Sr. Engineer, SCADA and Control Systems

Do you want to work with high caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading company backed by SoftBank and Ares pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our Mission is to provide reliable, affordable energy at scale to support America’s growing energy demands.

Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, SB Energy develops, builds, owns & operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since launching in 2019, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with over 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. SB Energy also utilizes its strong culture of innovation to identify and incorporate new technology into our projects, including our AI-based digital platform, to deliver energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and technology future—today.

Come join us in accelerating the energy transition to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power!

Basic Function 

The Engineering and Innovation (E&I) team at SB Energy provides technical insights and assists decision-making across all life cycle phases of energy and data center projects, from development, construction, commissioning and operations and maintenance. The E&I team is seeking an engineer to provide SCADA, networking and control subject matter expertise during the design, contracting, construction, commissioning and operations of energy and data center projects (e.g. design package reviews, equipment selection, start-up, testing, etc.)  

 The Sr. Control and Digital Infrastructure Engineer will:  

• Be the control and SCADA technical lead during the contracting phase and ensuring expectations with the contractors are clear and defined 

• Manage the requirements and ensure compliance with external parties including Independent System Operators (ISO), Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE), NERC, FERC, utilities and their respective commission entity (i.e. CPUC in California) into the design 

• Lead the implementation and commissioning of SCADA, network and control on Datacenters, PV, substations and BESS to ensure the project meets or exceeds milestones and integration into the internal and external systems is successful 

• Lead, oversee and support controls testing and commissioning activities from integration between systems, point to point, controls testing (AVR, PFR, curtailment, etc.), NERC, performance tests and others as necessary. 

• Lead SCADA-related projects, including system, feature upgrades and expansions. Coordinate with internal teams and external contractors to ensure timely and on-budget completion.  

• Cross functional knowledge of various components of energy and data center infrastructure to be able to use data to troubleshoot and diagnose issues 

• Identify and evaluate technologies