💼 Full-Time Position

Lead SCADA & Automation Engineer 1 - Grid

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Sargent & Lundy
📍 Chicago, IL, United States
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Location
Chicago, United States
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Posted
June 06, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Description


Automation Engineers design SCADA systems to address operational requirements & emerging trends including Smart Grid, Substation & Distribution Automation applications, Battery Energy Storage, and Microgrid controllers. As an Automation Engineer in our Electric Grid Infrastructure Services business unit you will:

+ Engage in fast-paced client projects to plan, engineer, & design SCADA and communications systems.

+ Develop communication block diagrams, panel layout/bill of material drawings, SCADA AC & DC schematics, fiber detail drawings, & network drawings.

+ Provide reviews/design input of P&C drawings for SCADA system requirements.

+ Develop points lists for data transferred between RTUs, IEDs, and master station connections.

+ Develop configurations for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) - (SEL RTAC, Novatech OrionLX, SMP Gateway, GE-D20, etc.)

+ Develop configurations for programmable automat...