Job Summary:
The Senior SCADA Engineer (P4) will be responsible for utility-scale solar, wind and storage power plant instrumentation, SCADA and controls design, specifications, installation, and commissioning support. Engineering experience with SCADA and control systems design required. Field experience in testing/commissioning and/or telecommunications is a plus.
This position reports to the Director of Development Engineering. The goals of this position are to support development of plant SCADA design standards, ensure current projects in construction and the development pipeline meet technical and business requirements while maintaining our long-term ownership focus.
Essential Functions:
- Provide SCADA expertise on wind, battery, solar, and PV + Storage projects design, construction, and commissioning phases of each project
- Work with plant operations and IT team to develop/maintain SCADA specifications for solar, wind, and energy storage plants
- Develop design specifications for fiber optic, meteorological stations, and plant instrumentation
- Develop SCADA and control system EPC contract exhibits incorporating owner and off-taker requirements
- Perform owner engineer reviews for substation and plant SCADA design 30%, 50%, 90% and IFP/IFC packages
- Prepare substation and plant SCADA network block diagrams and functional descriptions
- Coordinate with EPC project teams and EPC contractors to ensure timely and correct installation of SCADA system equipment including SCADA equipment, meteorological stations, plant instrumentation, field network devices, and fiber optic cabinets
- Ensure that SCADA systems have been designed per project requirements to meet PPA off-taker, utility, and regional independent system operator requirements
- Participate in factory acceptance and site acceptance testing
Qualifications:
- 4-Year Bachelors Engineering Degree
- Minimum 5 years of relevant technical experience; renewable power generation preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, including ability to clearly communicate ideas to non-engineers.
- Ability to remain focused and reliable in completing tasks and meeting deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and manage technical projects, including interaction with outside vendors.
- Experience with Power Plant Control Design and Tune up.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work, as necessary.
- Experience with utility-scale solar and storage SCADA system design
- Experience with utility-scale solar plant instrumentation specifications
- Experience with BESS EMS system
- Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition software
- Experience with communication protocols for base-level devices: Modbus, Modbus TCP, OPC, DNP3, etc.
- Experience with FAT and SAT testing and documentation
- Working knowledge of Utility Meters, Substation RTAC, Protection Relays
- Knowledge of NERC CIP requirements
- Knowledge of Power Plant Networking, Security and Firewalls
Please Note: This is an in-office role, requiring on site presence in our office a minimum of three days per week with hybrid flexibility of working remotely two days per week, subject to manager and policy approval. #LIHybrid
Physical Demands:
- Position will require sitting for long periods of time as well as occasionally lifting up to twenty-pound boxes.
Applicants must have current authorization to work for any employer in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for an employment visa now or in the future. Employer visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
