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DCS and Automation Engineer
Intersect Power. Design and own unit- and plant-level automation architectures for clean energy and infrastructure assets .
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design and own unit- and plant-level automation architectures for clean energy and infrastructure assets
- Serve as technical authority for instrumentation and control system design
- Integrate power generation units, balance-of-plant equipment, and auxiliary systems into supervisory control platforms and SCADA environments
- Partner with development, engineering, construction, operations teams, EPCs, and OEMs to translate operational demands into resilient control logic
- Define DCS/PLC control architectures, hardware specifications, and network topologies
- Develop standards for control narratives, sequence of operations, cause-and-effect matrices, and state-machine logic
- Propose communication protocols and system architecture for remote control room access
- Formulate machinery monitoring systems by integrating online asset validation into the DCS
- Integrate packaged controllers for reciprocating engines, gas turbines, and BESS into plant-wide DCS and SCADA networks
- Specify and configure OPC UA, Modbus TCP, DNP3, and IEC 61850 protocols
- Prepare and review procurement specifications for DCS, SIS, plant data historian, alarm management, and control systems
- Review and approve instrumentation and control deliverables from EPCs, OEMs, and system integrators
- Validate dynamic response, automated startup/shutdown sequences, and load-following during FAT and field commissioning
- Align automation functional safety, cybersecurity, and operational workflows with multidisciplinary teams
- Identify fleet-wide automation enhancements to optimize asset efficiency, dispatch capability, and long-term performance
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in control systems engineering, plant automation design, and system integration within power generation or heavy utility-scale/industrial environments
- Mastery of unit/plant-level automation, including DCS architectures such as Emerson Ovation, Yokogawa Centum, Siemens PCS7, ABB, or Rockwell PlantPAx
- Experience with PLCs and OEM controllers such as CAT, GE, Woodward, and Solar
- Expertise integrating unit controllers with supervisory SCADA and EMS platforms
- Proficiency with OPC UA, Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850 protocols
- Experience defining and reviewing P&IDs, control narratives, I/O lists, protection systems, API/ISO/IEEE compliance, condition monitoring and historian setup, high-speed data trap setup, HMI screens, and cause-and-effect matrices
- Strong collaborative communication skills and ability to lead technical discussions across EPCs, OEMs, and multidisciplinary teams
- Commitment to technical rigor, operational safety, and sustainable execution
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equity Grant providing a meaningful stake in the parent company
- 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
- Unlimited PTO
- Two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July and end of year)
- Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents
- Family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven
- Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions
- Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through Wellhub+
- $150 monthly food stipend
- $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet
- Pet insurance allowance
- Full home office setup
- Free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits
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