SCADA & Commissioning Engineer
Scout Clean Energy · Boulder, Colorado, United States · On-site
Pay: USD 150,000 – 170,000 a year
Posted Aug 5, 2026
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As Scout’s SCADA & Commissiong Engineer, you will lead the design, configuration, and onsite commissioning of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Operational Technology (OT) systems across our utility-scale solar, wind, and BESS projects. As part of the Construction Engineering team, you will ensure that all digital control layers—from individual inverters to the Power Plant Controllers—are engineered for reliability, security, and peak performance before handover to the Operations & Maintenance team.
Your Responsibilities Include:
SCADA & Commissioning Project Engineering
Lead owner-side SCADA engineering from conceptual design through commissioning and Operations handoff
Lead technical reviews of vendor submittals and drawings. Approve SCADA design packages (30%, 60%, 90%, and IFC) , including communications architecture, point mapping, and commissioning procedures
Specify and validate SCADA system components (RTUs, RTACs, PPCs, HMIs, communications infrastructure)
Define and document control and data interfaces between BESS subsystems and site SCADA, PPC, substation systems, revenue metering, remote operations connectivity, interconnecting utility and ISO/RTO
Coordinate with EPCs, OEMs, plant controller vendors, utilities, and ISOs to ensure design and integration alignment
Manage and support FAT, SAT, point-to-point testing, telemetry checkout, and control verification for SCADA Equipment
Lead the configuration and troubleshooting of Power Plant Controllers (PPC), RTUs, HMIs, and protection relays using protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850.
Review and validate PPC control philosophies including active power, reactive power, Volt/VAr, Volt/Watt, frequency response, curtailment, Automatic Generation Control and BESS operating modes.
Provide on-site and remote commissioning, testing, energization, and troubleshooting support, including pre-functional checks, functional testing, and final system validation to ensure assets operate according to design specifications
Support utility witness testing and commercial operation testing activities
Manage troubleshooting for complex integration issues involving protocols, network performance, data quality, and control interlocks during construction and commissioning
Verify plant controls comply with applicable grid (e.g. NERC/CIP), utility, and regulatory SCADA requirements and coordinate required SCADA checkouts and point-to-point testing
Lead development of specifications and scope of work for SCADA, power plant controller, RTU, and IT equipment networks and implementation
Provide requirements needed to procure telecom services and field communications solutions
Deliver complete as-built documentation and lessons learned to Operations
Provide post-handover SCADA support, including troubleshooting
Scope, Manage, and Execute Operations-driven SCADA projects as required
OT Network Integration Management (New Sites)
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