Senior Controls SCADA Engineer — Energy Storage (Hybrid)

LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.; Westborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. in Westborough, MA is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to design, develop, and deploy PLC-based power plant control logic for grid-connected and islanded operations, using IEC 61131-2 and structured text.

You will interface with protection relays, switchgear, and plant controllers, configure OPC UA and DNP3 communications, and help deliver reliable energy storage solutions across multiple resources.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with PLC programming (structured text, function blocks) in power plant control or industrial automation.
• Strong knowledge of industrial networking protocols (OPC UA, DNP3, Modbus, GOOSE) and data base integration (SQL).
• Experience configuring and controlling protection relays and switchgear.
• Experience with Ignition SCADA (Vision and/or Perspective) or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices in industrial environments.
• Experience with Single Line Diagrams, switch gear and protection relays.
• Excellent verbal, written and documentation skills.
• Ability to work as a key member on a development team.
• Ability to interface well with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated history of delivering quality products to market with understanding and release control.
• Experience with Schweitzer RTAC devices.
• Experience using medium voltage equipment such as inverters and transformers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy PLC-based power plant control logic for multi-resource operation.
• Use structured text on IEC 61131-2 compliant PLCs.
• Interface with protection relays and switch gear for starting and operating the power plant.
• Configure OPC UA, DNP3 and other communication protocols for real time data acquisition and control.
• Perform system commissioning, testing and validation.
• Report on development status and timelines to stakeholders.
• Interface with program/project management and engineers to deliver controls functionality per specs.

Skills

PLC programming

Industrial networking

OPC UA

SQL database

Protection relays

Ignition SCADA

Cybersecurity

Documentation

Team collaboration

RTAC devices

Medium voltage equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer or Systems Engineering

Tools

Ignition SCADA

Schweitzer RTAC

Job description

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. in Westborough, MA is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to design, develop, and deploy PLC-based power plant control logic for grid-connected and islanded operations, using IEC 61131-2 and structured text.

You will interface with protection relays, switchgear, and plant controllers, configure OPC UA and DNP3 communications, and help deliver reliable energy storage solutions across multiple resources.