Junior SCADA Engineer

Position Title:

Mid Level SCADA Engineer

Location:

1 of 4 Locations (Dependent on where you live)

• North River Wastewater Treatment Plant — W 135th St, New York, NY 10031
• Red Hook Wastewater Treatment Plant — 63 Flushing Ave #300, Brooklyn, NY 11205
• Jamaica — 50-20 134TH ST, Jamaica, NY 11430
• Port Richmond (and other sites as needed); staff at Red Hook may work at Port Richmond and vice versa; staff at North River and Jamaica will be isolated to their locations

The SCADA Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that monitor and control critical industrial processes. A key focus for this role is supporting municipal water and wastewater-treatment facilities, so prior experience with water/wastewater process control is highly desired. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize plant operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and introduce new technologies that boost reliability, cybersecurity, and overall system performance.

• System Design & Development
  • Design, configure, and maintain SCADA architectures for water and wastewater plants (lift stations, pump stations, clarifiers, digesters, dechlorination skids, etc.).
  • Develop HMI/GUI screens that clearly represent process equipment such as influent pumps, aeration blowers, UV disinfection banks, sludge press lines, and chemical-feed skids.
  • Integrate SCADA platforms with Allen-Bradley PLCs/RTUs.
  • Oversee field installation, I/O check-out, loop calibration, and full functional testing at treatment plants and remote sites.
  • Validate process-control logic for flow pacing, PID aeration control, pump VFD ramping, and wet-well level sequencing.
• Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • Perform routine firmware upgrades, tag database modifications, and network-switch patching in accordance with AWWA and ISA/IEC 62443 guidance.
  • Diagnose sensor issues (pH, DO, ORP, turbidity), telemetry faults (cellular, fiber, licensed radio), and PLC/RTU failures, restoring systems to minimize plant downtime.
• Documentation & Reporting
  • Produce P&IDs, network topologies, and control narratives; maintain redlines/as-builts.
  • Generate regulatory and operational reports (flow totals, chemical-feed rates, SCADA alarm histories) to support DEC/EPA compliance.
  • Coordinate with process, mechanical, and electrical engineers, integrators, and plant operators to ensure seamless system performance.
  • Train plant staff on alarm management, trending, and basic HMI navigation.
• Compliance & Standards
  • Ensure all designs adhere to NYC DEP, NYS DEC, and EPA wastewater regulations, NFPA 820 electrical safety, and ISA 101 HMI, ISA 18.2 alarm-management standards.
  • Implement defense-in-depth cybersecurity measures (network segmentation, firewall rule-sets, VPN, multifactor authentication).

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Control Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred).

• 4-7 years designing and supporting SCADA systems for water or wastewater-treatment plants or other continuous-process utilities.
• Hands-on experience with AVEVA System Platform.
• Field startup/commissioning of process instrumentation (flow meters, level transmitters, AUMA/SIPOS valve actuators, VFDs).

• Strong understanding of biological nutrient removal (BNR), aeration control, pump-station automation, and distributed telemetry networks.
• Solid grasp of industrial protocols:
  Modbus TCP/RTU, DNP3, Ether Net/IP, Profibus/Profinet, OPC UA/DA, MQTT/Sparkplug-B.
• Networking fundamentals: managed Ethernet switches, VLANs, cellular/fiber backhaul, virtual private networks, and fail-over redundancy.
• Cyber-secure architecture design per ISA/IEC 62443 and AWWA G430/G200 guidelines.

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting ability; comfortable working in live plant environments.
• Clear, concise communication with operators, consultants, and municipal stakeholders.
• Ability to balance multiple projects, travel to facilities across the NYC metro area, and respond to off-hours emergencies when required.

• ISA / IEC…