Deployment Engineer - Energy Management System

About the role

ON.energy is seeking a Deployment Engineer to lead the rollout, configuration, and support of Ignition‑based Energy Management Systems (EMS) for utility‑scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. The role is critical for commissioning activities, ensuring reliable visibility, control, and data integration across EMS, PLCs, PCS, BMS, and site networks.

Key responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support Ignition‑based EMS/SCADA platforms for BESS projects.
• Assist commissioning tasks including EMS bring‑up, system integration testing, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and early operational support.
• Configure Ignition gateways, tags, UDTs, alarms, historian, and visualization components.
• Integrate EMS with Siemens PLCs, PCS, BMS, meters, protection relays, and site networks.
• Support data acquisition, control workflows, and site‑level dashboards for commissioning and operations.
• Troubleshoot EMS, data, and communications issues under tight commissioning timelines.
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers, Network Engineers, Deployment Engineers, and Field Commissioning teams.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), site commissioning, and handover to Service and Operations teams.
• Develop standardized EMS templates, screen sets, tag models, and deployment procedures.
• Review and validate EMS documentation, configurations, and as‑built deliverables.

Required profile

• Hands‑on experience deploying and supporting Ignition (Inductive Automation) in OT or industrial environments.
• Proven ability to configure tags, UDTs, alarms, historians, and visualizations in Ignition.
• Experience integrating EMS/SCADA platforms with PLCs and field devices.
• Strong understanding of OT systems and industrial communications.
• Comfortable troubleshooting across EMS, controls, and networking boundaries.
• Willingness to travel 30‑40% to project sites.

Required skills

• Ignition (Inductive Automation) deployment and configuration.
• Siemens PLCs integration.
• Modbus TCP and IEC 61850 protocols.
• OT systems and industrial communications.
• EMS/SCADA platform troubleshooting.