Remote Automation Engineer

The Company

Since 1974, Shermco has become North America's largest and fastest growing NETA-accredited electrical testing organization. With Safety encouraged as a personal core value for every employee, our focus is to make sure electrical power systems are functioning properly and safely. Add to that our Professional Engineering Group, Rotating Machinery Division, Renewable Energy Services, Systems Integration Services, and Field Repair and local Repair Service Centers, places Shermco in a position to handle all things electrical. All done with an emphasis on safety and client service, supported throughout every level of the company. If it's in the electrical power system, Shermco does it.

That's why we say... One Line. One Company.

The Position:

Shermco Protection and Control (P&C) division is seeking Automation & Controls Engineers (Levels I-IV) responsible for the design, configuration, commissioning, and testing of power system automation and protection controls. These roles support mission critical environments, primarily large scale data centers by applying automation engineering, protection concepts, programming, and strong problem solving skills to ensure accurate, reliable, and safe system operation.

The Opportunity:

Join our team of leaders in protection and control engineering, automation, and mission critical electrical infrastructure! Due to continued growth, our Protection & Control (P&C) Division is seeking safety focused, experienced teammates with strong knowledge of automation, protection systems, and field commissioning.

We offer the opportunity to develop and apply a broad skill set at an accelerated pace. Shermco is an industry leading turnkey systems integration firm, an ideal fit for motivated individuals who want to continuously learn, grow, and solve complex technical challenges. Our P&C team works in a dynamic, safety driven environment where there are no limits on personal or professional development.

Key Responsibilities:

Configure and integrate substation automation systems (e.g., MicroSCADA or similar platforms).

• Engineer and test IEC 61850 systems, including MMS, GOOSE, and IED configuration.

• Build HMI screens and support SCADA database configuration.

• Configure protection relays and IEDs (Hitachi, SEL, or equivalent) using vendor engineering tools.

• Program and test RTUs (e.g., RTU560 or similar), including logic, communication mapping, and point to point testing.

• Configure industrial Ethernet switches, VLANs, PRP, and perform network troubleshooting.

• Integrate communication protocols such as DNP3, IEC 104, Modbus, SNMP.

• Interpret and work from schematics, wiring diagrams, and single line diagrams.

• Perform system troubleshooting using tools such as Wireshark.

• Apply power system protection concepts in commissioning and validation activities.

• Interface with customers and team members during testing, energization, and issue resolution.

Preferred Experience:

• Substation automation, SCADA engineering, and commissioning.

• IEC 61850 engineering, protection relay configuration, and system testing.

• Industrial networking, firewall fundamentals, VLANs, PRP, Ethernet switch configuration.

• RTU programming/testing (e.g., RTU560, Hitachi RTUs).

• Familiarity with Hitachi or SEL automation and protection products.

• Experience in data centers, utilities, power systems, or other industrial automation environments