Controls Engineer

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Canadian Solar Inc.

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2001

🏗️ Construction

📦 Logistics

⚡ Energy

Construction • Logistics • Energy

Canadian Solar Inc. is a global company specializing in solar power technologies and energy storage solutions. The company provides a wide range of solar products, including solar modules, utility inverters, and energy storage systems for both residential and utility-scale projects. Canadian Solar boasts a substantial international presence, with active customers in over 160 countries and subsidiaries in 23 countries across six continents. It is committed to sustainability and responsible supply chain management, ensuring its goods are produced without prohibited forms of labor. With significant manufacturing capabilities in Asia and the Americas, Canadian Solar is a key player in the renewable energy industry, supporting a transition to clean energy through innovative solar plants and energy storage solutions.

📋 Description

• Review project contracts and vendor agreements for controls-related requirements and ensure alignment throughout project execution • Review and validate project design packages, including electrical drawings, data flow diagrams, network designs, signal mappings, electrical power models, and control narratives • Maintain and organize technical documentation within SharePoint while coordinating documentation flow with vendors and project stakeholders • Develop batch scripts and automation tools to streamline data collection and improve operational efficiency • Serve as a key technical resource for customers, EPCs, utilities, equipment vendors, and internal project teams throughout project execution • Troubleshoot network and communications issues within VPN-secured environments • Respond to customer and operator requests regarding system modifications, troubleshooting, and control system enhancements • Support site commissioning activities and provide technical expertise for controls-related tasks • Ensure all activities comply with engineering standards, project requirements, safety protocols, and company policies

🎯 Requirements

• Educational background in Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline • Minimum of 3 years of experience working with industrial control systems within electrical generation, renewable energy, or similar power system environments • Demonstrated experience with Modbus, DNP3, and TCP/IP • Strong understanding of industrial networking, including IP addressing, subnetting, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and network communications • Experience with SCADA systems, plant control systems, or utility-scale automation • Experience working with inverter-based resources such as Battery Energy Storage Systems, solar, or other renewable generation technologies is considered an asset • Exposure to substations, protective relays, and transformers is preferred • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams • Ability to travel up to 10–15% nationally and internationally to support project sites and vendor facilities

🏖️ Benefits

• Training programs and promotional opportunities • Various flexible work options to support employees' well-being • Competitive salary • Performance bonuses • Comprehensive benefits package • Health coverage • Retirement plans • Paid time off