SCADA Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design and enhance Longroad's enterprise SCADA platform, LongView, used across more than 50 solar, energy storage, and wind projects.

• Create Ignition-based views, dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), workflows, custom alarm strategies, priority pipelines, and downtime management processes.

• Develop and sustain time-series data historization, including the transfer to cloud storage.

• Integrate SCADA systems with enterprise applications to streamline ROC and site workflows.

• Review drawing sets and engage in project commissioning meetings.

• Execute Owner’s SCADA integration and greenfield commissioning tasks.

• Conduct field verification, testing, and validation processes.

• Assist with IED telemetry troubleshooting both remotely and on-site.

• Test, deploy, and maintain SCADA and IED upgrades and patches.

• Collaborate with OEM SCADA providers regarding system modifications, upgrades, testing, and troubleshooting.

• Keep up-to-date drawings, configurations, asset inventories, metadata, UDT, and templatization workflows.

• Work with IT and ROC for firewall modifications and telemetry outages.

• Offer SCADA support to EPC vendors, O&M technicians, regulatory agencies, utility offtakers, and internal stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in SCADA and Automation, emphasizing SCADA integration.

• At least 4 years of experience with Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA, including development with Perspective and/or Vision modules, scripting, tag systems, and UDT architecture.

• Proficient in Python for Ignition scripting and automation.

• Familiarity with Ignition Historians, SQL, and database technologies.

• Knowledge of TCP/IP layer 1 and layer 2 concepts, with a foundational understanding of layer 3 and layer 4 concepts.

• Practical knowledge of industrial protocols, especially Modbus (RTU and TCP), OPC UA, and MQTT.

• Experience in utility-scale solar, energy storage, or wind projects.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with meticulous attention to detail.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.

• Candidates must currently be authorized to work in the United States; the company does not provide work visa sponsorship.

• Preferred: experience with Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagram (FBD), or Structured Text PLC programming.

• Preferred: hands-on experience with SEL RTAC, SEL relays, SEL Axion PLCs, or other IED technologies.

• Preferred: familiarity with substation automation and electrical protection systems.

• Preferred: knowledge of IEC 61850, DNP3, and ICCP.

• Preferred: experience with Git and CI/CD for SCADA applications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Merit-based salary increases.

• Participation in the incentive plan.

• Eligibility for the 401(k) plan with matching contributions.

• Comprehensive medical insurance coverage.

• Extensive dental insurance options.

• Full vision insurance benefits.

• Life insurance protection.

• Disability insurance coverage.

• 18 vacation days accrued during the first year.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid volunteer time.

• Paid parental leave.