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You will serve as the technical authority for instrumentation & control system design, ensuring that individual power generation units, balance-of-plant equipment, and auxiliary systems integrate seamlessly into cohesive, higher-level supervisory control platforms and SCADA environments. Operating at the intersection of detailed automation design and capital project execution, you will uphold technical excellence across multi-asset portfolios.\nIn this role, you will partner closely with internal development, engineering, construction, and operations teams, as well as external EPCs and OEMs, to translate dynamic operational demands into resilient, automated control logic. 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