SCADA Engineer & Technical Director — Power Systems Leader

WSP USA; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 145,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a SCADA Engineer – Technical Director for the Boise, Idaho area. The role involves leading design, engineering, and commissioning of utility-scale SCADA projects across transmission, distribution, and renewable energy sectors.

Candidates should demonstrate substantial SCADA experience, familiarity with RTUs, HMIs, networking, and communications, with willingness to mentor others and travel to project sites as needed. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for SCADA projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at an electrical utility or commercial scale.
• Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work.
• Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support and leadership in design, engineering, and commissioning of utility, industrial, and commercial scale SCADA projects in the public and private sector.
• Leadership: Coordinate, review and approve electrical infrastructure design plans for mid-level and complex projects, ensuring data integrity and compliance with codes.
• Data Acquisition: Prepare points lists of data to be transferred between control centers, program data addressing and routing, develop HMI screens, travel to project sites to test data transfer schemes.
• Networking: Design and configure network paths for RTUs, DIs, HMIs, and other SCADA equipment inside substation or facility.
• Communications: Design communication networks focusing on data security and reliability; travel to test networks.
• Knowledge of SCADA standards (IEEE, IEC, ANSI, CIGRE, NERC) and protocols (DNP, Modbus, IEC 61850).
• Logic and Control: Develop, document, and implement control schemes for remote/local operation of power system equipment; travel to sites for testing.
• Travel as needed to meet project requirements and support.
• Adhere to WSP Code of Conduct and related policies.

Skills

SCADA design

Project leadership

Data acquisition

Networking design

Industrial control

IEC 61850

DNP/Modbus

HMI design

RTU configuration

Cybersecurity basics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Wonderware

AcSELerator RTAC

NovaTech NCD/Inkscape

NovaTech Orion

Eaton SMP

SEL RTAC

Job description

WSP USA is seeking a SCADA Engineer – Technical Director for the Boise, Idaho area. The role involves leading design, engineering, and commissioning of utility-scale SCADA projects across transmission, distribution, and renewable energy sectors.

Candidates should demonstrate substantial SCADA experience, familiarity with RTUs, HMIs, networking, and communications, with willingness to mentor others and travel to project sites as needed. Relocation assistance is not provided.