Remote- Senior SCADA / Ignition Engineer

Title: Senior SCADA / Ignition Engineer

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 12+ Month Contract

Need Battery Power and Ignition Experience

***look for candidates from energy/utility constructions services companies - Burns McDonnell,Black & Veatch, Moss, Ulteig, or Tesla

Top Skills' Details

• Sr level background as a SCADA programmer/engineer with recent experience required building and maintaining an Ignition software platform
• Must have experience working with SCADA systems within the battery storage sector but if not then the renewable or utility/energy industry
• Must have strong background controls/PLC (Schneider Electric/Modicon), instrumentation,protocols,RTU's
• Must have a BS/BA degree, EE preferred

Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves

Job Description

Assist/help lead the build out of an integrated Ignition SCADA platform for renewable energy storage data, consolidate into servers and build dashboards/visualization tool for real time monitoring and alarms. Audits, PLC work, onsite fixes in Ignition. Building out standards, upkeep and maintenance, tags and adding alarms and troubleshooting. Project support and managing integrators and changes.
We are looking for a Senior SCADA Programmer to join the Operational Technology Team. This qualified individual would work under the guidance of the Manager - Operational Technology to design, develop, implement, and maintain advanced energy management and control systems to support the commissioning and operation of utility scale standalone storage projects within designated regions of North America. This position requires experience, advanced knowledge, and expertise with next generation plant control and automation systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Ignition based SCADA system and associated platforms
• HMI programming and data integration with internal/external applications
• Integrate SCADA system with PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), RTUs (remote terminal units), and other related equipment
• Assist in the development, configuration, and maintenance of PLCs for the control of energy storage plants
• Assist with the development, configuration, and maintenance of Remote Terminal Units (RTUs)
• Support day-to-day plant SCADA and controls related tasks to ensure network reliability, availability, and serviceability within minimal interruption
• Maintain detailed documentation of development processes, system configurations, and modifications
• Provide technical support, respond to complex work orders and tickets from the users, and analyze and solve complex reported operational technology/control system problems
  
  
  Skills & Qualifications
• Minimum BA/BS in related field; electrical engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years related industry, experience with renewable energy industry highly preferred
• Knowledge and experience with battery energy storage systems use cases including primary frequency response (PFR), fast frequency response (FFR), & black start is highly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and maintaining plant control systems using industry standard SCADA and PLC platforms
• Understanding of data logging requirements and various historian platforms
• Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols DNP3.0, Modbus, OPC-UA, MQTT, SNMP.
• Programming language experience Python, IEC 61131-3, C, C++, C#
• Experience in server deployment and management (AWS)
• Proficient with writing technical specifications for process or manufacturing equipment
• Strong understanding of cyber-security best practices including IT/OT standards
• Knowledge of NERC/CIP/NIST procedures
• Ability to explain complex technical analysis in a simplified matter to the internal management team and/or external parties
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a cross-functional environment with both technical and non-technical team members
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills