Senior SCADA / PPC-EMS Systems Engineer
Core
Bridge between current plant operations and future product, owning PPC/EMS roadmap, device driver integration, system acceptance criteria, and test automation for GW-scale off-grid power plants.
Role type
Senior IC SCADA/EMS Systems Engineer
Builds
Repeatable SCADA, EMS, and plant network software features for GW-scale renewable power plants
Domain
Renewable energy (solar, wind, BESS) + Industrial Control Systems (SCADA/EMS)
Required skills
Utility-scale plant commissioning, PPC/EMS platform expertise (Ignition, RTAC), industrial protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850), plant networking (VLANs, redundancy, time sync), grid interconnection standards (IEEE 2800, NERC), test automation, Python scripting
Preferred skills
Power-plant cybersecurity (NERC CIP, IEC 62443), HIL testing (RTDS, OPAL-RT), time-series data stacks (InfluxDB, Grafana), protection coordination
Technologies
Ignition, RTAC, Modbus TCP/RTU, DNP3, IEC 61850, OPC UA, Python, InfluxDB, Grafana, MQTT, Kafka, RTDS, OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL
Responsibilities
Define PPC/EMS roadmap requirements and device driver integration; Build automated system-level test suites (HIL, lab rigs); Define pass/fail acceptance criteria for grid compliance; Architect next-gen SCADA/EMS/network solutions; Own data collection, logging, and telemetry requirements; Partner with Project Engineering on performance testing (FAT/SAT)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC