PV Utility & BESS Engineer (all genders)
Meteocontrol
Posted: February 17, 2026
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Quick Summary
Design and implement hybrid power management strategies for PV and BESS systems, ensuring efficient and reliable operation, and monitoring and troubleshooting of system performance.
Required Skills
Job Description
Your mission::
• SCADA System Configuration & Integration: Commission blue'Log® data loggers and plant controllers, integrate PV inverters, BESS components, weather stations, energy meters, MV equipment, and protection relays via Modbus TCP/RTU, IEC 60870-5-104, OPC-UA, or Sunspec protocols.
• Monitoring System Setup: Parameterize plant components, configure alarms and KPIs (PR, availability, specific yield), and validate sensor data.
• Hybrid PV + BESS Integration: Implement hybrid control strategies (zero export, peak shaving, ramp-rate control), monitor charge/discharge cycles and SoC, and configure data exchange between PPC and EMS.
• Grid Compliance & Plant Control: Set up active/reactive power, power factor, and frequency-watt/voltage-watt controls; interface with TSO/DSO and support remote dispatch/curtailment.
• Commissioning & Testing: Validate signal mapping, perform functional control tests, and support grid compliance verification.
• Cybersecurity & System Maintenance: Maintain secure networks, perform firmware updates, backup configurations, and ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards.
Your profile::
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in utility-scale PV and/or BESS projects
• Strong practical experience with SCADA systems for renewable energy plants
• Proven experience commissioning plant controllers (e.g. blue'Log® or similar)
• Solid knowledge of Modbus TCP/RTU, IEC 60870‑5‑104, and industrial communication networks
• Experience integrating PV inverters, BESS components (PCS, BMS, EMS), and multi-vendor systems
• Familiarity with grid compliance, PPC/EMS interaction, and TSO/DSO coordination
• Fluent English and Spanish skills; able to work confidently in an international environment
You can look forward to::
• Working for a better future: with us, you'll create a better future for us and all the generations after us
• Flexibility: With our flexible home office and working time model
• Prepaid Lunch card: In addition to your salary, we support you with a Ticket Restaurant
• Team events: Be part of a team not just at work, our summer and Christmas parties await
Your Contact Person:
Camilla Geismar
Recruiting Business Partner
[email protected]