- Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- $114K–$183K per year
- 5+ years
The Senior Controls Engineer serves as a valuable member of the Generac Microgrid Controls Team, owning projects end‑to‑end and balancing hands‑on technical execution with process improvement and cross‑functional collaboration.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is based in Colorado is $114,300 to $182,900 USD.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for advanced microgrid control system projects from sales handover through commissioning and ongoing support
- Lead on‑site and remote startup and commissioning activities, including development and execution of commissioning test plans
- Develop energy resource drivers (including power meters, protective relays, generator controllers, PV inverters, energy storage inverters, battery management systems, wind turbines, weather stations, etc.)
- Develop, test, and deploy control algorithms
- Conduct system functionality testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and reporting
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
- Nice to have: three‑phase AC power system controls
- Nice to have: automation
- Nice to have: communications protocols Modbus DNP3 CAN 2.0A/B J1939 CANbus
- Nice to have: programming languages IEC 61131 Python REST API