Summary
Terabase Energy develops digitalization and automation platforms for large-scale solar projects. The SCADA and Controls Warranty Engineer maintains, troubleshoots, tests, and develops control systems for solar, storage, and hybrid plants while supporting warranty management, documentation, data analysis, customer engagement, and field troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Engage directly with customers; Developers, Owners, Utilities, O&M companies and ISOs
- Troubleshoot, test, and restore Remote Terminal Units (RTU’s), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s), & Human Machine Interfaces (HMI’s) for
- Active Power Curtailment
- Reactive Power Control
- MET tower data acquisition
- High Voltage substation SCADA
- Power Plant Control (PPC) for, Solar, Battery Energy Storage (BESS), and Energy Management Systems (EMS’s)
- Work with the following technologies and platforms:
- Controls: SEL-RTACs & ControlLogix
- HMI: Ignition
- Historian: Ignition, MSSQL, InfluxDB, and Canary Labs
- Network: SEL, Cisco, Hirschmann, Fortigate, and Moxa
- Troubleshooting: Putty, Wireshark
- Develop detailed design documentation including System Architecture Diagrams, Device Points List, IP lists, Logic Diagrams, HMI mockups
- Generate project documentation including testing documents, as-built drawings, operator manuals and training material
- Coordinate with field technicians for on-site troubleshooting and warranty claim support
- Utilize diagnostic utilities to troubleshoot complex monitoring and control systems
- Any other actions required by management
- Warranty Management
- Handle warranty claims and ensure timely issue resolution
- Coordinate with vendors and manufacturers for warranty concerns
- Maintain detailed records of warranty claims and their resolutions
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Analyze performance data to identify trends and potential improvements
- Generate regular performance and maintenance reports for stakeholders
- Implement data-driven strategies to enhance system reliability and efficiency
Skills
- Flexibility in work hours, including occasional night shifts, and the ability to work remotely or travel as needed are essential
- Significant travel to customer and project sites
- * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technology, or related field, preferably with controls major
- * Ability to communicate with team members and business partners
- * 2+ years of IEC 61131-3/PLC programming experience, including structured text and function blocks
- * 2+ years of controls development using SEL RTAC is a plus
- * 2+ years of SCADA development, Ignition experience a plus
- * Working knowledge of programming language. Phyton a plus
- * Experience in setting up virtual machines on physical servers
- * Working knowledge of industrial protocols such as Modbus-TCP, DNP3, OPC-UA, IEC 61850 and ICCP
- * Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
- * Been part of or lead Continuous Improvement/Lessons Learned program
- * Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Flexibility in work hours, including occasional night shifts, and the ability to work remotely or travel as needed are essential
- Significant travel to customer and project sites
- * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technology, or related field, preferably with controls major
- * Ability to communicate with team members and business partners
- * 2+ years of IEC 61131-3/PLC programming experience, including structured text and function blocks
- * 2+ years of controls development using SEL RTAC is a plus
- * 2+ years of SCADA development, Ignition experience a plus
- * Working knowledge of programming language. Phyton a plus
- * Experience in setting up virtual machines on physical servers
- * Working knowledge of industrial protocols such as Modbus-TCP, DNP3, OPC-UA, IEC 61850 and ICCP
- * Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
- * Been part of or lead Continuous Improvement/Lessons Learned program
- * Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States
Benefits
- Generous time off and holiday policy
- Flexible time off
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Career progression
- 401k match
- Stock options
- Home office set up allowance
- Remote work arrangement