OT Network Engineer for Battery Energy Storage (Remote)

ON.energy; Tysons, Houston, Miami, Atlanta (VA, TX, FL, GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

ON.energy is seeking an OT Systems Engineer to deploy, configure, and support OT networks for utility-scale BESS projects. You will ensure reliable communications between EMS, PCS, BMS, SCADA, and remote monitoring platforms in a field-facing, deployment-focused role.

This role requires travel to project sites, configuring segmentation, VLANs, routing, and secure remote access, and collaborating with Deployment Engineers, Controls Engineers, EMS teams, and Field Commissioning teams to bring new

Qualifications

• Experience deploying OT or industrial networks in the field.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking in operational environments.
• Hands-on experience with industrial networking equipment (switches/routers/firewalls).
• Familiarity with SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, EMS, or industrial control systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot across network, software, and controls boundaries.
• Willingness to travel to project sites during deployment phases.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure OT network infrastructure for BESS projects, including switches, routers, firewalls, cellular devices, and site communications equipment.
• Support commissioning activities by ensuring reliable connectivity between EMS, PCS, BMS, protection relays, meters, and SCADA systems.
• Configure network segmentation, VLANs, routing, and secure remote access for OT environments.
• Troubleshoot network and communication issues during commissioning and early operations.
• Collaborate with Deployment Engineers, Controls Engineers, EMS teams, and Field Commissioning teams to resolve integration issues.
• Support site bring-up, FAT, SAT, and handover to service teams.
• Document site network architectures, configurations, and as-built drawings.
• Contribute to standardized network designs, templates, and deployment procedures.
• Support remote monitoring, data acquisition, and secure connectivity to central platforms.
• Travel to project sites as required during deployment phases.

Skills

OT networks

TCP/IP fundamentals

Industrial equipment

SCADA/controls

Troubleshooting

Travel readiness

Tools

Switches

Routers

Firewalls

Job description

ON.energy is seeking an OT Systems Engineer to deploy, configure, and support OT networks for utility-scale BESS projects. You will ensure reliable communications between EMS, PCS, BMS, SCADA, and remote monitoring platforms in a field-facing, deployment-focused role.

This role requires travel to project sites, configuring segmentation, VLANs, routing, and secure remote access, and collaborating with Deployment Engineers, Controls Engineers, EMS teams, and Field Commissioning teams to bring new