Engineer II, Data Management

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Engineering
Remuneration: Exempt

The Engineer II, Data Management will be key to supporting multiple user bases of operational data by providing services and tools for asset analysis, monitoring, and alarming.  This position will be responsible for engaging with users of the RWECE data historian (AVEVA™ PI System™) to assess business needs and develop solutions that will enable data-driven decisions across solar, wind, and battery energy storage operations.

This position will be involved in both the construction and operational stages of projects.  Key contributions will include onboarding new data to the historian and applying changes or fixes to existing configurations.  This role requires knowledge and support of multiple stages of the data lifecycle, including data collection through data access, and to use knowledge gained in operational support to continuously improve onboarding methods.

This position requires collaboration with internal stakeholders and external service providers, where providing clear communication and documentation is paramount to meeting project milestones.  Communicating across a variety of teams with different technical knowledge is also needed to bring projects to a conclusion, including SCADA, IT/OT, engineering, analytical and monitoring teams, and operators.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain PI and data engineering standards, tooling, and visualizations to meet the needs of the existing and growing RWECE asset portfolio
• Scope of responsibilities include PI tag configurations, tag taxonomies, PI Asset Framework, operational displays, and critical alerts
• Interpret construction, as-built, and original equipment manufacturer documentation for translation into digital representation of plants through data points
• Translate end-user requests into technical requirements and actionable tasks
• Support issues experienced by end users, perform data quality investigations and oversee data quality corrections
• Utilize PI data, SCADA, operational reports, and operator engagement to trace and troubleshoot issues
• Train and educate users in accessing data and using data clients (PI Vision, PI DataLink, PI Asset Framework, and internal custom tooling)
• Identify and characterize use cases by gathering input from stakeholders and championing solutions to management and governance teams
• Communicate and collaborate with Engineering, IT/OT, Operations, and Asset Management to execute solutions
• Act as a strong team participant in an Agile environment and align to product delivery and release management techniques
• Perform site visits and face-to-face customer service engagement as appropriate
• Optimize, automate, and document routine tasks related to data management

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science/ Bachelor of Arts or Master of Science/ Master of Arts in Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical), Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology, Mathematics, Physics, or similar field preferred
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a related role or field
• Data visualization using any commercial-off-the-shelf product (i.e. AVEVA PI, MS Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau, SEEQ, MS Excel) or programmatic methods (i.e. Python, MATLAB, R)
• Up to 5% of travel for team and customer engagement at RWE offices or plants
• Familiarity with support ticketing systems
• Familiarity with control systems architecture and logic, network infrastructure, or industrial communication standards/protocols (OPC, Modbus, DNP)
• Previous experience in the renewables industry (solar, wind, or storage) is preferred
• Familiarity with relational (SQL, Oracle) and/or No-SQL/Historian (i.e. AVEVA PI, GE Proficy) databases is preferred
• Exposure to one or more SCADA systems a plus (i.e. Ignition, Emerson Ovation, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Wonderware)
• Motivated self-starter, goal-orien