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SCADA Project Engineer

Nordex USA, Inc.
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Position Summary:
You will join Nordex USA as part of the Global Nordex Project Engineering Support group to support business in North America. As a SCADA Project Engineer, you will provide leadership and technical expertise throughout the lifecycle of the SCADA system in utility-scale wind farm power plants. On the job, you will interact with the different project stakeholders and oversee the operations during project execution for the successful implementation of the SCADA System, including management and coordination of the different steps from design, through planning to commissioning. 


Responsibilities:
  

  • Collaborate with the Project Manager to fulfill the Project’s milestones.
  • Lead the design, planning, and commissioning of the SCADA system for utility-scale wind power plants using Nordex product design and technology.
  • Work with the Global Nordex Organization to roll out the systems and project requirements for the SCADA system and its cabinet.
  • Provide team oversight in the Project’s points lists, list of IP addresses, logic diagrams, HMI for different elements and Project assets, commissioning test plan and completion checklist, utilizing Nordex defined documentation and standards.
  • Coordinate and oversight the SCADA commissioning, including servers, database for OPC and SQL, power plant controller and its different I/O including hard wired CTs and VTs and ModBUS for the BOP’s RTU, and HMI systems.
  • Review the Project’s documentation after contract execution, post-closing deliverables. That includes the SCADA system’s specs, network diagrams, installation manual, commissioning checklist, operator manual, and the as-built drawings.
  • Provide expert-level technical support for diverse SCADA equipment configurations.
  • Manage and keep track of the Project’s documentation within the central database for the Global Nordex organization.
  • Maintain knowledge base, and publish SCADA technical-support bulletins from the Global Nordex organization.
  • Coordinate and provide support to the on-site management and customers with the SCADA cabinet installation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams where necessary to support Project commissioning.
  • Provide status updates to the project management team, and support risk mitigation measures as needed to maintain project goals and objectives.
  • Provide expertise and guidance regarding NERC compliance and other ISO requirements with respect to SCADA commissioning standards, documentation, and reporting/ Telemetry.
  • Support the Network Architects work designing the communication network IPs, addressing RFIs to define the Project’s remote access (VPN, IPsec)
  • Define the Virtual LAN interfaces for the Project Owner’s accessories.
  • Coordinate with the Global team in Nordex the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the SCADA cabinet.
  • Coordinate and support the on-site operations for the pre-commissioning and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of the SCADA system.

 

Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering OR a degree from an engineering program that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
  • Four (4) plus years of experience as a Project Engineer, or SCADA Engineer with above average electrical background, preferably with qualifications and experience with BOP design in wind power plants.
  • Experience with SCADA systems, signal interface (RTUs/ RTACs) with industrial communication protocols such as Modbus TCP/IP, database for project operation (OPC and SQL), and HMI for project operation in the SCADA systems.
  • Have above-average SCADA and IT knowledge, acquired through a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or software engineering, or similar engineering knowledge.
  • Have experience with substation, BOP design, and WTG SCADA systems.
  • Have experience with multiple SCADA systems integration.
  • Have experience with failure investigation on SCADA communication and preferably have communication protocol knowledge of OPC, SQL, and Modbus.
  • Have experience with site commissioning and communication interface testing.
  • Ability and willingness to travel (20% typical) and obtain a passport to travel internationally.

The pay for this role is exempt at $107,000 - $118,000 annually with up to a 10% bonus. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.