Sr. SCADA Engineer

Enchanted Rock Management LLC•Houston, TX

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

We are ERock! Enchanted Rock is a leader and innovator of Electrical Resiliency-As-A-Service. Our advanced dual-purpose microgrids protect companies, critical infrastructure, and communities from unexpected power outages, ensuring business continuity and civic durability. Enchanted Rock’s dual-purpose microgrids use natural gas and renewable natural gas (RNG) to drive the nation’s most dependable microgrids — all while producing significantly lower to zero carbon emissions than traditional diesel backup generators. Enchanted Rock solutions provide 24/7/365 monitoring, optimization, and forecasts to enable worry-free, reliable power for businesses. The Enchanted Rock solution brings together patented technologies, advanced dual-purpose microgrid designs and integrated end-to-end services. The Power is On and we keep it on. What you’ll do… The Senior SCADA Engineer will lead the design, implementation, integration, and administration of our VTSCADA and real-time operational systems supporting distributed energy assets. This role combines engineering depth, system ownership, and team leadership, with responsibility for designing scalable SCADA architecture that enables rapid fleet growth while proactively improving system reliability to reduce downtime and operational risk. You will serve as the technical authority across SCADA architecture, integrations, grid support telemetry, and real-time operations systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
7+ years of SCADA (VTSCADA, Siemens, Emerson or similar) engineering experience within energy, gas or electric utility environments
5+ years of hands-on experience supporting real-time operational systems
Experience designing and implementing ICCP integrations, including utility data exchange with ERCOT, RTOs, or other ISOs
Familiarity with CAD and electrical schematics.
Experience with Autosol ACM or comparable utility-grade SCADA platform
Strong understanding of grid support operations, dispatch protocols, and telemetry architecture
Experience supporting distributed energy resources (DER), microgrids, or gas generation assets
Strong knowledge of distributed systems, infrastructure technologies (Windows servers, virtualization, networking, cybersecurity), and relational databases (e.g., MS SQL)
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layer communications and telemetry systems
Experience establishing and improving alarm management, change management, and system governance standards
Demonstrated track record of improving system reliability, reducing operational risk, and enhancing real-time system performance
Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers

Responsibilities

Own and evolve SCADA architecture supporting Enchanted Rock’s distributed generation and microgrid fleet
Develop and maintain SCADA systems, partnering with cross-functional teams to enhance data flow, system performance, and operational visibility
Provide technical design oversight, set priorities, and serve as escalation authority
Serve as technical authority for Autosol ACM and related real-time systems
Establish enterprise standards for telemetry, tag structure, alarm management, and data integrity
Provide support for our 24x7 Microgrid Control Center
Design scalable solutions enabling rapid site onboarding and fleet growth
Ensure compliance with cybersecurity protocols and company SCADA standards.
Lead ICCP configuration and utility data exchange with ERCOT and other market participants
Architect telemetry models supporting ERCOT compliance and grid participation
Ensure secure, reliable data flow across field devices, SCADA platforms, and external entities
Oversee engineering and commissioning of new site integrations
Maintain performance, resilience, and uptime of real-time operational SCADA systems
Provide technical review of site SCADA drawings; architect monitoring and control schemes; establish tag/point standards; and oversee configuration and programming of SCADA, including HMIs, historians, and controllers.
Support upgrades, migrations, and technology enhancements
Partner with IT and Operations to ensure secure, hardened infrastructure and operational readiness during grid events
Drive automation, tooling, and database enhancements to improve scalability and visibility
Strengthening change management and deployment governance across the SCADA environment
Ensure all changes to the SCADA system are governed by a change management process