SCADA Engineer

Lancium develops large-scale power infrastructure for AI data center campuses, including grid interconnections, solar generation, and energy storage systems. The company is seeking a SCADA/Automation Engineer to develop and support SCADA, automation, PLC, instrumentation, and power operations systems while coordinating documentation, commissioning, system integration, and third-party contractors.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and support SCADA, automation, PLCs, edge devices, instrumentation, pumping systems, and Power Operations Center functions
• Ensure compliance with electrical, SCADA, safety, and environmental regulations
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including SCADA standards, network drawings, I/O lists, commissioning records, and handoff documentation
• Develop SCADA specifications, engineering network drawings, and Basis of Design documentation
• Coordinate with internal teams, contractors, vendors, and customers to meet project milestones
• Support commissioning, FAT/SAT, system integration, and transition from construction to operations
• Identify opportunities to improve SCADA standards, system performance, and long-term operations
• Manage multiple projects while reporting progress and maintaining stakeholder relationships

Requirements:

• • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• • 5+ years of experience in SCADA design, programming, commissioning, systems integration, and project management
• • 5+ years of Ignition SCADA (Inductive Automation) experience, including:
• • Perspective HMI
• • Python scripting
• • Alarming & notifications
• • Tag Historian
• • Reporting
• • Hands-on PLC configuration, troubleshooting, and basic programming
• • Experience with industrial networks, fiber optics, VPNs, edge devices, gateways, and OT communications
• • Knowledge of OPC-UA, DNP3, Modbus TCP/RTU, RS-485, and related industrial protocols
• • Experience with FAT/SAT, commissioning, integration testing, and operational handoff
• • Ability to read electrical drawings, P&IDs, control schematics, network diagrams, and I/O lists
• • Comfortable working independently in industrial environments around energized electrical equipment
• *This is a remote position however individuals must currently reside in Texas.
• • Electrical substations, protection and control
• • Solar power, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and 3-phase power
• • Linux and industrial cybersecurity concepts
• • Experience with SEL protection relays, RTACs, AcSELerator tools, Ignition Edge, Opto 22, CODESYS, Red Lion, telecommunications, CCTV, access control, and SCADA panel design
• • Utility, water/wastewater, pumping systems, or industrial infrastructure experience