SCADA & Commissioning Engineer

As Scout’s SCADA & Commissiong Engineer, you will lead the design, configuration, and onsite commissioning of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Operational Technology (OT) systems across our utility-scale solar, wind, and BESS projects. As part of the Construction Engineering team, you will ensure that all digital control layers—from individual inverters to the Power Plant Controllers—are engineered for reliability, security, and peak performance before handover to the Operations & Maintenance team. 

Your Responsibilities Include: 

SCADA & Commissioning Project Engineering 

• Lead owner-side SCADA engineering from conceptual design through commissioning and Operations handoff  

• Lead technical reviews of vendor submittals and drawings. Approve SCADA design packages (30%, 60%, 90%, and IFC) , including communications architecture, point mapping, and commissioning procedures 

• Specify and validate SCADA system components (RTUs, RTACs, PPCs, HMIs, communications infrastructure)  

• Define and document control and data interfaces between BESS subsystems and site SCADA, PPC, substation systems, revenue metering, remote operations connectivity, interconnecting utility and ISO/RTO 

• Coordinate with EPCs, OEMs, plant controller vendors, utilities, and ISOs to ensure design and integration alignment 

• Manage and support FAT, SAT, point-to-point testing, telemetry checkout, and control verification for SCADA Equipment 

• Lead the configuration and troubleshooting of Power Plant Controllers (PPC), RTUs, HMIs, and protection relays using protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850. 

• Review and validate PPC control philosophies including active power, reactive power, Volt/VAr, Volt/Watt, frequency response, curtailment, Automatic Generation Control and BESS operating modes. 

• Provide on-site and remote commissioning, testing, energization, and troubleshooting support, including pre-functional checks, functional testing, and final system validation to ensure assets operate according to design specifications 

• Support utility witness testing and commercial operation testing activities 

• Manage troubleshooting for complex integration issues involving protocols, network performance, data quality, and control interlocks during construction and commissioning 

• Verify plant controls comply with applicable grid (e.g. NERC/CIP), utility, and regulatory SCADA requirements and coordinate required SCADA checkouts and point-to-point testing