HV SCADA Engineer II (Remote)

Position Responsibilities and Duties

• Review and understand SCADA system requirements for substations connected to utility scale renewable energy projects including but not limited to; Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems and Wind.
• Support HV SCADA system design development and drawings to meet project specifications.
• Verify substation points lists for accuracy against relay and meter settings files.
• Program and commission substation RTACs, Phasor Data Concentrators, and HMI systems.
• Coincide network settings and IP assignments for substation equipment with plant network provider.
• Troubleshoot communication issues between substation devices and connected controllers.
• Provide technical support for diverse substation equipment configurations.
• Communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and field technicians for on-site commissioning and installation support.
• Compare project drawings to site conditions to ensure installation is correct.
• Travel for this position is required. Estimated to be 20% of job duties will be onsite.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related technical discipline preferred.
• 2 - 4 years of SCADA engineering experience (experience working with substation SCADA systems preferred).
• Ability to read and understand engineering design drawings including but not limited to; Electrical Single-line, Equipment Layout Drawings, Communications Diagrams & Panel Drawings.
• Knowledge of power distribution protection equipment including protection relays and power meters.
• Experience coordinating with Utility Companies for point of demarcation, interconnect agreements, design standards compliance, etc.
• Experience with programming languages including but not limited to; C, C++, Java, Python, Structured Text (IEC61131-3) desired.
• Experience working with SEL’s acSELerator RTAC and acSELerator Quickset software.
• Experience with Ignition SCADA software or other HMI design software.
• Experience working with SCADA networks using; Fiber Optics, Serial RS-232 / RS-485, and Ethernet TCP/IP.
• Experience working with industry recognized PLC equipment including but not limited to Schweitzer Engineering RTAC Platform, Allen Bradley Control / CompactLogix platform, GE / Emerson RX3i, or similar PLC environments.
• Understanding of industrial automation protocols (Modbus RTU/TCP, DNP3, OPC UA and DA).
• Understanding of power plant operating procedures.
• Ability to work with sub-contractors and field personnel.
• Experience with various project management, scheduling, and task management tools.
• Excellent communications skills.