Senior SCADA & Automation Engineer — Hybrid

Sargent & Lundy; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 118,023 - 180,313; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

EAP

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy seeks an Automation Engineer to design SCADA and communications for substation projects, including RTU/IP networks and HMI programming. You will coordinate with relay settings engineers and draft system documentation while adhering to CIP standards.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with three days in the office and travel up to 30% to client sites, plus generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications, or Computer Systems Engineering.
• 8 years of experience in design, configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting of substation SCADA and communication systems.
• Experience with SEL, Novatech, & GE RTUs and software.
• Basic understanding of LAN/WAN devices and topology.
• Knowledge of DNP, Modbus, SEL, IEC-61850 protocols.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Ability & willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Engage in fast-paced client projects to plan, engineer, & design SCADA and communications systems.
• Develop communication block diagrams, panel layout/bill of material drawings, SCADA AC & DC schematics, fiber detail drawings, & network drawings.
• Provide reviews/design input of P&C drawings for SCADA system requirements.
• Develop points lists for data transferred between RTUs, IEDs, and master station connections.
• Develop configurations for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) – SEL RTAC, Novatech OrionLX, SMP Gateway, GE-D20, etc.
• Develop configurations for programmable automation controllers (PACs) – SEL-2440/2411, etc.

Skills

SCADA design

RTU/IED knowledge

Network protocols (DNP/Modbus/IEC-6185

LAN/WAN basics

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications, or Computer Systems Engineering

Tools

SEL RTUs

Novatech RTUs

GE RTUs

Cisco/Siemens network gear

HMI tools (SEL Diagram Builder, Wonderware)

Job description

Sargent & Lundy seeks an Automation Engineer to design SCADA and communications for substation projects, including RTU/IP networks and HMI programming. You will coordinate with relay settings engineers and draft system documentation while adhering to CIP standards.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with three days in the office and travel up to 30% to client sites, plus generous benefits.