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Senior Controls Engineer
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Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80509, USA
Listed on 2026-08-02
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Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-02
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Test Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Lead the design, testing, commissioning, and continuous improvement of plant-level control systems for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects
- Provide technical leadership for Power Plant Controller (PPC), Energy Management System (EMS), and supervisory control solutions that support safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations
- Develop control strategies for active power control (APC), reactive power control (RPC), frequency response, voltage regulation, ramp rate limiting, and state‑of‑charge (SOC) management for hybrid solar and storage facilities
- Develop control logic in IEC-61131-3 environments such as Codesys, AcSELerator, or Beckhoff TwinCAT
- Review OEM and EPC-supplied control strategies, identify gaps and risks, and provide recommendations
- Define and support control interfaces for inverter OEMs and BESS vendors
- Develop and review dynamic controller models in PSS/E
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field required
- 5+ years of controls engineering experience, including work with utility-scale solar PV and/or BESS facilities
- Experience developing control strategies for grid-connected renewable energy assets
- Experience reviewing OEM or EPC control submissions and functional design documents, and providing substantive technical feedback
- Working knowledge of PSS/E or PSCAD for controller-level modeling and validation
- Hands‑on experience with PPC or EMS commissioning and acceptance testing for utility-scale renewable projects
- IEC-61131-3 control logic development in Codesys, AcSELerator, Beckhoff TwinCAT, or equivalent PLC-based environments
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to trace issues through software, controls interfaces, and system behavior
- Working knowledge of PSS/E and/or PSCAD at the controller level
- Communication protocols:
Modbus TCP/RTU, DNP3, IEC 61850 (GOOSE/MMS), Sun Spec - SCADA/historian familiarity: PI Historian, OSIsoft, or equivalent
- Python or MATLAB/Simulink for control analysis, test automation, or data evaluation
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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