Senior OT Incident Engineer

Imagine a future where you safeguard the availability and resilience of operational technology that powers offshore wind farms around the world. 

Join us in this role where you’ll operate at the frontline of OT operations, responding to incidents, restoring services, and strengthening the reliability and security of our global wind portfolio through structured troubleshooting and continuous improvement. 

 

Welcome to OT Projects & Supplier Support 
You’ll be part of OT Systems within Generation Digital & Technology, where you together with your colleagues will support global offshore and onshore assets by ensuring stable, secure, and compliant OT and SCADA operations across regions and time zones.As a team, we collaborate closely, act with integrity, and share knowledge openly to ensure safe, resilient, and highperforming operations, even under pressure. 

 

You’ll play an important role in: 

  • monitoring health, security events, and operational alerts across wind assets, substations, and onshore facilities. 

  • triaging and responding to OT and SCADA incidents in close coordination with control room operations, cybersecurity, and engineering teams. 

  • performing root cause analysis on incidents and documenting preventive actions to reduce repeat events. 

  • conducting remote diagnostics and coordinating field or supplier interventions when required. 

  • maintaining accurate incident records, handovers, and runbooks to support 24/7 operations. 

  • contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen resilience, supplier performance, and operational standards. 

 

To succeed in the role, you: 

  • have experience working with OT or SCADA systems in critical infrastructure environments, or equivalent experience. 

  • understand industrial control system architectures and protocols such as IEC 608705104, Modbus/TCP, DNP3, OPC UA, or similar. 

  • are confident troubleshooting networks, operating systems, and system integrations in complex OT landscapes. 

  • communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across disciplines, regions, and suppliers. 

  • work in a structured and calm manner during incidents and in changing operational conditions. 

  • hold a degree in engineering, automation, computer science, cybersecurity, or equivalent experience. 

 

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply. 

 

Shape the future with us 
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate. 

  

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com. 

  

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We d

Position salary range: 

The salary range for this position is 117,000 to 146,000

Our salary ranges are based on position level and reflect the cost of labor across multiple U.S geographic markets.  Individual pay with the range is determined by work location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.  Your recruiter can provide more details about the applicable salary range during the hiring process.

 

Variable Compensation:  Our total rewards package may include discretionary short-term and long-term incentive opportunities based on your pay band and performance.  These may be changed or suspended based on the sole discretion of the company

 

Our benefits package:  For this position for employees who meet eligibility requirements are: fully paid premium for family insurance coverage for health, life, dental, and visions; flexible spending accounts; health savings accounts; short- and long-term disability insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; 18 weeks or hourly equivalent of parental leave with an additional short-term disability benefit of 6-8 weeks or hourly equivalent for the birthing parent; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 5% employer match; commuting benefits; 7 paid sick days per year; 20 paid time off days; 13 annual paid holidays; 16 hours of volunteer time-off; and a monthly book benefit from Amazon of up to USD 25.

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Join a global leader in renewable energy

Ørsted is a global leader in offshore wind and is one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world. With us, you’ll play your part in creating a world that runs entirely on green energy. As a leading green energy company, we leverage the curiosity and passion of our people to innovate and develop new technologies or bring existing technologies to scale, collaborating with governments, suppliers, and our industry partners to make renewable energy solutions a reality. At Ørsted, we work together with openness and respect and seek fresh perspectives to solve any task at hand: big or small. 

About Ørsted

  • We provide countries, companies, and communities with sustainable, reliable, and cost-competitive energy solutions, including offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, and energy storage.
  • Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.
  • We built the world’s first offshore wind farm, Vindeby in Denmark, in 1991, and completed the world’s largest, Hornsea 2 in the UK, in 2022.
  • We were founded in Denmark in 2006 and now have approximately 8,000 employees, working in 15 countries and counting. 

 

An inclusive team

At Ørsted, we strive to be an inclusive workplace where you’re respected for who you are, valued for the unique perspectives you bring, and rewarded fairly for what you achieve. We want all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, no matter their age, race, ethnicity, place of birth, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

Application deadline

May 25, 2026

Location

East Setauket, US

Area of work

Operations and technicians

Employment type

Permanent

Work hours

Full-Time

Workplace

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