Senior Control Systems Engineer

JUWI GmbH

$100K — $125K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in electrical or controls engineering
  • 4-7 years of controls experience
  • Strong proficiency with AutoCAD and CODESYS/ IEC61131-3 programming languages preferred
  • Professional Engineering license preferred or in process
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook applications
  • Willingness to travel up to 15% - 20% and work flexible hours

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize own work and manage project schedule resources
  • Develop hardware and automation solutions per approved architecture
  • Specify monitoring and control system hardware, including PLCs and instrumentation
  • Manage controls drawing set and communicate details to stakeholders
  • Conduct field inspection and commissioning of tracker control systems
  • Assist in SCADA commissioning and troubleshoot hardware failures
  • Collaborate on plant network integration with cybersecurity compliance
  • Design user-friendly graphical interfaces with input from other engineers
  • Research and contribute to innovations in solar PV and hardware/software solutions

Benefits

  • Attractive bonus potential
  • Full range of benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k) match available
  • Life insurance offered
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Full Job Description
As Senior Control Systems Engineer, you'll be responsible for leading the development, specification, configuration, inspection, and testing/ commissioning SCADA and tracker control systems for large PV power plants. This position will be part of the Engineering group working closely with other engineers including operations, systems, racking, electrical, and network disciplines. JUWI is looking for a candidate who maintains a professional attitude with a background in electrical or controls engineering who has excellent communication skills.

In this role, you'll:
  • Prioritize own work and allocate/ request resources, adhering to the project schedule.
  • Develop hardware and automation/ controls solutions in accordance with the approved architecture using software tools typical of the trade.
  • Specify hardware for monitoring and control systems including industrial network, PLCs, I/O and instrumentation equipment.
  • Own the controls drawing set and communicate/ clarify details to all stakeholders.
  • Direct field inspection and commissioning efforts of tracker control systems and subsystems.
  • Assist in the commissioning and maintenance of SCADA systems and troubleshoot failures of networks, hardware, instrumentation, and data interfaces.
  • In compliance with owner specifications and NERC cybersecurity standards,
    • Assist SCADA and network engineers to integrate plant networks with owner-provided external communications interfaces.
    • Implement internal "plant network" communication interfaces for protective relays, PLCs, PTZ cameras, and custom equipment such as inverters and specialty/ meteorological instruments.
  • Maintain knowledge of controls, instrumentation, and telecom markets, keeping up with latest software and hardware available.
  • Design and implement effective human graphical interface solutions with input from Electrical Engineers, SCADA Engineers, and Operations Engineers.
  • Develop understanding of solar PV single axis tracker system design and contribute to the research and development of novel hardware and software solutions.
  • Assist Electrical engineers in developing/ deploying/ troubleshooting substation controls and the Power Plant Controller.
  • Work with IT group and SCADA engineers to provide coordinated solutions for remote connectivity to facilities via ISP.
  • Contribute to the development and refinement of a distributed system architecture to access, present and analyze data from operating facilities.
  • Assist with the operability and reliability of the remote computers, software and site networked equipment including upgrades, troubleshooting and corrective action.

The successful candidate's background will look something like this:
  • Degree in electrical or controls engineering
  • 4-7 years of controls experience
  • Strong proficiency with AutoCAD and CODESYS/ IEC61131-3 programming languages are preferred
  • Professional Engineering license preferred or in process
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook applications
  • Willingness to travel up to 15% - 20% and work flexible hours
  • Demonstrated efficiency in managing multi-disciplinary tasks
  • Ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and organize work in an independent manner

Benefits:

Target Base Salary: $100,000 - $125,000 Negotiable for the right candidate.

Attractive Bonus Potential.

JUWI offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums, 401(k) match, Life Insurance, Short-term Disability and Long-term Disability.

Please note applications are only accepted through our careers page www.juwiamericas.com/careers.

No recruiters. JUWI is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. Search firms who submit candidates for this position are not eligible for any form of compensation, even if the candidate is successfully hired.

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