Description
Habitat Energy is looking to expand our Operations and Asset Integration Team with a Mid-or Senior-Level Backend Engineer or SCADA Engineer in either in our Austin, Texas office or remote. This individual will play an integral role expanding the Operations function within ERCOT and into new markets. They will lead SCADA strategy and datafeed management through initial asset integration and during live operation for more than 1.2 GW/1.7 GWh of grid-scale battery storage in addition to various wind and solar resources. They will have an opportunity to interface with client controls teams to establish strategy for market telemetry and asset monitoring as well as to scope integration of battery and solar data and modeling strategy with Habitat Software Engineers and Data Scientists. They will work alongside experts in physical battery modeling and asset operations to ensure quality management of client equipment and will support development of process with the 24/7 trading team.
You will be responsible for:
Asset Onboarding and Integration
- Lead the technical integration of BESS, wind, and solar assets into the Habitat platform, ensuring robust connectivity from site to cloud.
- Establish telemetry standards using DNP3, Modbus, and ICCP; interface with client teams to define market-specific communication architectures.
- Design and maintain secure data tunnels (VPN/Edge) to ensure reliable, low-latency remote access to grid-scale assets.
Data Management and Points Configuration
- Manage comprehensive SCADA point lists, translating diverse OEM data into unified schemas for real-time trading and long-term analysis.
- Collaborate with Data Scientists to capture high-fidelity battery health metrics (SoC, SoH, and thermal data) for advanced physical modeling.
- Build automated monitoring systems to detect and resolve data dropouts or signal drift, ensuring "gold-standard" data integrity for automated dispatch.
Operational Process Development
- Develop real-time dashboards and SOPs for the 24/7 trading team to monitor asset health and market compliance.
- Support the development and testing of dispatch algorithms to ensure market signals translate safely into physical hardware actions.
- Streamline integration workflows for new markets and establish recovery protocols for SCADA or communication failures.
Requirements
Preferred skills and experience:
Interest in the energy sector and particularly decarbonization technologies
Proficient in Excel, Python, SQL
Dashboard design + creation experience - Power BI, Python webapps, etc.
Comfort managing large datasets and building tools
Statistical Analysis
Ability to work diligently and professionally under high pressure situations
Passion for learning, competition
Interest in working with both engineering and commercial teams
Patience in high energy environments
‘Nice to have’ skills and experience:
Operations Research Background
Power Markets (especially ERCOT) familiarity
Battery Health + Management Background
Familiarity with basic trading terminology
Grid-scale battery engineering development + operations
Controls engineering familiarity
Experience with SCADA systems and other HMIs
Background in optimization, ML-based forecasting, data-piping experience
Comfort presenting to clients, board members, prospective clients
