Scada Engineer

This position will be responsible for SCADA and Control planning, engineering design, deployment, and commissioning on renewable energy power plants. Engineering experience with power and control systems, data acquisition and telecommunications required. Field experience in testing/commissioning and/or telecommunications is a plus.

RRC CORE VALUES

Client Satisfaction – understands the goal of always exceeding our client’s expectations

Employee Happiness – able to work well with others, communicate clearly with coworkers, promote a positive work environment, and mediate conflicts between team members

Quality Work - able to take ownership, work independently, prioritize workload, and deliver quality results on time while working on multiple projects simultaneously

Above and Beyond - versatile, flexible, able to anticipate the needs of the company, take the initiative, and willing to go out of your way to assist others

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Provide SCADA expertise on wind, battery, solar and PV + Storage power systems during the design, development, implementation, and commissioning phases of each project.

Design and deploy wind energy, solar, and battery storage SCADA systems.

Work with project manager to deliver procurement and deployment plans, timelines, and costs.

Work with and manage clients to ensure requirements and expectations are clear.

Manage IT consultants and subcontractors for network security deliverables, testing, budgets, and system completion.

Coordinate project site TELCO installation, scheduling and manage schedules and owners expectation.

Deploy SCADA solutions according to timelines and budget. Troubleshoot problems until site requirements are met.

Program substation RTAC units, and communication hardware using standard SCADA protocols.

Work closely with the clients team, as well as RRC project manager, and project engineer to warranty a quality system is installed and tested to design specifications.

Ensure that SCADA systems have been installed per project requirements and tested to meet QSE, CAISO, Utility, and regional reliability council requirements.

Responsible to ensure SAFETY requirements are met.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Experience with SCADA software programming, SCADA historians, MS SQL servers.

Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition 7.x or 8.x software a must.

Experience with communication protocols for base-level devices: Modbus, Modbus TCP, OPC, DNP3, SELFast, IEC 61850, ICCP etc.

Experience with automation control systems: RTAC programming, Rockwell PLC and Control Logix programming (a plus)

Experience with automation device integration

Experience with BESS EMS system (a plus)

Experience with complete SCADA system project life cycles

Experience with Power Utility scale SCADA system development and design

Experience with FAT and SAT testing and documentation

Working knowledge of Utility Meters, Substation RTAC, Protection Relays

Knowledge of NERC CIP requirements

Knowledge of Managed switches, Hirschmans, MOXA, Ciscoetc.

Knowledge of Power Plant Networking, Security and Firewalls

QUALIFICATIONS

BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Science Engineering

Minimum 3 or more years of proven utility or industrial SCADA experience.

Ability to communicate complex SCADA and controls concepts to non-domain experts in a collaborative fashion.

Working knowledge of the renewable energy industry and projects a plus.

Familiarity with and able to stay current on SCADA regulations and standards.

Travel 25%