Principal Engineer, Plant Controls

RWE Clean Energy, LLC To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent Functional area:

Engineering

Remuneration:

Exempt

The Plant Controls Team within RWE Clean Energy ensures control solutions for utility-scale renewables projects (Solar, Wind, and Battery) are designed with the highest quality for the entire life cycle - from the development phase to operation. This position executes on the design, construction, commissioning, and administration of control systems within RWE Clean Energy.

In this position, you will play a key role in designing, executing, and developing the strategy for plant control solutions for new sites. You will be gathering project-specific requirements to define the services and functionalities required by the plants, determine the most suitable SCADA concept for interconnection, and ensure the proper control system design for the application. You will also be investigating new technologies and others.

In this position, you will be involved in all the different stages of the project, starting from the design stage, then guiding the implementation phase, and supporting the on-site commissioning of the solution.

You will work hand-in-hand with third-party providers, assessing the most suitable options and bringing concepts into the field.

As the

Principal Engineer, Plant Controls

, you will be a key interface between Operations and Development parts of the business.

Role Responsibilities:

- Define and lead the technical strategy for plant controls system design across all technologies (solar, wind, battery)

- Serve as the technical authority for complex control system architectures, grid integration strategies, and multi-project plant control standards

- Lead high-impact projects, including new platform deployments and large-scale control system retrofits

- Evaluate and select advanced technologies, tools, and vendors to drive innovation in control systems and automation

- Author and enforce plant controls standards, plant control philosophies, and technical documentation frameworks across the organization

- Partner with Operations, Grid Compliance, and Development to align control strategies with business needs and regulatory requirements

- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, providing technical leadership and skills development across the team

- Represent Plant Controls in enterprise-level technical forums and cross-functional steering committees

- Serve as final technical escalation point for design decisions, commissioning challenges, and operational anomalies

- Advocate for continuous improvement in system resilience, cybersecurity, and data integrity across control platforms

Job Requirements and Experiences:

- BS degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience

- 11+ years of professional experience in control systems and SCADA platforms (any industry)

- Works autonomously to deliver projects without oversight

- Takes ownership of work and resolves issues; seeks guidance when direction is needed.

- Documents work and progress effectively

- Reports upwards on project status and progress

- Coordinates with technical members of adjacent teams to align on work deliverables that impact one another, seeks to understand and resolve gaps, and escalates issues through appropriate channels.

- Effective communicator capable of working with people from different backgrounds.

- High Attention to detail

- Excellent interpersonal skills, energetic, and a self-starter

- Proactive in resolving issues

- Effectively uses team collaboration tools and software

- Must be open to collaboration and working in a team environment

- Clear passion and motivation to work in the renewables industry

Work Environment:

This position is an office-based role with some travel and visits to other RWECE offices and field locations. The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for extended periods.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Through its subsidiary RWE Clean Energy, RWE is the third largest renewable energy company in the United States, with a presence in most U.S. states from coast to coast. RWE’s team of about 2,000 employees in the U.S. stands ready to help meet the nation’s growing energy needs. With its homegrown and fastest-to-market product, RWE supports the goal of American Energy dominance and independence. To that end, RWE Clean Energy is committed to increasing its already strong asset base of over 10 gigawatts of operating wind, solar and battery projects, focusing on providing high-quality jobs. RWE invests in local and rural communities while strengthening domestic manufacturing supporting the renaissance of American industry. This is complemented by RWE’s energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG).

As an energy company with a successful history spanning more than 125 years, RWE has an extensive knowledge of the energy markets and an excellent expertise in all major power generation and storage technologies, from nuclear, coal and gas to hydro, batteries, wind and solar.

Every project brings constantly-evolving technical, practical and social challenges – and drives a culture where everybody thrives, has fun and feels excited by each day. As the third largest renewable energy company in the U.S., you’ll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.