Xcel Energy-posted 2 months ago
$79,800 - $152,766/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Hybrid • Glenville, MN
5,001-10,000 employees
Utilities

The Renewables Reliability Engineering team is responsible for elevating the reliability and availability of renewable energy systems while optimizing costs. The team leverages technical expertise, innovative engineering practices, data-driven insights and teamwork to deliver resilient, safe, and cost-effective solutions, resulting in operational excellence across the wind, solar, and battery storage portfolio. We are seeking a highly skilled Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Engineer to join our team. This individual will have an opportunity to develop and apply general power plant electrical and control subsystem expertise to an expanding fleet of wind, solar, and battery farms across our three service territories. Willingness to occasionally climb wind turbines and enter substations for educational and small project purposes is desired. This role will require occasional on-call availability to support plant outage troubleshooting and restoration. Familiarity with component failure rate calculations and other reliability engineering concepts is strongly preferred.

  • Deliver cyber-secure solutions to enhance data capture and equipment reliability in our fleet
  • Perform routine troubleshooting of Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) and site SCADA infrastructure including Windows Servers and network switches
  • Develop expertise in single and multiple-power plant control methodologies
  • Perform root cause analysis and identify corrective action plans to prevent repeat failures
  • Provide technical and operational insights to influence new equipment design specifications
  • Participate in industry networking and piloting new technologies to improve equipment reliability
  • Leverage software and analytics to streamline processes and improve efficiency
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET accredited, electrical engineering degree preferred
  • 2+ years relevant engineering experience for Staff Engineer level
  • 5+ years relevant engineering experience for Senior Engineer level with EIT/FE required; 7+ years without EIT/FE
  • 9+ years relevant engineering experience for Principal Engineer level with PE registration required; 15+ years without PE
  • Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization
  • EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) strongly preferred for Staff and Senior Engineer levels
  • Preferred PE (Professional Engineer) registration may be required depending on business need for Senior and Principal Engineer levels
  • Experience with SEL RTAC platform and Novatech OrionLX
  • Experience with Ignition SCADA from Inductive Automation
  • Familiarity with DNP3, MODBUS, and OPC protocols
  • Strong computer skills, specifically in computer networking (e.g. CCNA certification) and understanding of computer architecture
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL
  • Annual Incentive Program
  • Medical/Pharmacy Plan
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
  • Health Care Reimbursement Account
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Limited-Purpose FSA
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account
  • Short-term disability (STD)
  • Long-term disability (LTD)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fitness Center Reimbursement
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Transit programs
  • Employee recognition program
  • Pension
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Holidays
  • Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
  • Parental Leave
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