Senior Engineer - Distributed Control System - Solar - BESS - Microgrid

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

You will be responsible for complete Project Life Cycle i.e. starting from inputs analysis, Design & Engineering, Testing & Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) followed by commissioning as per requirement. 

Project Engineering:

• Collection and review of project inputs from the Front Office or from the customer site through e-mail, kick off meeting, site survey

• Execute DCS and SCADA based Solar/BESS/Microgrid greenfield and retrofit projects, Software and hardware engineering and configuration

• Guiding team to implement controls from SAMA, functional diagrams or functional descriptions; modifications of DCS/SCADA graphics; creation of faceplate macros, control macros and their testing

• Creation/modification of DCS internal point database; extraction of HW IO list from customer drawings; preparation of database; querying with HW team and customer for any clarifications needed

• Preparation and guiding the team on IO list and DBID; Experience of building blocks of DCS system like various Binary gates, A/M stations, PIDs etc. and their testing; Implementation of analogue and digital simulation logic for first pass and tie-back simulation testing of implemented controls and graphics

• Configuration on 3^rd party protocols, ELC and SLC communication

• Distributing the engineering work to system integrators; making adequate follow-up for completion of project within budget, on/before time and with quality; Participation in kick-off meetings (KOM), internal and external meetings of projects; Engagement in customer demos, FATs, SATs, and commissioning activities

• Experience with PSCAD and PSSE modeling to simulate and test power systems

• Should be able to do process testing of Solar/BESS/Microgrid plants and BOP, Working knowledge of industrial standards like IEEE, IEC, NEC, and Grid codes

• Ability to read electrical single-line diagrams (SLDs), and switchboard control logic drawings; Should have experience with a variety of equipment and devices used in the renewable power plant including inverters, transformers, capacitor banks, Trackers, electrical equipment, IEDs, etc.

• Following department Quality & HSE processes and procedures

Field Services:

• Ovation system power up, redundancy and I/O testing; Analogue and digital device testing and fault finding

• Maintaining protocols for loop check, device check and panel charging; Loop and device checking and necessary modifications in the logics, graphics, and database as per customer and site requirements

• Fault diagnosis of Ovation system, network system, and various communication interfaces like OPC, Modbus, DNP3, serial, IEC 61850, etc.

• Working closely with engineering team for troubleshooting of HW/SW (e.g. controllers, modules, link modules etc.)

• Solar/BESS/Microgrid plant commissioning for commercial operation; Travel to project sites for site assignments, testing and tuning of various electrical control functions, for third-party communication and for commissioning

• Customer facing and preparation of site report

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Control & Instrumentation, Power Engineering)
• Three (3) to Eight (8) years of experience in DCS/PLC programming / Engineering / commissioning
• Ability to troubleshoot DCS/PLC control system
• Clear accountability and outcome-based responsibilities as per COE 2.0
• Relevant digital and AI capabilities
• Full-cycle ownership of tasks and processes
• Excellent language and communication skills; both verbal and written
• Ability to write reports & business communication
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to queries from groups of managers, clients, and customers
• Ability to interface with vendors & sub-contractors
• Should have good understanding of safety tools and gears, and safety guidelines of working at site

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Good knowledge of Solar, BESS power plant process and KPI’s
• Good knowledge of Microgrid, electrical control functions and their required I/O signals
• Knowledge of electrical equipment like switchboards, generators, turbines, AVRs, motors, transformers, capacitors, CTs, VTs, feeders, meters, relays
• Knowledge in C programming
   

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