SCADA Controls Engineer

About This Position

As part of Intersect’s Engineering team, you’ll design and lead the control systems that enable our utility-scale clean energy assets to operate reliably, compliantly, and at peak performance. This role owns SCADA architecture, plant control integration, and grid compliance across ERCOT and other ISOs—ensuring our projects move seamlessly from construction through commissioning and into long-term operations.

This role is planned to start in mid-Q1, with a training period of 4 weeks to reach full productivity by mid-Q2. You’ll collaborate closely with Engineering, Construction, Operations, Asset Management, and external grid stakeholders to deliver high-performing, grid-compliant infrastructure that supports long-run value creation.

Team Overview

This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect’s mission to accelerate the clean energy transition. The Engineering team partners across development, construction, and operations to design resilient, high-performance infrastructure that delivers reliable power to the grid. By combining deep technical expertise with cross-functional collaboration, the team ensures every project meets rigorous grid, safety, and operational standards while creating scalable systems that support fleet-wide growth.

Joining this team means shaping the technical backbone of large-scale energy assets and contributing to infrastructure that drives long-term impact.

What You’ll Do

Design and Own SCADA Architecture

• Design and review SCADA system architectures for large-scale energy facilities operating in ERCOT and other ISOs.

• Establish scalable standards for data mapping, alarm management, HMI development, and configuration control.

• Ensure documentation integrity and version control across project and fleet deployments.

Lead Plant Controls Integration

• Develop and troubleshoot SCADA-integrated control logic, including PPC interfaces, active and reactive dispatch, Volt/VAR optimization, and frequency response.

• Coordinate multi-fuel plant control strategies to ensure seamless operational performance.

• Integrate plant controls with third-party optimization and asset performance management platforms.

Drive Grid Compliance and Commissioning Excellence

• Lead CHIL, FAT, SAT, and on-site commissioning activities to validate performance and grid readiness.

• Own ERCOT nodal protocol implementation, telemetry standards, and performance validation processes.

• Partner with ERCOT, TSPs, OEMs, and vendors to ensure seamless telemetry and control system integration.

Strengthen Cross-Functional Execution

• Collaborate with Engineering, Construction, and Operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve control system challenges.

• Provide technical leadership during grid compliance and commissioning activities.

• Build strong working relationships with ERCOT stakeholders, TSPs, OEMs, EPCs, and SCADA vendors.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

• 5+ years of experience in utility-scale power generation, independent power production, or clean energy infrastructure.

• Direct experience supporting large-scale power plants operating within ERCOT or similar nodal markets.

• Demonstrated expertise in SCADA system architecture design and review for utility-scale facilities.

• Hands-on experience with Power Plant Controller integration, dispatch logic, Volt/VAR optimization, and frequency response controls.

• Experience troubleshooting PLCs and SEL-RTAC systems.

• Proven success leading grid compliance testing, telemetry validation, and commissioning activities.

• Strong working knowledge of ERCOT nodal protocols, TSP coordination, and grid interconnection requirements.

• Experience integrating SCADA systems with third-party optimization and performance management platforms.

• Ability to travel to project sites during construction and commissioning phases.

• Strong documentation discipline and configuration management practices.

• Established relationships with ERCOT stakeholders, TSPs, OEMs, EPCs, or SCADA vendors are highly valuable.

• A detail-oriented, systems-focused mindset with the ability to lead troubleshooting efforts while collaborating cross-functionally.

• Calm, intellectually curious, and composed under pressure in high-stakes compliance environments.

• Commitment to technical rigor, accountability, long-term reliability, and alignment with Intersect’s core values.