Senior OT Engineer — Power Grid Controls & Automation

NV Energy; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

NV Energy is seeking an experienced engineer to design and support OT electronics and software for generation and energy management. You will lead control system logic development, interface with vendors, and help implement secure, scalable OT infrastructure.

The role requires a PE license or substantial equivalent experience, 5+ years in engineering, and familiarity with SCADA, Modbus, DNP3, and VMware environments. Occasional travel within Nevada is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems or related field.
• PE license required; if none, 8 years as practicing engineer.
• Candidates without bachelor’s degree must have 9+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides control system software and hardware support for safe, reliable operations.
• Develops and implements control system logic and display modifications.
• Creates Common Information Models for generation/transmission/distribution elements.
• Builds data interfaces to transmit real-time system data.
• Provides after-hours support and on-call outage assistance.
• Travels up to 25% within the state.

Skills

Control system design

SCADA protocols

Networking

VMware vSphere

Data historian/monitoring

Generation/Transmission knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, CS, IS, or related field

Professional Engineer (PE) license

5 years engineering experience (with PE)

8 years engineering experience (no PE)

9 years experience without bachelor’s degree

Tools

SCADA (ICCP)

Modbus

DNP3

Job description

NV Energy is seeking an experienced engineer to design and support OT electronics and software for generation and energy management. You will lead control system logic development, interface with vendors, and help implement secure, scalable OT infrastructure.

The role requires a PE license or substantial equivalent experience, 5+ years in engineering, and familiarity with SCADA, Modbus, DNP3, and VMware environments. Occasional travel within Nevada is expected.