SCADA & Automation Engineer

Summary: NEI Electric Power Engineering is an engineering services firm dedicated to serving people and solving problems. The SCADA & Automation Engineer will be responsible for engineering design and analysis, supporting client projects, and ensuring quality deliverables on time and within budget. Responsibilities: - Designs retrofit or new SCADA and control systems for substations, power plants, wind farms, solar plants, and other electrical power facilities - Develops high-level SCADA block diagram indicating protocols, communications media, networking, addressing, and data flow - Coordinates SCADA scope on larger projects ensuring that vendors, owners, Telco/T1/Fiber providers, and other stakeholders are communicating clearly and working efficiently toward an integrated solution - Develops a complete design package from a SCADA block diagram, including: - SCADA panel elevation drawings - Equipment Bill of Materials - Schematics and Wiring Diagrams - Data mapping and points lists - PLC, Data concentrator, firewall, managed switch, and HMI settings files - NERC CIP documentation or procedures as necessary - Factory or On-site testing and commissioning of the SCADA system, including: - Installing any remaining cables, fibers, or equipment as necessary - Troubleshooting and resolving communications issues - Programming of all devices - End-to-end functional testing of all points to local devices, HMI, control room, and other data off-taker facilities - Assists with project planning, scheduling, and coordination for all size projects - Provides technical leadership - Works with other project team members and produce project deliverables as required Required Qualifications: - Education: Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology from an accredited institution, electric power option preferred - Experience: 1 – 4 years of relevant engineering or field experience - Licensure: FE, PE is a plus, but not required - Experience with AutoCAD - Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and other computer software - Possesses effective written and oral communications skills - Good interpersonal and people skills - Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis Preferred Qualifications: - Proficiency with common protocols such as DNP3.0, Modbus, SEL, OPC and IEC 61850 - Proficiency with RTU software and hardware platforms (old and new) such as SEL-RTAC, OrionLX, GE-D20, and others - Proficiency with PLC hardware selection and programming - Knowledgeable of IEC 61131 Programming Standards - Knowledgeable in NERC CIP requirements - Proficiency with device integration - Proficiency with power plant networking (security, firewalls, managed switches) - Proficiency with designing and developing intuitive HMI screens - Proficiency at developing and carrying out factory and site acceptance testing Required Skills: SCADA design, AutoCAD, PLC programming Important Skills: NERC CIP knowledge, HMI design, Project planning, Field experience, Power plant networking, Device integration Benefits: 100% Employer paid team member premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Life Insurance, 401(k) with employer matching; 100% immediate vesting, Annual & discretionary bonus programs, Paid vacation and sick time, Employer paid licensure (FE/PE), certifications, seminars, & conferences, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Eight (8) paid holidays including a floating holiday to use at your discretion, Annual Team Building, Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility, Career development, training, and coaching opportunities, Pet insurance