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LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. lists this Lead Engineer, Grid Integration opportunity in westborough, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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Westborough, MA, US
6 days ago Requisition ID: 4533
Salary Range: $135,000.00 To $200,000.00 Annually
Company Overview
LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems. Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.
LGES Vertech empowers and expects its team members to assume responsibility and make good decisions, while maintaining a team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our diverse and growing team enjoys competitive salaries, generous benefits, including 100% employer sponsored medical, dental and vision insurance, and flexible working hours.
This role ensures alignment between the customer, Project Engineering, and Software teams in implementing Energy Management System (EMS), Power Plant Controller (PPC), and SCADA functionality across projects. The position focuses on defining control and communication requirements and translating them into actionable software specifications.
Primary Responsibilities
Lead technical communication of project specific controls and telemetry between the customer, Project Manager, Project Engineer, and internal software teams during project execution.
Develop Project Control & Communication Specifications, defining point lists, Control behaviors, high-level network architecture, and interface requirements for EMS, and PPC.
Review control system design, ensuring compliance with project requirements, ISO/RTO standards, and grid interconnection specifications.
Advise Software Development and Product Management teams on customer-driven feature needs and lessons learned from field projects.
Serve as a subject-matter expert on Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, and related protocols used in grid-scale power systems.
Maintain awareness of ISO/RTO telemetry, AGC, and dispatch requirements (e.g., ERCOT, CAISO) and ensure project compliance.
Support development of internal standards, templates, and test procedures for project control and telemetry
Mentor engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing on controls architecture, communication design, and system modeling.
Support development of standard processes and improvements for facilitating communication of project control and telemetry requirements between teams
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Computer, or Controls Engineering
5+ years of experience in control systems, SCADA, or power plant automation (BESS, renewables, or conventional generation).
Deep understanding of BESS control, EMS, and PPC functionality, including dispatch modes, grid services, and telemetry.
Proficiency with power system communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3) and network architectures for plant control.
Familiarity with ISO/RTO telemetry and control specifications for grid-connected assets.
Experience collaborating with software engineering teams to translate system requirements into software features or integration logic.
Strong communication skills for interfacing with customers, utilities, and multi-disciplinary teams.
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Worksite address
westborough, MA, 01581, US
Who can apply
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