- Develop and maintain Named Queries, Tags, and UDTs to support real-time and historical data visualization.
- Assist with OPC-UA configuration for device and PLC connectivity
- Write Python and Jython scripting within Ignition for data transformations and event handling.
- Assist with structured streaming and batch jobs for sensor data processing using Apache Spark and Delta Live Tables in Databricks.
- Support development of ML model scaffolding (time-series anomaly detection, remaining useful life estimation) using MLflow and frameworks such as Chronos-2 or TimesFM in Databricks.
- Assist with building dashboards that provide equipment reliability information and predictive insights alongside live process data.
Benefits
- healthcare
- dental
- vision
- corporate discounts
- paid holidays
- PTO and sick time
- 401K
- employee relocation plan (if applicable)
- tier based bonus and equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
