Communications & Controls Engineer | SCADA & Power Transmission

Location: Phoenix, AZ | Remote work available

Employment type: Full-time

Compensation: $70–$96 per hour, depending on experience

Company Description Civil Design & Engineering, Inc. (CD&E), founded in 1996 in Flagstaff, Arizona, is a multidisciplinary firm providing architecture and civil engineering services under one roof. The company designs custom homes, commercial buildings, and tenant improvements, supported by in-house civil engineering, land surveying, construction inspection, and electrical engineering capabilities. CD&E delivers site design, grading and drainage, roadways, utilities, wastewater treatment, community planning, project management, and pre-engineered metal buildings for residential, commercial, public works, and federal projects.

Its integrated project delivery approach gives clients a single accountable team from concept through final inspection, emphasizing practical, buildable designs. CD&E is committed to high standards of service and ethics and supports projects across the United States from offices in Flagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona.

Help support the communications and control systems that keep a regional hydroelectric power transmission network operating reliably.

CD&E is seeking an experienced Communications & Controls Engineer with a background in SCADA, remote terminal units (RTUs), microwave and UHF radio, and substation networking
. In this role, you’ll lead engineering projects, solve complex system challenges, and provide technical guidance to field teams.

You’ll join a team that values collaboration, professional growth, and continued development.

• Plan, design, and oversee modifications and additions to power communications and control systems.
• Lead assigned projects, coordinating staffing, budgets, schedules, priorities, and technical deliverables.
• Develop control-system and automation solutions for real-time operations.
• Translate operational needs into system concepts, specifications, and engineering recommendations.
• Support field offices with system installation, maintenance, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Develop test procedures, maintenance guidelines, and technical documentation to support consistent system reliability and performance.
• Serve as a technical resource for complex communications and automated-system issues.
• Coordinate with compliance staff on applicable FERC orders, NERC standards, and cybersecurity requirements.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited school or program of engineering.
• Five or more years of experience in power systems, generation, or communications and controls.
• Advanced knowledge of and hands‑on experience with Config Pro 7 and SEL AcSELerator RTAC
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• Experience with the design and implementation of UHF and microwave radio, SCADA, and telecommunications systems
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• Broad knowledge of digital electronics, systems software, software engineering practices, and power system control equipment.
• Ability to analyze, specify, install, troubleshoot, and maintain systems supporting hydroelectric power operations.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity compliance standards, including NERC CIP
  , as they apply to substation networking, protection, SCADA, control systems, and change control.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with safety requirements for working on high‑voltage equipment.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, including the ability to explain engineering concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Possess a valid Driver's License.
• Ability to clear a Government background check.

• Hands‑on experience with SEL RTAC, GE D20, and TDM.
• Hands‑on experience with Subnet Substation Server (SSNET), ASE
  2000 Test Set, AutoCAD, Visio
• Professional…