Remote SCADA & Controls Program Leader (Renewables)

Westinghouse Electric Company; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 200,579,000 - 266,483,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) savings plan

Paid vacations

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking an experienced engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of SCADA, PLC, RTU, and HMI projects on a remote basis. The role involves managing scope, schedule, budget, and coordinating multiple vendors across distributed teams.

The candidate will develop and optimize PLC programs, oversee SCADA integration with Ignition and OPC, and lead commissioning and testing activities. Travel up to 50% is required for project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation, or related discipline.
• 8+ years managing and commissioning renewable SCADA and control systems.
• Expert knowledge of Ignition SCADA, PLC programming, OPC, Modbus, DNP3, EtherNet/IP, CAN, RTUs, historians, and industrial networking.
• Experience with BESS, PV, hybrid plants, and utility interconnections.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of SCADA, PLC, RTU, HMI, networking, and plant control system projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, contractors, EPCs, OEMs, consultants, and third-party vendors.
• Develop, review, and optimize PLC programs using Schneider M340/M580 and similar platforms.
• Oversee SCADA integration using Ignition, OPC, historians, RTACs, and networks.
• Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, PPA, LGIA, and performance testing.
• Review electrical, communication, networking, and control system drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and provide technical leadership for SCADA architecture and control strategies.
• Establish coding standards, documentation, configuration management, cybersecurity practices, and version control.
• Provide technical troubleshooting for PLCs, RTUs, protection relays, inverters, meters, networking equipment, and fiber optics.

Skills

Project management

SCADA knowledge

Industrial networking

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automation, or related discipline

Tools

Ignition SCADA

PLC programming

OPC

Modbus

DNP3

EtherNet/IP

CAN

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking an experienced engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of SCADA, PLC, RTU, and HMI projects on a remote basis. The role involves managing scope, schedule, budget, and coordinating multiple vendors across distributed teams.

The candidate will develop and optimize PLC programs, oversee SCADA integration with Ignition and OPC, and lead commissioning and testing activities. Travel up to 50% is required for project execution.