Controls System Engineer

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

100% employer sponsored health, dental

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Control System Engineer with deep experience in Ignition SCADA and PLC-based control development.

You will help build Power Plant Controllers for grid-scale energy storage systems, integrating PLCs, databases, EMS controllers and IEDs for reliable, efficient operation. The role focuses on designing SCADA/HMI interfaces, implementing control algorithms, and ensuring real-time data acquisition with OPC UA and DNP3.

Qualifications

• PLC programming experience (structured text, ladder logic)
• Control systems engineering background
• Ignition SCADA or similar experience
• OPC UA, DNP3, Modbus, Goose familiarity
• SQL database integration knowledge
• Experience drafting design documents and test validation procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PLC-based control systems using IEC 61131-2
• Integrate Ignition SCADA with PLCs, databases, EMS controllers and IEDs
• Develop HMIs and dashboards for plant visualization and control
• Design control algorithms for Power Plant Controller in grid-scale storage
• Configure OPC UA, DNP3 and other protocols for real-time data acquisition
• System commissioning, testing and validation
• Maintain documentation of controller designs and timelines
• Interface with PMs, project engineers to meet specs

Skills

PLC programming

Control systems engineering

Ignition SCADA

Industrial protocols OPC UA

DNP3

Modbus

Goose

SQL databases

Design documents and validation

Documentation skills

Team collaboration

Customer interfacing

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Schweitzer RTAC

Job description

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems. Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

LGES Vertech is a highly matrixed, team-oriented organization that fosters cross functional collaboration and innovation. The company seeks high caliber candidates with proven experience and with characteristics that embody our corporate commitment to the virtues of humble, hungry and smart in all we do.

• competitive salaries, generous benefits, including 100% employer sponsored medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.

For more information about LGESVT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Control System Engineer with deep experience in Ignition SCADA and PLC-based control system development experience. In this role, you will be a key member in developing Power Plant Controller using Ignition SCADA and a PLC based controller. This role is pivotal in delivering industry grade, highly efficient and customizable solutions for LG’s energy storage systems.

Primary Responsibilities

• PLC based control system design and development using IEC 61131-2.
• Integrate Ignition based SCADA platform with PLCs, databases, EMS controllers and other IEDs.
• Develop intuitive HMIs and dashboards for plant visualization and control.
• Design and implement control algorithms for Power Plant Controller used in grid scale battery storage applications.
• Configure OPC UA, DNP3 and other protocols for real time data acquisition and integration with other controls systems.
• Perform system commissioning, testing and validation.
• Maintain excellent documentation capturing controller designs, project timelines and presentations for stakeholder communication.
• Interface with program management, project management and project engineers to help deliver controls functionality and performance according to the project specifications.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

• Experience with PLC programming (structured text, ladder logic).
• Work or educational experience in control systems engineering
• Experience in SCADA development using Inductive Automation’s Ignition platform or similar.
• Working knowledge of industrial networking protocols (OPC UA, DNP3, Modbus, Goose) and data base integration (SQL).
• Experience developing design documents and test validation procedures
• Excellent verbal, written and documentation skills.
• Ability to work as a key member on a development team.
• Ability to interface well with internal and external customers.

Preferred:

• Experience with Schweitzer RTAC devices
• Experience integrating solutions with Docker
• Experience using medium voltage equipment such as inverters and transformers.

Education and Experience

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent)