SCADA and Controls Engineer

Job Title: SCADA and Relay/Controls Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Location:  Dallas, TX (Remote)

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

ACT Power Services was created to provide industry leading services for our clients. As an independent service provider, we avoid conflicts of interest and maintain a complete focus on our clients’ needs. We have taken a no-frills approach to developing our organization to ensure our clients are only paying for services that add value. ACT then leverages a world-class team, state-of-the-art technology, and best-in-class operating practices to ensure every facility is operated in a manner that maximizes production, preserves compliance, and ensures the safety of our personnel and communities. Our vision is to reshape the industry’s benchmark for renewable operations and create the next generation of O&M providers

The SCADA and Relay/Controls Engineer is responsible for supporting reliable and compliant operations by maintaining SCADA and Power Plant Controllers for solar power plants. This includes troubleshooting of any SCADA, relay and Power Plant Controller issues, coordinating with SCADA integrators to implement configuration changes or SCADA upgrades, providing commissioning oversight for new SCADA systems, and working with the OT and Compliance teams to ensure that SCADA systems meet networking cyber security and compliance requirements 

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Troubleshoot issues with SCADA and Power Plant Controllers, mainly GE/Emerson, SEL RTACs and Siemens RTUs
• Familiarity with HMI/SCADA platforms such as Ignition!, Cimplicity, Vantage, Merit, etc.  
• Familiarity with solar transmission and distributed generation site devices such as sensors and associated relays, meters, cap banks, inverters, transformers
• DNP3, MODBUS, OPCUA, MQTT, SEL, TCP/IP protocol troubleshooting and configuration experience
• Coordinate with SCADA integrators to implement changes or SCADA upgrades
• Perform validation and quality control checks for new and existing SCADA systems
• Supporting implementation of NERC-CIP requirements, and other appropriate security frameworks

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• SCADA design and implementation within a NERC-CIP environment. Experience specifically with Ignition! and GE Cimplicity preferred
• Ability to interpret electrical one-line diagrams and site control drawings
• Understanding and familiarity with solar and battery system logic for Power Plant Controller (PCC) functionality including Automatic Voltage Regulation and Frequency Response
• Understanding power plant operations and situational awareness needs for system operators while following relevant safety protocols 
• Proficiency with SEL RTAC relay and network troubleshooting and configuration
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Team player

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field
• 4 years of relevant experience in SCADA or Industrial Automation and Control

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Ability to occasionally travel to solar facilities or meetings

Benefits:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Health Insurance 
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance 
• Flexible Spending Account 
• Health Savings Account
• Short-term and Long-term disability 
• Critical illness 
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Training and Development 
• Legal and Identity Theft
• Pet Insurance 

Act Power Services does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.