Posted Oct 19, 2026

SCADA Engineer

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Overview Handshake is looking for energy industry professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You'll draw on your hands-on experience with industrial operations, plant performance, and energy asset management to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand operations workflows and performance engineering practices. This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside anything else you have going on. Details • This project involves using your professional experience and hands-on knowledge of the tools you use in your daily work to create expert-level training data and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance. No prior AI experience required. • Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project. • Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available. Qualifications • At least 2 years of professional experience in industrial operations, plant performance, or energy asset management, in roles such as: • Plant Performance Engineer or Reliability Engineer • SCADA Engineer or Drilling/Production Engineer • Generation Asset Analyst • Or equivalent roles in the energy industry • Hands-on experience with one or more of the following tools: • AVEVA PI • WinCC • Oracle MDM • Power BI • Bloomberg Terminal • Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously with AI research teams.