Engineer, Senior, or Staff Engineer - Controls

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Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3‑E5, W1‑W2, or O1‑O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity. At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

Dominion Energy Power Generation Engineering seeks an Engineer, Senior, or Staff Engineer with a controls and instrumentation background to support the Power Generation fleet (non‑nuclear) with technical leadership and hands‑on SCADA and PLC expertise. This stimulating position would be responsible for assisting with designing, implementing, and maintaining industrial control systems primarily at Dominion Energy Solar and Battery Storage facilities while occasionally supporting traditional power generation stations.

The successful candidate will be able to provide the support noted below in accordance with standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements for the Power Generation fleet:

• Provide technical expertise and leadership in control system engineering, design, implementation, programming, configuration, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting in support of utility‑scale power generation SCADA, PLC, and ICs systems.
• Provide hands‑on experience with all associated control system devices, controllers, computers, communications, control logic interfaces for inverter operation and solar tracking systems, protection relay and electrical control interfaces, network connections, protocol converters, and endpoint devices.
• Provide expertise in engineering consultation and recommendation for solution to include development of engineering specifications and documentation, work scopes, bid proposals, test procedures, alarm response procedures, commissioning plans, and reports.
• Lead projects and perform responsibilities of controls engineering support and oversee vendor/contractor support when needed.
• Provide support and leadership to meet compliance requirements, code requirements, NERC regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Investigate and implement technologies that will improve plant operation and performance (e.g., reliability, efficiency, environmental) and technologies that will assist with control system maintenance and analysis.
• Evaluate controls specifications for existing site retrofits, new site construction, and site acquisitions.
• Provide on‑site support of control system maintenance including on‑site support for ongoing cyber security standards maintenance.

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following:

• Engineer: 2+ years of relevant professional engineering experience (post‑school).
• Senior Engineer: 5+ years of relevant professional engineering experience (post‑school).
• Staff Engineer: 8+ years of relevant professional engineering experience (post‑school).

* Knowledge, skills, abilities, and years of experience will determine classification of Engineer, Senior Engineer, or Staff Engineer.

• In‑depth knowledge of industry advances in control system monitoring, testing and analysis of control systems equipment.
• Experience with Ethernet network switches and with serial digital communications, including third‑party datalink protocols (Modbus, DNP, etc.).
• Strong knowledge and experience of electrical, electronics, and controls theories.
• Strong technical leadership skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to support the technical aspects of multiple projects and assignments concurrently.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to successfully work both independently and in team environments to identify issues, pinpoint root causes, and devise solutions.

• Strong…