Hybrid Asset Data Acquisition Engineer

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About the role

  • Asset Data Acquisition Engineer at Candi managing solar data acquisition hardware and infrastructure in South Africa. Supporting the Asset Management team and ensuring data quality and integrity across the systems.

Responsibilities

  • Setup and management of data acquisition hardware & infrastructure from the plants to the data servers.
  • Examples of hardware include data loggers, meters, sensors, PLC’s, site networking & telecommunications, routers.
  • Utilizing a variety of communication protocols between the hardware types and the transfer of data to and from servers and other remotely connected hardware.
  • Data specification compliance, validity, integrity and delivery consistency
  • Plant power controller setup between solar, Inverter, generator and battery hybrid system options where applicable.
  • Support the Asset Management team in resolving plant issues.
  • Primary interface between local Asset management team and global Asset Intelligence team on data acquisition topics, issues and related systems development
  • Support local and global Data Intelligence systems development projects where applicable.

Requirements

  • Relevant Tertiary Qualification (BTech / BEng / Energy Systems / Data Science / Networking)
  • Knowledge of programmable logic controllers and data loggers and industrial automation
  • Interest in hands-on IT systems / SCADA / Industrial Automations systems work (occasionally in the field)
  • Highly analytical and able to manually complement data sets.
  • Interest in programming code and how software contributes to a more sustainable energy supply
  • Training and skills in Data Analytics and Engineering is a plus
  • Familiarity with SQL and Python is a plus
  • Desire to work in an international environment, sharing ideas and learnings across borders and cultures

Benefits

  • Flexibility to work from home on a regular basis (hybrid work)
  • Occasional travel to Candi sites and Candi offices in South Africa

Job title

Asset Data Acquisition Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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