Remote SCADA & PLC Controls Engineer (Data Centers)

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) plan

Life insurance

PTO

Job summary

Actalent is hiring a SCADA/PLC Controls Engineer to design and implement high-availability automation for generators, MV gear, fuel systems, and data-center SCADA environments. You will program PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens S7), create HMI screens, alarms, tags, and graphics, and ensure secure SCADA networks.

Responsibilities include testing blackstart, load-transfer, and failover sequences, FAT/SAT/IST, and integrating MV switchgear and generator controls.

Qualifications

• Develop PLC logic using Allen-Bradley, Siemens S7, or similar platforms.
• Create SCADA HMI screens, alarm structures, historian tags, and graphics.
• Integrate MV switchgear, generator controls, fuel systems, and interlocks.
• Conduct blackstart, load-transfer, and failover sequence testing.
• Perform FAT/SAT/IST, including generator paralleling and MV transitions.
• Develop SCADA network segmentation, VLANs, and secure access pathways.
• Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement high-availability automation logic for generators, MV gear, fuel systems, and plant-level SCADA environments.
• Program PLCs and design SCADA screens and alarm structures.
• Test blackstart, load-transfer, and failover sequences; support FAT/SAT/IST.

Skills

Scada

plc programming

plcs

MC systems

generators

fuel system

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens S7

Inductive Automation Ignition

Job description

Actalent is hiring a SCADA/PLC Controls Engineer to design and implement high-availability automation for generators, MV gear, fuel systems, and data-center SCADA environments. You will program PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens S7), create HMI screens, alarms, tags, and graphics, and ensure secure SCADA networks.

Responsibilities include testing blackstart, load-transfer, and failover sequences, FAT/SAT/IST, and integrating MV switchgear and generator controls.