Core Responsibilities
Serve as the technical owner of the SCADA function across our operating fleet and new-build projects; deploy and troubleshoot solar PV and BESS plant automation.
Support and troubleshoot BESS SCADA and controls, including battery management systems (BMS), energy management systems (EMS), and power conversion systems (PCS).
Review and confirm BESS provider points lists, including auxiliary and safety systems (HVAC, fire detection and suppression), and work with the EPC and its SCADA integrator so SCADA and alarming are built to our requirements; support capacity and performance testing.
Review and maintain protection and control settings for relays, inverters, PCS, and PPCs (ride-through, frequency response, voltage and reactive power control), and coordinate settings changes with protection engineers and utilities.
Provide live remote support to field technicians during operational events to diagnose communication failures and restore telemetry and SCADA visibility.
Support NERC CIP Low Impact compliance with the OT Security Engineer: maintain SCADA asset inventories, configuration baselines, and supporting evidence, and follow IT/OT policies and OT change management across the fleet.
Interface with QSEs, RTOs, and ISOs to ensure market compliance and deadlines are met, including dispatch and state-of-charge telemetry for storage assets.
Support AGC and dispatch enablement and capability testing with utilities, balancing authorities, and QSEs.
Witness factory acceptance testing (FAT) of SCADA, PPC, and BESS control systems at integrator facilities before shipment to site.
Support commissioning of new solar PV and BESS projects; configure and validate SCADA and power plant controller (PPC) systems prior to COD.
Support NERC reliability-standard compliance for inverter-based resources (e.g., PRC-024, PRC-028 disturbance monitoring, PRC-029 ride-through), including relay, meter, and DME configuration and data retention.
Own the SCADA design specifications used in EPC contracts; review EPC and SCADA integrator designs and audit builds during construction so changes are made before substantial completion.
Own SCADA data quality and alarm response for plant telemetry feeding internal analytics and performance-monitoring platforms, including sensor and communication faults; coordinate fixes with O&M providers.
Lead root-cause analysis of PPC, controls, and communication failures that cause lost generation, and drive fixes with OEMs and integrators, including warranty claims.
Work with inverter, EMS, and BMS vendors to secure our access to and visibility into vendor-controlled systems.
With the OT Security Engineer, maintain site-level OT protections, perform OT network discovery at new sites, manage third-party vendor remote access to SCADA systems, and configure devices to forward logs to central monitoring.
Maintain documentation of SCADA configurations, network diagrams, and device inventories.
Maintain configuration backups for RTACs, PPCs, relays, and meters, and manage privileged device credentials securely.
Qualifications and Experience
5+ years of experience with SCADA systems in utility-scale BESS, solar, or renewable energy environments, including at least 2 years with BESS or protection and controls.
Hands-on experience with solar plant automation, including inverters, trackers, communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug B, IEEE C37.118), and DAS components.
Working knowledge of industrial networking and communications: VLANs, routing, and firewalls; serial, fiber, and cellular links; and time synchronization (GPS clocks, IRIG-B, PTP/NTP).
Hands-on experience with SEL products strongly preferred, including RTACs, protective relays, meters, and AcSELerator software; experience with SEL Blueframe a plus. Familiarity with SCADA/HMI and historian platforms.
Hands-on experience with BESS SCADA and controls, including PPC, BMS, EMS, and PCS integration, and with storage dispatch, state-of-charge management, and hybrid solar-plus-storage sites.
Working knowledge of power system protection and controls, including relay settings and coordination, inverter ride-through, and PPC functions (voltage and reactive power control, frequency response, curtailment).
Familiarity with NERC CIP compliance requirements for Low Impact BES assets and OT security frameworks such as IEC 62443 preferred.
Experience interfacing with ISOs/RTOs (CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, etc.) and understanding of market connectivity requirements, including ICCP (IEC 60870-6/TASE.2) data links with utilities and ISOs.
Strong troubleshooting skills; ability to work independently and support field technicians remotely in real time.
Experience with platforms such as Power Factors, Inductive Automation Ignition, or similar monitoring and analytics tools preferred.
Scripting experience (Python) and working knowledge of SQL preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; other engineering disciplines considered with demonstrated power systems and controls knowledge.
EIT or PE (Power or Control Systems) a plus.
Must be willing to travel occasionally, primarily to SCADA integrator facilities for factory acceptance testing (FAT).
Benefits Package
401(k) plan with company matching contribution
Competitive health, vision, and dental benefits
Attractive personal time off and company holiday package
Work-from-home policy
Salary commensurate with experience
Note
Qualified candidates only. No search firms. Adapture Renewables, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity.
