SCADA Field Engineer

Description SCADA Field Engineer Role Summary Our client is hiring a SCADA Field Engineer to own RTU/telemetry integration and site support across our generation fleet. You will shadow and be mentored by a senior SCADA engineer before assuming the responsibility for field work, new integrations, outage support, and ongoing reliability.

Position Details Location: Preference Houston, TX (remote day-to-day with regional travel) Employment Type: Possibility of conversion to FTE for the right candidate Team: Wholesale Operations IT – EMS/SCADA/Plant Applications Key Responsibilities Configure, program, and troubleshoot RTUs for plant and dispatch use (new builds, upgrades, and day-to-day reliability).

Build and maintain data links between plant DCS and corporate EMS (RTU as pass-through device; ensure signals are mapped, scaled, and validated end-to-end). Stand up and repair communications paths: Modbus (serial & TCP), DNP3, serial links, fiber communication, media converters (communication protocol converters), and cell gateways.

Perform point-to-point testing and field validation of analogs, digitals, and alarms; resolve scaling, timeout, and frozen point issues. Partner with plant engineers/operations, transmission owners/vendors, and corporate IT/network/firewall teams to maintain telemetry health. Support outages, projects, and integrations on site—including occasional short-notice visits—and coordinate contractors and vendors as needed.

Working knowledge of industrial generation metering counters/accumulators Contribute to standardization (templates, documentation/as-builts, and basic change control) as you learn the fleet.

Qualifications

– Must Have Hands-on RTU configuration/programming experience in the field, and familiarity with RTU platforms (e.g., SEL, Orion, Telvent/Schneider, or similar). Practical protocol experience: Modbus (serial & TCP) and DNP3 (configure and troubleshoot). Working knowledge of basic networking concepts (IP addressing, ports) and comfort with field diagnostic tools (protocol analyzers).

Ability to translate between plant/DCS signals and SCADA/EMS needs; strong cross-team communication across IT, Operational Teams, and plant groups. Ability to read and interpret P&ID drawings Field experience in power plants or heavy industrial environments (comfortable around cabinets, I/O cards, drawings, and site safety norms).

Hands-on experience with communication hardware, including media converters, I/O cards, and related interface devices. Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel regionally.

Nice to Have

Knowledge of power plant metering schema and ability to utilize SCADA tools to develop plant generation reporting Energy Management System experience (Hitachi

• Network Manager preferred) Generation Meter accounting software (Itron
• MV90) Experience working with transmission owners and external vendors/contractors. Exposure to fiber troubleshooting, media converters, and serial-to-IP gateways. Awareness of NERC CIP practices (access, patching windows, evidence basics). Comfort creating as-builts, architectural drawings (Cad,. Visio,. Block diagrams), point lists, and simple HMI updates when needed. Work Setup, Travel & On-Call Houston-based: remote most days; routine driving within ~2 hours of Houston. Periodic travel to out-of-region sites (e.g., Northeast Region) for projects and integrations. On-call rotation after ramp (approximately 1 in 6 weeks for full-time employees); contract-to-hire employees may not be on-call initially.

Requirements

Hands-on RTU configuration/programming experience in the field, and familiarity with RTU platforms (e.g., SEL, Orion, Telvent/Schneider, or similar). Practical protocol experience: Modbus (serial & TCP) and DNP3 (configure and troubleshoot). Working knowledge of basic networking concepts (IP addressing, ports) and comfort with field diagnostic tools (protocol analyzers).

Ability to translate between plant/DCS signals and SCADA/EMS needs; strong cross-team communication across IT, Operational Teams, and plant groups. Ability to read and interpret P&ID drawings Field experience in power plants or heavy industrial environments (comfortable around cabinets, I/O cards, drawings, and site safety norms).

Hands-on experience with communication hardware, including media converters, I/O cards, and related interface devices. Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel regionally.