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Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.\nEmpower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.\nResponsibilities\nAs an Operational Technology (OT) Engineer, you will provide engineering, integration, modernization, sustainment, and cybersecurity support for Army Facility Related Control Systems (FRCS), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Utility Monitoring and Control Systems (UMCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Building Automation Systems (BAS), Direct Digital Control (DDC) systems, and utility metering infrastructures. You will support the planning, design, installation, testing, and deployment of operational technology solutions that improve facility operations, energy management, infrastructure resilience, and mission assurance. In this role, you will conduct site surveys, develop engineering solutions, perform system integration activities, and support modernization efforts for installations across both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. You will work closely with Government stakeholders, facility managers, cybersecurity personnel, vendors, and installation teams to ensure system interoperability, security, reliability, and compliance with Army and Department of Defense requirements. In assuming this position, you will be a critical contributor to meeting Empower AI's mission: To deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions and services that enable our customers to rapidly adapt to dynamic environments. This position requires travel to customer locations throughout CONUS and OCONUS and may require work in operational facilities, utility plants, industrial environments, and data collection locations. An active Secret clearance is required or must be obtained.\nHighlights of Responsibilities:\nConduct site surveys, requirements analysis, stakeholder interviews, infrastructure assessments, and data collection activities utilizing standardized survey methodologies and engineering checklists.\nDevelop Site Survey Reports, Courses of Action (COAs), technical recommendations, cost estimates, Bills of Material (BOMs), and modernization roadmaps.\nDesign, engineer, install, integrate, configure, and test operational technology solutions supporting Army facilities and utility infrastructures.\nPerform installation, replacement, repair, modification, and upgrade activities for field devices including meters, sensors, actuators, controllers, PLCs, RTUs, gateways, and associated communications equipment.\nSupport deployment and sustainment of SCADA, FRCS, BAS, DDC, UMCS, utility metering, and centralized management systems.\nDevelop engineering artifacts including System Design Plans (SDPs), Engineering Installation Plans (EIPs), network diagrams, wiring packages, migration plans, test plans, and as-built documentation.\nDesign and integrate OT communications networks utilizing BACnet, Modbus, LonWorks, IP-based protocols, serial communications, and vendor-specific control system protocols.\nValidate interoperability between control systems, enterprise management platforms, cybersecurity solutions, and operational technology devices.\nPerform factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), system validation, troubleshooting, and turnover activities.\nSupport operational technology modernization projects, technology refresh initiatives, and lifecycle replacement efforts.\nTroubleshoot hardware, software, networking, controller, communications, and integration issues impacting system operations.\nCoordinate installation and deployment activities with facility personnel, Government Project Leads (GPLs), Technical Monitors (TMs), vendors, and subcontractors.\nMaintain compliance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), Army regulations, FRCS standards, and operational technology implementation guidance.\nSupport cybersecurity implementation activities including Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance, vulnerability remediation, and secure system integration.\nProvide operator familiarization, technical training, system turnover support, and sustainment guidance following project completion.\nDevelop and maintain project documentation, engineering packages, test reports, training materials, lessons learned, and operational procedures.\nQualifications\nRequirements:\nCurrent/active Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operational Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may be substituted for education.\nCompTIA Security+ certification required.\nMinimum fifteen (15) years of experience supporting Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA, Building Automation Systems (BAS), Facility Related Control Systems (FRCS), Utility Monitoring and Control Systems (UMCS), utility metering, or industrial automation environments.\nDemonstrated experience installing, integrating, configuring, and supporting PLCs, RTUs, metering systems, SCADA platforms, BAS solutions, and operational technology networks.\nExperience conducting site surveys, infrastructure assessments, requirements analysis, and engineering documentation development.\nExperience developing engineering drawings, network diagrams, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and installation packages.\nExperience supporting field deployments and working directly with customers, facility personnel, vendors, and project stakeholders.\nKnowledge of operational technology networking, communications protocols, and system integration methodologies.\nAbility to travel frequently throughout CONUS and OCONUS locations.\nDesired Qualifications:\nExperience supporting Army Metering Programs, FRCS modernization efforts, Installation Energy Programs, Utility Monitoring Programs, or similar Army OT initiatives.\nExperience with Niagara Framework, WebCTRL, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure, Siemens Desigo, Tridium, Honeywell, or similar OT platforms.\nExperience supporting enterprise operational technology architectures and centralized management platforms.\nKnowledge of NIST SP 800-82, RMF, STIG requirements, Zero Trust principles, and operational technology cybersecurity best practices.\nExperience conducting cybersecurity assessments, implementing security controls, and supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) activities.\nExperience developing migration plans and executing large-scale OT modernization and technology refresh initiatives.\nExperience supporting cloud-hosted OT architectures, enterprise data repositories, analytics platforms, and centralized monitoring solutions.\nExperience supporting utility metering systems and integration of electrical, gas, water, steam, and thermal energy monitoring solutions.\nKnowledge of energy management systems, smart building technologies, and facility automation concepts.\nCertifications (Desired):\nProject Management Professional (PMP)\nCompTIA SecurityX (formerly CASP+) or CISSP\nGlobal Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)\nCertified SCADA Security Architect (CSSA)\nISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Certifications\nNiagara Certification Program (NCP)\nVendor-specific BAS, SCADA, PLC, or OT platform certifications\nMicrosoft, Cisco, or industrial networking certifications supporting OT environments\nPhysical Requirements:\nSitting for extended periods.\nStanding and walking throughout industrial, utility, and facility environments.\nAbility to lift and carry equipment up to 40 pounds.\nAbility to climb ladders, access rooftops, utility spaces, mechanical rooms, and control facilities.\nAbility to work in data centers, utility plants, industrial facilities, and operational environments.\nAbility to travel by land and air transportation up to 50%.\nAbout Empower AI\nAll hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.\nIf hired for this position, the base salary range would be within the range provided. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. 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