Senior Staff Controls Software Engineer
Mainspring Energy14 hours ago
Base Salary
$189k - $223k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, architecture, and deployment of operator interfaces on the Ignition SCADA platform.
- Build scalable, site-agnostic HMI screens and tag structures for varied power plant configurations and generator counts.
- Implement OPC-UA, Modbus, and SunSpec communication interfaces and telemetry pipelines for SCADA data and third-party integrations.
- Develop alarm management, event logging, and diagnostic dashboards for site hardware and network visibility.
- Own unit testing, integration testing, and hardware-in-the-loop validation for new features, safety logic, and grid compliance.
- Integrate Mainspring technology with Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems and complex microgrid environments.
- Collaborate with Product, Controls, and Hardware teams to convert utility requirements and interconnection standards into software specifications.
Requirements
- 12+ years of hands-on experience in commercial power generation, industrial automation, manufacturing, or utility-scale energy projects.
- Deep hands-on experience building complex industrial HMI/SCADA systems and demonstrated mastery of Ignition, including Perspective, Vision, UDTs, and Tag Historian.
- Expertise with OPC-UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, SunSpec, and relational database integration such as PostgreSQL.
- Experience defining industrial software architecture, leading technical decisions, and delivering reusable HMI/SCADA platforms from design through deployment.
- Experience with grid interconnection standards such as IEEE 1547 and UL 1741.
- Knowledge of industrial control system cybersecurity frameworks such as NERC CIP.
- Ability to create clear technical documentation and system diagrams bridging industrial hardware and modern software.
Tech Stack
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About Mainspring Energy
Mainspring Energy builds fuel-flexible linear generators that provide onsite, low-emissions electric power for utilities, data centers, and large enterprises. The privately held company, founded in 2010 and based in Menlo Park, CA, began commercial shipments in 2020 and now has hundreds of megawatts in development and field operations. It sells and deploys generator systems and partners with energy leaders such as AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, and Schneider Electric.