# Is there a place for a UI designer / CSS front-end dev in SCADA/HMI?

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 27, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-place-for-a-ui-designer-css-front-end-dev-in-scada-hmi/117630 "2026-10-27T23:22:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![natalio.guardeno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4da419/32.png) [@natalio.guardeno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/natalio.guardeno)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-place-for-a-ui-designer-css-front-end-dev-in-scada-hmi/117630/1 "2026-10-27T23:22:46Z")

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Hi I'm a ux/ui designer with front-end experience in Angular. I'm interested in the SCADA/HMI field and wanted to ask if a designer/front-end developer who specializes in CSS is something the industry actually needs, or if these roles are aimed directly at engineers.  
Cheers

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Deardorff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan_deardorff/32/63815_2.png) [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-place-for-a-ui-designer-css-front-end-dev-in-scada-hmi/117630/2 "2026-10-28T13:45:04Z")

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I would think so. It's actually an area of programming where AI is no substitute for a human.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-place-for-a-ui-designer-css-front-end-dev-in-scada-hmi/117630/3 "2026-10-28T13:51:56Z")

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I would think so too.

Being able to make high quality user interfaces is a valuable skill. It's important to understand the engineering side as well because your UI could be controlling physical equipment but there is a benefit to solid UI design.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-place-for-a-ui-designer-css-front-end-dev-in-scada-hmi/117630/4 "2026-10-28T14:14:42Z")

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Be aware that Ignition is built with React, not Angular. You will have to make at least that adjustment.