Location: Houston, TX (Remote with regional travel)
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

About the Role

We are seeking a SCADA Field Engineer to support RTU/telemetry integration and field operations across our power generation fleet. You will spend your first 6–8 months working closely with a senior SCADA engineer, gaining hands-on mentorship before transitioning into full responsibility for field work, new site integrations, outage support, and ongoing reliability.

Responsibilities

• Configure, program, and troubleshoot RTUs for plant operations, dispatch requirements, upgrades, and reliability improvements.
• Build and maintain data pathways between plant DCS and corporate EMS, ensuring complete mapping, scaling, and validation of signals.
• Deploy, test, and repair communication protocols and links, including Modbus (serial & TCP), DNP3, serial channels, fiber, media converters, and modems.
• Conduct point-to-point testing and field validation of analog, digital, and alarm signals; resolve scaling errors, timeout issues, and frozen points.
• Collaborate with plant engineering/operations, transmission owners, vendors, and corporate IT/network/security teams to maintain SCADA telemetry health.
• Support planned and unplanned outages, site projects, and new integrations; coordinate contractors and vendors when required.
• Contribute to documentation, standard templates, as-built updates, and basic change-control practices across the fleet.

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on experience configuring and programming RTUs in the field (e.g., SEL, Orion, Telvent/Schneider, or equivalent).
• Strong working knowledge of Modbus (serial & TCP) and DNP3 protocols, including configuration and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with fundamental networking concepts: IP addressing, routing, ports, firewall/ACL coordination, and diagnostic tools.
• Ability to interpret plant/DCS signals and align them with SCADA/EMS telemetry requirements.
• Experience working in industrial or power plant environments (cabinets, I/O cards, control wiring, drawings, and standard safety practices).
• Valid driver’s license with willingness to travel regionally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with transmission owners and external contractors.
• Exposure to fiber troubleshooting, serial-to-IP gateways, and media converters.
• Awareness of NERC CIP processes (access controls, patching windows, evidence basics).
• Ability to create point lists, as-built documentation, and basic HMI updates.