PV Utility & BESS Engineer (all genders)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Madrid

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
c.geismar@meteocontrol.com

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About us

At meteocontrol, we have been dedicated to renewable energies since 1998 and are one of the world's leading developers of independent energy management systems. With our holistic solutions, we accompany the entire life cycle of energy systems. From planning to commissioning, we support our customers as independent technical consultants. For this we need a team of highly qualified and motivated employees.
Do you want to become part of our diverse team from different departments and drive the future of renewable energies together?

With energy into the future. We are looking forward to you!

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