Canadian Solar Inc.

Controls Engineer

Canadian Solar Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $145,000 per year

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About the role

  • Play a key role in the deployment of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across the Americas region
  • Support the full project life cycle—from contracting, design, and implementation through delivery, commissioning, and ongoing support
  • Collaborate closely with internal teams including Procurement, Project Management, Project Engineering, Commissioning, and O&M
  • Work directly with equipment vendors, project developers, project owners, and other stakeholders such as utility or modelling teams
  • Review project contracts and vendor agreements for controls-related requirements and alignment
  • Review and validate project design submittals, including electrical drawings, data flow diagrams, network designs, signal mappings (analog, Modbus, DNP3), electrical power models, and control narratives
  • Maintain and organize technical documentation in SharePoint; coordinate documentation flow with vendors and stakeholders
  • Develop batch scripts or automation tools to streamline data collection and operational tasks
  • Maintain clear, consistent communication with all stakeholders—including customers, vendors, EPCs, and utilities
  • Troubleshoot network issues within VPN-secured environments
  • Respond to customer and operator requests regarding system modifications, troubleshooting, or enhancements
  • Support site commissioning activities for all control-related tasks

Requirements

  • Educational background in Controls Engineering, or a related discipline
  • At least 3 years' of experience working with control systems in an electrical generation environment
  • Demonstrated experience with industrial communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, TCP/IP)
  • Strong understanding of networking, including IP/port mapping, network rules (switch/firewall), subnetting, and VPN structures
  • Experience working with Inverter-Based Resources (IBR) such as solar, energy storage systems, or alternative generation systems is an preferred
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 10–15% national and internationally to project sites and vendor facilities
Benefits
  • flexible work options
  • training programs
  • promotional opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)controls-related requirementselectrical drawingsdata flow diagramsnetwork designssignal mappingsModbusDNP3TCP/IPInverter-Based Resources (IBR)
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationtroubleshootingorganizationcustomer service