Scope of Position
About Us:
EDF Renewables North America is a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with over 35 years of experience. We deliver grid-scale power: wind (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic, and storage projects; distribution-scale power: solar and storage; asset optimization: technical, operational, and commercial expertise to maximize the performance of generating projects, and onsite solutions, through the Company’s PowerFlex affiliate, offering a full suite of onsite energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers: solar, storage, EV charging, energy management systems, and microgrids.
Benefits & Perks:
EDF Renewables offers best-in-class employee benefits, including the following:
- Competitive bonus incentives. This position is eligible for our annual bonus program.
- Comprehensive health coverage. EDF Renewables USA provides low-cost health & wellness coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
- Rewarding 401k. EDF Renewables provides a generous matching contribution.
We are also proud to offer:
- Favorable paid time off programs, including paid parental leave after one year of service.
- Rewarding learning & career development and advancement opportunities.
- Supportive mentorship & buddy programs.
Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team environment that fosters our goal of delivering renewable solutions to lead the transition to a sustainable energy future.
Salary range: The full pay range for this role is $XX to $XX per hour. The target range for this position is $XX to $XX per hour. We generally base our salary decisions on factors such as internal equity, candidate work and/leadership experience, educational credentials, and in some cases, candidate work location.
Scope of Job: Develop engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, focused on performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company SCADA system used for electric grid monitoring, protection and control.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Develop engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments.
- Design SCADA portion of substation projects including modifications to RTU configurations and point list implementation in the Monarch EMS/SCADA system.
- Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support company objectives, utilizing engineering methods.
- Work with dispatch systems support to ensure the remote data requirements are incorporated into the EDFR Monarch EMS/SCADA system.
- Determine methods and techniques for obtaining results.
- Recommend alternative engineering solutions to management to meet business needs.
- Deliver on commitments and manage outside engineering services to accomplish the assigned work.
- Maintain project timeliness and budgets.
- Analyze and design engineering methods.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervision of Others: N/A
Physical Requirements: N/A
Working Conditions for SCADA Systems Engineer 2: 75% of time is spent in the office environment, utilizing computers (frequent use of various Microsoft software/programs), phones, and general office equipment. 25% of time is spent outside of the office visiting vendors’ and/or internal customers’ sites in additional to attending various conferences and meetings.
Working Conditions for SCADA Systems Engineer 3: 90% of time is spent in the office environment, utilizing computers (frequent use of various Microsoft software/programs), phones, and general office equipment. 10% of time is spent outside of the office visiting vendors’ and/or internal customers’ sites in additional to attending various conferences and meetings.
Fiscal Responsibilities: N/A
Qualifications
Qualifications for SCADA Systems Engineer 2:
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent work experience. Four years of additional directly related, progressive, technical work experience can be equated to a Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of three years of directly related experience in engineering related field.
- Applied knowledge of electric grid energy management systems or similar for the purpose of configuring and engineering SCADA systems used for electric grid monitoring, protection, and control.
- Knowledge and application of principles in area of SCADA engineering.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements, present alternatives, and recommendations.
- Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations while maintaining focus and calmness.
- Ability to provide timely assessments with limited information and/or assumptions.
- Proficient with the use of personal computers and automated tools.
Preferences:
- Engineering experience specific to industrial power systems or electric utility power systems.
- Experience with DAQ (Data Acquisition), RTU (Remote Terminal Unit), IED (Intelligent Electronic Device) and PLC technologies.
- Experience with Plant Communication Protocols (DNP 3, ModBus, OPC, IEC61850).
- Working knowledge of OSI Monarch energy management system.
- Working knowledge of Modbus and Ethernet.
- Fundamental understanding of fiber transport and microwave/wireless system technologies.
- Understanding of Company's business, and relevant policies, procedures, and practices.
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local laws, regulations and the National Electric Codes.
- Knowledge of Wind OEM SCADA Systems
- Knowledge of Solar Ignition platform systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot PPC systems
Qualifications for SCADA Systems Engineer 3:
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent work experience. Four years of additional directly related, progressive, technical work experience can be equated to a Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of five years of directly related experience in engineering related field.
- Applied knowledge of electric grid energy management systems or similar for the purpose of configuring and engineering SCADA systems used for electric grid monitoring, protection, and control.
- Knowledge and application of principles in area of SCADA engineering.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements, present alternatives, and recommendations.
- Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations while maintaining focus and calmness.
- Ability to provide timely assessments with limited information and/or assumptions.
- Proficient with the use of personal computers and automated tools.
- Availability to participate in a technical support rotation and provide support services outside of normal business hours
Preferences:
- Engineering experience specific to industrial power systems or electric utility power systems.
- Experience with DAQ (Data Acquisition), RTU (Remote Terminal Unit), IED (Intelligent Electronic Device) and PLC technologies.
- Experience with DNP 3.
- Working knowledge of OSI Monarch energy management system.
- Working knowledge of Modbus and Ethernet.
- Fundamental understanding of fiber transport and microwave/wireless system technologies.
- Understanding of Company's business, and relevant policies, procedures, and practices.
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local laws, regulations and the National Electric Codes.
