Principal Power Generation Engineer: ROCC SCADA

Requisition : 97055

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The Principal SCADA Engineer serves as the senior technical authority for the architecture, design, specification, procurement, integration, testing, and lifecycle management of enterprise-level Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. This role translates operational, engineering, cybersecurity, regulatory, and business requirements into reliable and scalable control-system solutions supporting remote operation of renewable power generation and substation assets. The successful candidate will lead complex projects from concept development through commissioning and operational turnover, establish technical standards, evaluate suppliers and system integrators, and provide expert guidance across Engineering, Operations, Information Technology, Operational Technology, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Procurement, and Construction teams.

• SCADA architecture:
  Define current-state, target-state, and project-specific SCADA architectures, including control centers, server and virtualization platforms, operator workstations, historians, front-end processors, remote terminal units, programmable logic controllers, intelligent electronic devices, telecommunications, and external interfaces.
• System design:
  Lead conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design activities; develop network and communications diagrams, functional descriptions, control philosophies, data-flow models, point-list standards, redundancy strategies, availability requirements, and capacity plans.
• Technical specifications:
  Prepare and maintain procurement-ready technical specifications, scopes of work, design criteria, interface control documents, data requirements, testing requirements, cybersecurity requirements, documentation standards, and acceptance criteria.
• Procurement engineering:
  Partner with Supply Chain and Legal to develop requests for information and proposals, perform technical and commercial bid evaluations, lead vendor clarification meetings, assess exceptions and lifecycle costs, support contract negotiations, and recommend supplier selection.
• Vendor and integrator oversight:
  Direct original equipment manufacturers, SCADA vendors, engineering firms, and system integrators; review drawings, calculations, product submittals, schedules, software design descriptions, configuration records, and test procedures for conformance with specifications.
• Integration engineering:
  Define and validate interfaces among SCADA, plant controls, power plant controllers, substation automation, energy management or generation management systems, historians, data lakes, market systems, and remote operations centers.
• Protocols and communications:
  Establish requirements for protocols such as DNP3, ICCP/TASE.
  2, IEC 61850, Modbus, OPC UA/DA, and vendor-specific interfaces, including addressing, time synchronization, data quality, bandwidth, latency, and failover performance.
• Cybersecurity and compliance:
  Embed secure-by-design principles, network segmentation, role-based access, logging, patching, backup and recovery, configuration management, and supply-chain risk controls in accordance with applicable NERC CIP, NIST, IEC 62443, corporate, and contractual requirements.
• Testing and commissioning:
  Lead design reviews, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, system integration testing, performance and availability testing, failover testing, cutover planning, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Technical governance:
  Develop reusable reference architectures, engineering standards, approved technology lists, design templates, quality controls, and lifecycle roadmaps that improve consistency, reliability, maintainability, and total cost of ownership.
• Operational support:
  Provide escalation-level troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex SCADA, controls, network, protocol, data-quality, and performance issues; ensure sustainable corrective actions and complete technical documentation.
• Leadership:
  Mentor engineers and technical specialists, lead multidisciplinary design teams, communicate technical risks and tradeoffs to…