Ignition SCADA Engineer

ThinkingAhead Executive Search

  • Engineering
  • Full time
  • 3 months ago
  • Remote
  • Remote

Job Description


Client is seeking an Ignition SCADA Engineer

to help us commission and implement our Power Plant Controller

(PPC) product at new utility-scale solar and battery

storage facilities.

Our growing company engineers, builds, and integrates renewable

power infrastructure. Supervisory Control and Data

Acquisition (SCADA) automates and integrates substations

and various systems within and between these plants. Inductive

Automation’s Ignition platform is a core pillar of our PPC

product. It aggregates and historizes a unified data model for

the plant, provides interfaces for remote operators, and gives

operational insight and analytics to asset managers and operations/

maintenance teams.

Our PPC business is growing rapidly and we’re looking for a

full-time SCADA Engineer who can help us commission and

implement new project sites.

Responsibilities

  • Source and track design and site attributes for upcoming project implementations, including engineering drawings and datasets from the solar field general contractor and system vendors.
  • Remotely configure servers and environments at project sites, including initial setup tasks and additional tasks to set up third-party personnel or systems.
  • Create and enhance deployment templates for each site.
  • Check and ensure quality for new site deployments, including device connections, realtime and historical data checks, and user interface testing.

Additional Duties

  • Assist with managing requests from our clients and their partners related to our work, such as researching defects or responding to requests for information.
  • Assist with process improvement, automation, and documentation as able
  • Work closely with other Client resources including SCADA engineers, project engineers, drafters, and site technicians.

Desired skills, qualifications, and interests:

  • A four-year degree in engineering, physics, computer science, or a related field is desired
  • Moderate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and managing large datasets.
  • Strong analytical skills and a drive for accuracy.
  • Background or interest in learning how to interpret electrical and physical engineering drawings.
  • Individuals with familiarity with Python, Ignition, SQL, web front end, GeoJSON/GIS, power systems, electronics, and hardware virtualization are highly encouraged to apply.
  • There may be some occasions to travel to project sites— a great learning opportunity—but is not required.

Client a growing company, and renewables are a growing industry.

SCADA is a high-demand skillset, and Ignition is a

growing and highly-recognized platform used by many industries.

Opportunity abounds, and we’re looking for people to

help us execute our projects and advance the state of our industry.

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