Jr. SCADA Engineer
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ACT Power Services was created to provide industry leading services for our clients. As an independent service provider, we avoid conflicts of interest and maintain a complete focus on our clients’ needs. We have taken a no-frills approach to developing our organization to ensure our clients are only paying for services that add value. ACT then leverages a world-class team, state of the art technology, and best-in-class operating practices to ensure every facility is operated in a manner that maximizes production, preserves compliance, and ensures the safety of our personnel and communities. Our vision is to reshape the industry’s benchmark for renewable operations and create the next generation of O&M provider.
ACT Power Services is seeking an energetic, entry-level SCADA Engineer to support SCADA and Substation Automation Protection and Controls projects for solar renewable generation across North America. In this role, you will develop foundational skills in designing, maintaining, and commissioning the control systems that integrate utility-scale solar PV into the grid. Working under the guidance of senior engineering mentorship, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability, robust cyber security compliance, and optimal performance of our expanding solar portfolio.
What You'll Do
- Learn ACT Power Services North America generation SCADA architecture and new project development and implementation process.
- Assist with engineering analysis, design review, modification and upgrades of solar renewable energy projects.
- Support the maintenance and troubleshooting of SCADA systems for solar PV assets.
- Support the development of site UI/UX in Ignition, as well as Power-BI dashboards.
- Become familiar with the ACT Power Services Cyber Security framework and support compliance across all solar projects.
- Learn to program and test Schweitzer (SEL) protection relays (e.g., SEL-351, SEL-487) and SEL-3530 RTACs under senior guidance.
- Assist with PLC hardware configuration and basic maintenance for Siemens and Emerson/GE PLCs.
- Practice and apply basic programming for PLC ladder logic and functional blocks.
- Utilize object-oriented programming to support team automation tasks (Python experience is a plus).
- Assist in preparing performance monitoring tools and basic programming applications.
- Assist with project commissioning checks and signal check-out activities for SCADA communications.
- Maintain organized documentation of specification designs, drawings, bills of materials, and test data.
- Follow test procedures to verify hardware and software designs.
- Learn and ensure engineering designs comply with NERC-CIP, UL, IEEE, and ISA requirements.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Automation and Controls Engineering, Power Electronics Engineering, Computer Programming Engineering, or a related technical field (Recent graduates welcome).
- 0–2 years of Industrial Automation exposure or internships, ideally with some exposure to the Power Sector.
- Academic or internship familiarity with SCADA platforms like Ignition, Cimplicity.
- Foundational exposure to PLC programming (Allen-Bradley, ABB, GE/Emerson, Siemens) through coursework or hands-on projects.
- Basic understanding of industry standard protocols such as DNP3, MODBUS, and OPC.
- Knowledge of or exposure to Kepware (KEPServerEX) is a plus.
- Strong desire to learn substation automation, protective relaying, and renewable energy infrastructure.
Benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Short-term and Long-term disability
- Critical illness
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Training and Development
- Legal and Identity Theft
- Pet Insurance
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ACT Power Services
View Company ProfileACT Power Services (operating via actpowerservices.com) is a premier, independent Operations and Maintenance (O&M) provider engineered to deliver industry-leading services for the renewable energy sector. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, the enterprise operates with an unwavering focus on client needs, avoiding conflicts of interest while maximizing energy production, preserving strict regulatory compliance, and ensuring the absolute safety of personnel and communities. Moving far beyond traditional facility management, ACT takes a streamlined, no-frills approach, natively unifying a world-class team with state-of-the-art automation technology to ensure clients only pay for services that generate definitive value. The company specializes in massive-scale SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and Substation Automation Protection and Controls, seamlessly integrating utility-scale solar PV into the North American power grid. Under the hood, their technology and engineering core leverages advanced PLC programming architectures, robust cybersecurity frameworks (including NERC-CIP compliance), and real-time UI/UX performance telemetry via platforms like Ignition and Power-BI. Driven by a mission to fundamentally reshape the industry’s benchmark for renewable operations, ACT Power Services remains a definitive cornerstone of the modern green grid, creating the next generation of reliable, secure, and highly optimized sustainable energy infrastructure.
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