Daystar Power Group is seeking to engage a highly competent and experienced Project Engineer to serve as the Commissioning and Integration Engineer within the Project Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the commissioning, configuration, programming, testing, integration, optimization and technical support of control and monitoring systems deployed across Solar PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), diesel/gas generator and hybrid power projects.
The role will serve as a technical specialist for SCADA, Power Plant Controller (PPC), Energy Management System (EMS), industrial communication networks, plant controllers, inverter controls, BESS interfaces and system integration.
The engineer will support the design and development of system operational philosophy, control sequences, equipment staging logic, protection/interlocking philosophy and energy management strategies and translate these requirements into practical EMS/PPC/SCADA functionality.
The engineer will work across the complete commissioning lifecycle, from review of control philosophy and communication architecture through hardware configuration, software setup, functional testing, system integration, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), performance optimization and final handover.
A key responsibility will be ensuring that individual equipment and subsystems operate as one coordinated power plant, particularly where PV, BESS, generators, grid supply and client loads must be managed dynamically. We are seeking a hardworking, motivated, and well-organized individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
Daystar Power Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
Key responsibilities:
Develop detailed plant operational philosophy, functional design specification and translate operational requirements into clear state diagram, sequence description, cause-and-effect matrices, setpoint tables and control logic specifications.
Configure and troubleshoot industrial communication networks and protocols including Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, RS485, Ethernet, TCP/IP, CAN/CANbus, MQTT/API interface etc.
Perform or supervise configuration and commissioning of solar and battery inverters from OEMs including but not limited to Sungrow, SMA, Huawei, Fronius, Victron Energy and other approved OEMs, with commissioning scope including but not limited to firmware update, initial inverter configuration, communication setup, network parameter configuration, grid-code/settings, active/reactive power control, ramp-rate configuration, frequency response settings, export limitation, inverter monitoring.
Configure, program and commission hybrid power controllers including systems Elum Energy, SMA, Encombi, DEIF, Victron GX, inverter-based controller, PLC-based plant control system and other OEM as need arises.
Perform or support commissioning and integration of BESS, including interfaces between LC, PCS, EMS, PPC, SCADA, protection system, metering system, generator controllers, PV controllers and client control system.
Develop, test and optimize BESS operating strategies including VSG, off-grid, on-grid, island operation, PV shifting, PV smoothing, peak shaving, generator support & optimisation, load/bus following etc.
Commissioning of hybrid power plant involving solar PV, BESS and diesel/gas generators by developing appropriate control hierarchy between the control system and implementing operating sequence governing generator start/stop, generator staging, minimum generator loading, minimum online capacity, spinning reserve, PV utilisation/curtailment, BESS charging/discharging, SOC management, load sharing etc…