SCADA Controls Engineer – Renewable Energy Ops

IPX Power; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Home office setup

Cell phone/internet allowance

Job summary

IPX Power, a clean energy company, seeks a SCADA Engineer to design, implement, and commission SCADA and plant control systems across our solar and battery storage projects. You’ll work with engineering and operations teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable control architectures.

The role requires hands-on experience with SCADA configuration, industrial networking, and power plant communication protocols, and offers a collaborative culture, generous benefits, and opportunities to impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
• 2-5 years of experience in performance engineering, plant engineering, or utility-scale renewable operations.
• Strong understanding of solar PV and/or BESS system performance and degradation drivers.
• Working knowledge of Python and Ignition.
• Ability to interpret electrical single-line and three-line diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Review engineering and design documentation for SCADA and control systems across renewable energy projects.
• Support telecom and network interconnection for renewable facilities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Witness factory and site acceptance testing to verify systems meet project specifications.
• Support implementation of SCADA cybersecurity and network best practices across the portfolio.
• Maintain consistent SCADA architecture and site network standards across projects.
• Coordinate with OT team to support network configuration workflows, including firewall rules and ACLs.
• Troubleshoot control systems and communications, including PLC and SEL-RTAC behavior and network connectivity issues.
• Support development of commissioning plans and operational handover of projects to the Operations team.
• Coordinate integration with external platforms including BESS optimization systems, owner monitoring platforms, O&M providers, ISOs, and scheduling coordinators.
• Manage SCADA system onboarding, testing, and integration during construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate outage requests and testing activities with trading and scheduling teams.
• Support internal teams with technical requests including RFPs, new asset onboarding, ISO registrations, and reporting.
• Review and provide technical feedback on third-party SCADA system designs during the development phase.
• Assist Procurement and Operations teams with SCADA system specifications and integration strategies.

Skills

SCADA

Networking

Python

Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Ignition

PLC

SCADA software

Job description

IPX Power, a clean energy company, seeks a SCADA Engineer to design, implement, and commission SCADA and plant control systems across our solar and battery storage projects. You’ll work with engineering and operations teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable control architectures.

The role requires hands-on experience with SCADA configuration, industrial networking, and power plant communication protocols, and offers a collaborative culture, generous benefits, and opportunities to impact