Applications Engineer

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Role Overview

Apex is seeking an entry level Applications Engineer to develop and administer SCADA applications in support of its remote operating center. This position will be responsible for configuration, reliability of servers, workstations, and applications within the Process Control Network (PCN), Process Information Network (PIN), Remote Operations Control Center (ROCC), and the Dev/Test environment.  The position will work closely with the Construction and Engineering Teams during construction of Apex’s wind, solar and storage assets in the implementation of the core SCADA and IT infrastructure.

The Application Engineer position requires communication and collaboration skills as well as the ability to work well under pressure, multitask, and shift priorities on the go. The successful candidate will be well organized, with solid analytical skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to synthesize and conceptualize complex ideas. A passion for renewable energy is a plus.

Hours: Full Time

Department: Project Management

Travel: Occasional (0 - 5%)

Location: Apex Headquarters, Charlottesville, VA

Primary Responsibilities:

Implement and manage Apex Asset Management’s operational technology infrastructure including point-to-point networks, edge or field computing, and remote-operations control center devices and systems.

Review of Process Control and data acquisition block diagrams and communication specification to integrate new wind and/or solar assets and to ensure proper connectivity and compatibility between systems.

Creation and modification of data historian points, configurations, and operations.

Resolve various networking, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) and other industrial computing and processing issues.

Application development and administration with data and analytics platforms

Work with Information Technology and Data Integration teams on strategy, governance, best practices, and other opportunities to improve and advance operations through information technology, digitalization, and computer science at Apex.

Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery processes.

Collaborate daily with customers, contractors, and partners to determine specific project needs and requirements and implement solutions.

Evaluate new technology for the purpose of possible integration into Process Control network.

Create and maintain technical documentation, document management systems and knowledge base.

Other duties as required.

Install, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade applications and operating systems.

Potential on-call support for trouble shooting through a rotational schedule.