Title Senior Control Systems Engineer
Location Boulder CO
Start Date Immediately
Reports to Director Engineering
JUWI Inc. based in Boulder Colorado was founded in 2008 and employs an experienced staff of renewable energy professionals. The companys broad capacities in developing designing engineering financing constructing and operating & maintaining utility-scale solar energy and battery storage system facilities have garnered a sustained track record of success. The company is a private corporation and is owned by JUWI GmbH one of the worlds leading renewable energy companies. JUWI Inc. has brought online nearly 1500 megawatts of projects in the United States through power purchase agreements or development engineering procurement and construction contracts with counterparties including public utilities investor-owned utilities and private corporations.
JUWI has established an aggressive target for bringing utility-scale solar energy and battery storage system facilities online over the next several years and is looking to fill a Senior Controls Engineer position in support of the companys growth.
As Senior Control Systems Engineer youll be responsible for leading the development specification configuration inspection and testing commissioning SCADA and tracker control systems for large PV power plants. This position will be part of the Engineering group working closely with other engineers including operations systems racking electrical and network disciplines. JUWI is looking for a candidate who maintains a professional attitude with a background in electrical or controls engineering who has excellent communication skills.
In this role youll
Prioritize own work and allocate request resources adhering to the project schedule.
Develop hardware and automation controls solutions in accordance with the approved architecture using software tools typical of the trade.
Specify hardware for monitoring and control systems including industrial network PLCs IO and instrumentation equipment.
Own the controls drawing set and communicate clarify details to all stakeholders.
Direct field inspection and commissioning efforts of tracker control systems and subsystems.
Assist in the commissioning and maintenance of SCADA systems and troubleshoot failures of networks hardware instrumentation and data interfaces. In compliance with owner specifications and NERC cybersecurity standards
Assist SCADA and network engineers to integrate plant networks with owner-provided external communications interfaces.
Implement internal plant network" communication interfaces for protective relays PLCs PTZ cameras and custom equipment such as inverters and specialty meteorological instruments.
Maintain knowledge of controls instrumentation and telecom markets keeping up with latest software and hardware available.
Design and implement effective human graphical interface solutions with input from Electrical Engineers SCADA Engineers and Operations Engineers.
Develop understanding of solar PV single axis tracker system design and contribute to the research and development of novel hardware and software solutions.
Assist Electrical engineers in developing deploying troubleshooting substation controls and the Power Plant Controller.
Work with IT group and SCADA engineers to provide coordinated solutions for remote connectivity to facilities via ISP.
Contribute to the development and refinement of a distributed system architecture to access present and analyze data from operating facilities.
Assist with the operability and reliability of the remote computers software and site networked equipment including upgrades troubleshooting and corrective action.
The successful candidates background will look something like this
Degree in electrical or controls engineering
4-7 years of controls experience
Strong proficiency with AutoCAD and CODESYS IEC61131-3 programming languages are preferred
Professional Engineering license preferred or in process
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proficiency with MS Excel Word PowerPoint and Outlook applications
Willingness to travel up to 15 - 20 and work flexible hours
Demonstrated efficiency in managing multi-disciplinary tasks
Ability to work autonomously take initiative and organize work in an independent manner
Benefits
Target Base Salary 100000 - 125000 Negotiable for the right candidate.
Attractive Bonus Potential.
JUWI offers a full range of benefits including medicaldentalvision insurance with attractive premiums 401k match Life Insurance Short-term Disability and Long-term Disability.
Please note applications are only accepted through our careers page www.juwiamericas.comcareers.
No recruiters. JUWI is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. Search firms who submit candidates for this position are not eligible for any form of compensation even if the candidate is successfully hired.
Any offer of employment for this position will be conditioned upon drug screening in accordance with Section 12-3-3 B.R.C. 1981.
JUWI is an equal employment opportunity employer. JUWI strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race color religion national origin age military status gender including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status mental or physical disability genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.