Lead Controls Engineer
- Schenectady, NY
- $98,400-164,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for product control and control system technology needs.
- Develop, maintain, and update test benches including networking, remote access, controls hardware, controls software and SCADA systems.
- Works with systems and controls development teams to ensure test setup capabilities meet the needs of the testing plans.
- Lead the testing activities to validate plant and unit controls in virtual, bench, and hardware in the loop test environments.
- Provide guidance and recommendations on proper test environment for the testing that needs to take place, and the level of fidelity required.
- Develop and implement low fidelity models for initial controls testing that can accelerate testing and learning.
- Provide mentorship to less experienced team members.
- Develop and maintain procedures for test records. Create and storing test records.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and solve problems within battery, plant and inverter controls, ensuring lessons learned are captured into standard libraries and addressed fleet-wide.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering / Science or in STEM from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with operation, maintenance and/or systems integration of controls systems
- Ability to work onsite in Lab and Test location in Niskayuna NY as needed.
- Demonstrated expertise in energy storage controls, controls validation and verification, and systems integration.
- Experience with power conversion systems, controls, and electronics.
- Knowledge of or familiarity with GE’s MarkVIe product family and of GE’s Cimplicity software (SCADA).
- Knowledge of communication networks (copper, FO) and their design, SW and Hardware.
- Familiarity with standard industrial protocols such as OPC-UA and Modbus, as well as standard messaging protocols such as MQTT.
- Experience working cross-functionally between Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, Product Management, etc.
- Ability to summarize and communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely.
- Strong problem analysis and resolution skills.