Principal SCADA Engineer

Description

ERock (NYSE: EROC) is enabling energy for a new era. ERock delivers onsite utility-grade power that gets customers up and running quickly, while supporting long-term grid development. ERock’s proprietary natural gas generators help critical facilities address grid constraints, interconnection delays, and outage risks while accelerating speed-to-power for new and expanding operations. Trusted by data centers, utilities, manufacturers, healthcare systems and government organizations, ERock engineers for rapid deployment, long-duration reliability, low local emissions, and scalable performance to meet the evolving energy demands of today and tomorrow.

The Principal SCADA Engineer & Team Lead will set the technical direction for, and lead the team responsible for, the design, implementation, integration, and administration of our VTSCADA and real-time operational systems supporting distributed energy assets. This is a senior role that combines deep engineering expertise, enterprise-level system ownership, and people leadership. You will be accountable for the SCADA roadmap and for building, developing, and directing a high-performing team of SCADA engineers, while designing scalable architecture that enables rapid fleet growth and proactively improving system reliability to reduce downtime and operational risk.

You will serve as the senior technical authority across SCADA architecture, integrations, grid support telemetry, and real-time operations systems, and as a trusted partner to Operations, IT, Cybersecurity, and IT leadership reporting to the Senior IT Infrastructure Manager.

• Own the long-term SCADA strategy, roadmap, and architecture supporting ERock’s distributed generation and microgrid fleet
• Develop and maintain SCADA systems, partnering with cross-functional teams to enhance data flow, system performance, and operational visibility
• Provide technical design oversight, set team priorities, and serve as the final escalation authority for SCADA issues
• Serve as technical authority for Autosol ACM and related real-time systems
• Define and enforce enterprise standards for telemetry, tag structure, alarm management, and data integrity
• Ensure engineering support and on-call coverage for our 24x7 Microgrid Control Center
• Design scalable solutions enabling rapid site onboarding and fleet growth
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity protocols and company SCADA standards.

• Lead ICCP strategy, configuration, and utility data exchange with ERCOT and other market participants
• Architect telemetry models supporting ERCOT compliance and grid participation
• Ensure secure, reliable data flow across field devices, SCADA platforms, and external entities

• Oversee engineering and commissioning of new site integrations
• Maintain performance, resilience, and uptime of real-time operational SCADA systems
• Provide technical review of site SCADA drawings; architect monitoring and control schemes; establish tag/point standards; and oversee configuration and programming of SCADA, including HMIs, historians, and controllers.
• Support upgrades, migrations, and technology enhancements
• Partner with IT and Operations to ensure secure, hardened infrastructure and operational readiness during grid events

• Drive automation, tooling, and database enhancements to improve scalability and visibility
• Strengthen change management and deployment governance across the SCADA environment
• Ensure all changes to the SCADA system are governed by a change management process
• Develop SCADA budgets, capital project plans, and vendor relationships; represent…