Power Plant SCADA Control Engineer – Grid Integration

Power-Factors; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Factors is seeking a Power Plant Control Engineer to join our global team. You will deliver grid integration and control engineering tasks for solar, storage and hybrid sites during project execution, interfacing with customers and grid operators to gather requirements and finalize designs.

You will contribute to control narratives, performance modelling, and testing, while supporting remote troubleshooting and continuous learning in a dynamic, international work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Electrical or Automation Engineering.
• 2+ years experience as SCADA Engineer.
• Knowledge of RES (Solar, Wind, Storage or Hybrid).
• Good knowledge of digital and analog signals.
• Experience with PLCs.
• Experience with Linux OS.
• Modelling power control systems in Digsilent, PSSE or PSCAD.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements for grid integration of solar, storage, wind, and hybrid plants.
• Escalate new requirements to product teams for implementation.
• Design the flow for new control applications.
• Contribute to mathematical modelling of power plant control algorithms.
• Prepare project-specific control narratives.
• Commission the project power plant controller.
• Conduct Grid Code compliance tests and report results.
• Develop studies for new grid integration and control installations.
• Be the main technical interface to grid operators and client specialists.
• Provide remote troubleshooting support to on-site engineers.

Skills

SCADA Engineer

Power systems

Industrial protocols

PLCs

Linux OS

Power modelling

Communication

Education

Electrical/Automation Engineering degree

Tools

MODBUS

DNP3

OPC

Digsilent

PSSE

PSCAD

Job description

Power Factors is seeking a Power Plant Control Engineer to join our global team. You will deliver grid integration and control engineering tasks for solar, storage and hybrid sites during project execution, interfacing with customers and grid operators to gather requirements and finalize designs.

You will contribute to control narratives, performance modelling, and testing, while supporting remote troubleshooting and continuous learning in a dynamic, international work environment.