SCADA Commissioning Engineer

Job Description SummaryGE Vernova is seeking a skilled SCADA System Engineer to lead and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, integration, testing, and maintenance activities for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Substation Automation Systems (SAS), and Energy Management Systems (EMS). This role ensures safe integration, point-to-point testing, network configuration, troubleshooting, and customer handover of critical power infrastructure automation - including transmission substations, generation plants, and renewable energy integration sites - while meeting rigorous safety, quality, schedule, and cost requirements.Job DescriptionCore ResponsibilitiesLead and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, integration, testing, and maintenance of SCADA, SAS, and gateway systems.Perform and supervise hardware and software functional testing of:Substation Automation Systems (SAS) and Remote Terminal Units (RTUs).HMI (Human-Machine Interface) screens, alarm and event logging, and historical databases.Communication protocols (e.g., IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-101/104, DNP3, Modbus).Network architecture, managed Ethernet switches, routers, firewalls, and fiber optic links.Time synchronization systems (IRIG-B, PTP / IEEE 1588).Point-to-point hardwired and logical signal verification between field devices and the master control room.Lead site teams, integration specialists, contractors, vendors, and subcontractors during automation testing phases.Coordinate daily site integration activities and commissioning schedules with electrical and protection teams.Troubleshoot complex communication faults, protocol mismatches, network bottlenecks, and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA).Manage punch lists, Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), software version control, site instructions, and point-to-point database lists.Review system architecture drawings, network topology diagrams, signal list mapping matrices, functional design specifications (FDS), and factory accepta