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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

SCADA Technical Lead

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience working directly on photovoltaic and battery energy storage system control system design, including power plant controllers, human-machine interfaces, networking, and associated scopes of work.
  • Previous experience with startup and commissioning of supervisory control and data acquisition, programmable logic controller/power plant controller, or distributed control system setups for inverter-based resources.
  • Experience reviewing and developing technical documents and presenting requirements to stakeholders and peers.
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of the time to support business needs.

Responsibilities

  • Represent the SCADA team in engineering and technical design updates and discussions.
  • Coordinate technical reviews with SCADA suppliers, customers, and the Project Integration team to ensure the design meets the engineering, procurement, and construction contract.
  • Verify software and equipment installation, support the Project Integration team, and support site acceptance testing.
  • Witness SCADA Factory Acceptance Testing and follow through on identified punch-list items.
  • Identify technical risks and communicate project schedule and cost impacts to the SCADA project manager.
  • Review engineering, procurement, and construction requirements and specifications for SCADA, communications, and operations portions of the contract.
  • Coordinate with the SCADA project manager to define SCADA budgets and schedules that comply with engineering, procurement, and construction specifications.
  • Develop subject matter expertise on SCADA architecture for substations, photovoltaic and battery energy storage sites, and associated connected sensors and devices, including meteorological equipment, power conversion systems, and remote terminal automation controllers.
  • Co-author site control narratives with the SCADA supplier.
  • Collaborate with commissioning teams to troubleshoot SCADA equipment that is not performing as required.
  • Program and troubleshoot substation SCADA devices, including Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories relays and voltage and current metering devices.
  • Travel to job sites as required to provide support.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the design and startup of photovoltaic and/or battery energy storage system control systems.
  • Advanced use of engineering design tools such as Visio, Bluebeam Review, and Procore to communicate design changes and as-built conditions.
  • Previous coordination with owners, utilities, independent system operators, and integrators.
  • Knowledge of modern plant controller capabilities and North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission standards.
  • Experience with panel design, instrumentation and controls, and meteorological stations.
  • Understanding of basic substation operation and experience troubleshooting intelligent electronic devices and meter integration.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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