Senior Power Automation Engineer - Data Center

ETAP empowers customers to make informed decisions throughout the life cycle of their projects with innovative software solutions for electrical systems. By applying ETAP solutions, customers experience continuous intelligence during design and engineering and into operations and maintenance using a unified electrical digital twin platform. ETAP supports customers in their digital transformation and sustainable energy transitions for a green and smart future, helping them to prioritize safety, maximize reliability, and stay resilient.

Our employees' passion for excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction is our most-prized resource.

If you share that passion — and want to be part of a company that leads the energy transition towards a cleaner and more resilient world for future generations — we invite you to join us! ETAP is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Title:

Senior Power Automation Engineer
- Data Center

Location:

Houston Texas
- Travel required estimated up to 50% for first 2 years. Type:
Hybrid

As a Senior Data Center Automation Engineer, you will commission, maintain, and support real-time microgrid control and power management systems for hyperscale and colocation data center clients. At the center of these projects is a master controller — built on a real-time automation controller platform designed by ETAP — that coordinates the facility's power: minimizing utility import, exporting when advantageous, and riding through emergency events like a utility trip by islanding and keeping generators dispatchable through fast mode transitions.

Our subject‑matter experts design the control philosophy and logic. You own what happens after — taking the project from commissioning through energization, then operating, maintaining, and supporting the control platform across its lifecycle. You will be the person on site through integrated testing, in front of the client, the commissioning agent, and the utility, and the person they call when the platform needs attention afterward.

You'll have direct proximity to the ETAP product and engineering teams behind the platform you deploy — something no third‑party integrator can offer.

You will do:

• Lead on‑site commissioning of microgrid control and power management systems through integrated systems testing, energization, and final acceptance
• Configure, test, and troubleshoot master controllers and field automation controllers (SEL RTAC, Orion LX, ETAP iCE) at the device and system level
• Interpret, test, validate, and modify existing IEC
  61131‑3 control logic (Structured Text, Function Block Diagram, Function Blocks) — diagnosing field behavior, isolating root cause, and translating findings into precise feedback for the design team
• Configure and verify communications across the control architecture:
  Modbus (TCP and serial), DNP3 (TCP and serial), and IEC
  61850 GOOSE publisher/subscriber messaging
• Commission and validate multi‑mode operation — economic dispatch / peak shaving / export, plus emergency islanding, ride‑through, and resynchronization — verifying generator dispatch, load sharing, and transition behavior
• Operate competently within VLAN‑segmented OT networks (configuring devices within an existing network design), including verifying GOOSE behavior across the architecture
• Serve as the primary on‑site technical interface with clients, commissioning agents (CxA), general contractors, and utility (e.g., SoCal Edison, APS, ERCOT) representatives during witness testing and handover
• Develop and maintain HMI graphics for system visualization (supporting skill)
• Provide remote diagnostics, periodic support, and platform updates during the post‑deployment maintenance…