SCADA Engineer - Renewables & Grid

Company:
Black & Veatch Corporation

Job Title:

SCADA Engineer – Renewables & Grid

Location:

Overland Park, KS;
Atlanta, GA;
Denver, CO;
Houston, TX.

Business Unit Sector: COR-BVOPS-ENGR & DEV SVCS

Department: BVCOR BV OPS EDS INSTR & CONTR

Opportunity Type:
Staff

Project-only Hire:
No

Black & Veatch is seeking a SCADA engineering professional to assist in the technical design of substation and renewable energy Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. The role involves conceptual and detailed design of SCADA hardware, networking equipment, fiber networks, datalinks, points list, RTU configurations, remote I/O module configurations, meter configurations, PMU/PDC device configurations, and Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens.

Responsibilities include quality assurance checking, engineering estimates, equipment part number specification, proposal specification writing, standards development, factory acceptance testing, cyber security auditing, and commissioning support at sites or remotely.

• Work directly with the project team to generate engineering design documents and deliverables (drawings, points list, configuration files, etc.) for systems and components related to the substation and renewable energy SCADA systems.
• Provide oversight and lead lower-level engineering work or assignments.
• Teach other engineers fundamental SCADA concepts and communication skills.
• Coordinate SCADA project work for timely execution and provide recommended solutions based on standards, best practices, and industry standards.
• Develop control system network architecture diagrams, datalink points list, control narratives, control logic diagrams, protection and control drawings, and procurement specifications for SCADA equipment.
• Read one-line diagrams, three-line AC schematics, and DC schematics.
• Configure devices’ Ethernet communication settings in IPv4 addressing with end devices, Ethernet switches, and routers (default gateway).
• Configure devices’ serial communication settings (RS‑232 or RS‑485) over Ethernet.
• Develop and support RTU configuration.
• Understand protective relays, substation and renewable energy automation systems configuration files.
• Configure devices for Synchrophasor data work: PMU devices, PDC devices, and DFRs.
• Provide remote support to the field construction team for troubleshooting and issue resolution.

• Experience with substation and renewable energy (wind, solar, battery energy storage).
• Familiarity with IEC 61850, Modbus, OPC UA, and other control system protocols over TCP/IP or serial.
• Experience with VMware, Factor Talk, Ignition, AVEVA HMI software, Cloud View, Subnet Solutions, Factory Studio, Cimplicity or other virtual/HMI software platforms.
• Experience with protective relays and substation and renewable energy automation systems.
• Experience with SEL RTAC and IED architecture design and configuration.
• Experience with Allen‑Bradley Control Logic PLC configuration.
• Experience with NERC‑CIP cyber security standards.
• Experience with IEEE 1547 inverters controlled as a system.
• Experience with OT single‑mode fiber optic network design.
• Network troubleshooting skills and experience with network analysis tools such as Wireshark, Modbus Poll, etc.
• Experience with Excel macros and VBA language.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to be both an individual contributor and work effectively in teams.
• Ability to accept both internal and external (client) feedback.
• Willingness to learn processes and procedures specific to the power industry.
• Maintain some flexibility in work hours, if required by the client or project.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science from an accredited program or the country in which the applicant is practicing. Minimum of 5 years related work experience. All applicants must complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

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