Job Description
Job Purpose
To contribute as a Solar SCADA Engineer in renewable energy projects (Solar, Wind, and BESS) across India, working in a collaborative, team-based environment. The role involves applying technical expertise in energy storage, renewable systems, Solar PV, wind technologies, and industrial automation tools such as SCADA, PLCs, and data loggers. It also requires proficiency in cybersecurity, communication protocols, networking, schematic diagrams, and power plant control (PPC) to support the design, integration, monitoring, and optimization of renewable energy systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and design process for all SCADA/Remote monitoring related topics for rooftop and utility Solar power plants.
- Design the interface systems for Wind and Solar Hybrid plants and Energy storage projects.
- Support the procurement team with technical expertise throughout different project phases.
- Develop and coordinate the design of monitoring and control systems for utility scale solar PV i.e SCADA units, Power Plant Controller, RTU and IT equipment.
- Develop and coordinate the design of monitoring and control systems for rooftop solar PV i.e Datalogger units, PLC Units, DG-PV Synchronization, Zero Export and other interface equipment's.
- Specify monitoring equipment, meteorological stations, weather sensors, PLC's, network topology/architectures of FO rings, human machine interfaces (HMIs) and other equipment together with other project stakeholders.
- Integration of major components into SCADA, such as inverters, meteo (Weather) stations, energy meters, UPS, protection relays and security systems.
- Develop detailed design documentation including signal lists, IP address lists, wiring diagrams and equipment lists.
- Work on Power Plant Controller compliance with grid connection requirement in cooperation with the Grid team.
- Generate project documentation including commissioning documents, as-built drawings, operator manuals and training material.
- Work with the project team to report project status, risks and mitigation measures.
- Work with the SCADA suppliers to validate functionality of the site SCADA system, power plant controller and HMI.
- To develop in-house capabilities related to control drawings, panel drawings, electrical drawings, programming from scratch and integrate various brands of PLC and Dataloggers.
- Coordinate with on-site engineers for commissioning and installation support.
- Work with O&M Team in providing solutions for ease of remote monitoring.
- Technical lead for SCADA troubleshooting and diagnostics.
- Monitor and evaluate market trends and innovation.
- Provide internal and external technical/product support via phone, web, email, chat and other channels as required.
- Research, diagnose, troubleshoot and identify solutions to resolve issues.
- A self-starter, you will be able to manage your time and take the initiative.
- The person who wants to participate strongly in the development of a growing business.
- Flexibility to work and adapt himself to different cultures and new projects.
- Ready to travel on site whenever required.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Education : B.Tech/B.E - Electronics and Communication / Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
- Experience : 4 to 5 years of total work experience in Hands-on experience with Solar, Substation Automation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to gain understanding through listening, and to communicate technical concepts clearly.
- Knowledge of Cybersecurity networking.
- Experience with network concepts based on Modbus, DNP3 and IEC 61870-5-104.
- Understanding of power plant operating procedures preferred.
- Ability to interpret diagrams and schematics including but not limited to; power protections systems, networking and control, electrical, mechanical, and civil drawings.
- Knowledge of serial RS-232/RS-485 and Ethernet TCP/IP networking.
- Experience in SCADA systems for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) will be an advantage.
- Experience in programming languages like C, Python will be an advantage.
- Experience with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel and Teams.
- Proactive personality, solution minded and willing to take calculated risks to achieve results.
- Adept in MS Office Suite, SQL database & operating systems.
- Excellent communication skills written and spoken English / Hindi / Kannada.
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