SCADA & CORE Systems Engineer

Iberdrola•Vancouver, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The SCADA & CORE Systems Engineer is a key member of a 24/7 mission critical operations team responsible for providing the technical support & analytical services with limited supervision for the management, design, specification, configuration, troubleshooting, and support of systems and processes that affect operation of renewable generation control systems.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in computer science, engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3+ years experience managing and configuring communication protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC, ICCP, TCP/IP and XML.
Ability to qualify to NERC standards including successful 7 year background investigation and security review.
Proven ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with management, Plant Operations, and technical personnel.
High energy and ability to work with little direct supervision.
Self-motivating and have desire to stay abreast of latest systems technologies relating to optimizing generation system performance.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with GE WindSCADA, Vestas VOB, Suzlon SC Commander, Siemens WPS (Wind Power Supervisor), SGRE WindNetPro, and other generation related SCADA applications.
Demonstrated proficiency using AVEVA PI.
Background in process control and energy management systems, as related to the Wind Energy Business.
Detailed understanding of NERC / CIP standards.
5+ years mission-critical expertise supporting an energy control center.
3+ years experience installing SCADA.
3+ years experience maintaining Windows Server/Client operating systems.
3+ years experience VMWare virtualization.
3+ years experience with industrial networking, VLAN’s, NAT’s, Static Routing, etc.

Responsibilities

With limited supervision, configure and manage SCADA alarms, real-time calculations, and other parameters to provide situational awareness to operations, supporting a highly reliable 10 GW generation dispatch 24/7 control center.
Deploy, configure, and perform maintenance on complex CORE SCADA applications using PcVue.
Install, configure, test, and maintain CORE SCADA applications such as Automatic Generation Control (AGC), Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR), Biologic Curtailment Systems, SCADA Monitoring Systems, Oracle and SQL Databases.
Maintain SCADA interface systems relating to NYISO, MISO, ERCOT, WECC, CAISO, PJM, BPA, or other system authorities.
Configure, test, and maintain protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC, ICCP, TCP/IP and XML.
SEL RTAC PLC programming with AcSELererator.
Provide 24/7 on-call support for National Control Center Operations.
Provide guidance and assist in the development of project plans including capital and operational budgets to deliver optimal asset performance and improve reliability.
Comply with NERC / CIP procedures.