Role Summary

The Mid/Senior Engineer – Remote Monitoring System (RMS) will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing remote monitoring and communication infrastructure across the solar power plant portfolio.

The role involves troubleshooting dataloggers, IoT-based communication systems, SCADA integration, and ensuring uninterrupted real-time data acquisition for performance monitoring and reporting.

The candidate must have strong hands-on experience with dataloggers such as Wattmon and Suryalogix, along with portfolio-level communication management capability.

Key Responsibilities

Remote Monitoring & Datalogger Management

• - Installation, configuration, and commissioning of RMS devices.
• - Hands-on troubleshooting of dataloggers (Wattmon, Suryalogix, or equivalent).
• - Monitoring inverter, meter, weather station, and sensor data integration.
• - Firmware upgrades and remote configuration support.
• - Ensuring 24×7 data availability across portfolio plants.
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IoT-Based Communication Management

• - Manage GPRS/4G/LTE/LoRa/RS485/Modbus communication networks.
• - Diagnose communication failures at plant and portfolio level.
• - SIM management, static IP configuration, VPN setup.
• - Coordinate with telecom providers for network uptime.
• - Root cause analysis of data loss incidents.
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SCADA & System Integration

• - Integration of RMS with SCADA systems.
• - Experience in industrial communication protocols:
  • - Modbus RTU / TCP-IP
  • - Ethernet/IP
  • - OPC
• - SCADA troubleshooting and data mapping.
• - Coordination with SCADA vendors and EPC teams.
• - (SCADA knowledge is highly preferred and will be an added advantage.)
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Portfolio-Level Monitoring

• - Centralised monitoring of multiple plants.
• - Identify recurring communication issues across sites.
• - Develop SOPs for communication uptime improvement.
• - Performance analytics support for Asset Management team.
• - Ensure minimum data downtime (Target: >99% communication uptime).
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Documentation & Compliance

• - Maintain communication architecture diagrams.
• - Maintain IP schema & network documentation.
• - Support audit and insurance data requirements.
• - Maintain incident logs and RCA reports.

Technical Skills Required

• - Strong knowledge of solar plant monitoring architecture.
• - Hands-on experience with:
  • - Wattmon dataloggers
  • - Suryalogix devices
• - IoT-based communication systems.
• - Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, Subnetting, VPN).
• - RS485 & Modbus troubleshooting.
• - SCADA integration exposure.
• - Basic understanding of inverter communication.
• - Ability to analyze data gaps & PR impact.

Experience Required

• - 6–10 years of experience in solar O&M / RMS.
• - Experience managing multi-site solar portfolio.
• - Prior exposure to C&I and utility-scale solar plants preferred.
• - Experience in handling communication issues at >50 MW cumulative capacity preferred.

Educational Qualification

• - B.E / B.Tech in Electrical / Electronics / Instrumentation / Communication Engineering.
• - Additional certification in networking or SCADA will be an advantage.

Key Competencies

• - Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• - Ability to handle critical communication breakdown scenarios.
• - Good coordination skills with site teams and vendors.
• - Proactive approach toward minimising data loss.
• - Leadership capability to manage junior RMS engineers.

Performance KPIs

• - Communication uptime > 99%
• - Resolution time for communication failure < 24 hrs
• - Reduction in recurring RMS issues
• - Accurate portfolio-level reporting