Power Systems Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

• Create and develop Functional Specifications, including SOO (Sequence of Operations) and BOMs (Bill of Materials).
• Support Electrical Designers to develop project drawing packages.
• Develop, test and deploy PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers), DCS (Distributed Control Systems), RTAC (Real Time Automation Controller), IED (Intelligent Electronic Devices, Relays, Meters, Synchronizers, etc.) and HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces) for Power System Automation Applications.
• Develop Test Plans for both FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) and SAT (Site Acceptance Testing) and support the execution of both tests.
• Perform loop checks, start-up and commissioning activities as required to successfully deploy Power System Automation and Microgrid solutions.
• Support formal and informal customer training as required.
• Troubleshoot existing systems that may be malfunctioning.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution, 3-6 years of relevant controls experience, working knowledge of automation functions or similar (Generator Synchronization, Automatic System Islanding, Load Shedding, Main-Tie-Main, Paralleling Switchgear, Operational Dispatch), working experience with automation technology providers or equivalent (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Basler, Woodward, AVEVA, Ignition, etc.), working experience with communication protocols common in the Power Industry (Modbus, DNP3, IEC-61850, OPC, BACnet, etc.).
• Preferred Qualifications: PE License, Ability to lead others in accomplishing portions of project scope and provide project leadership, Additional years of experience are welcome.

Pay

Competitive Base Salary: $90,000–$130,000, depending on experience

Schedule

Travel expectations are 25% for customer meetings, site visits and field duties.