Senior Protection Relay & Metering Engineer (Technical Services)
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Job description
Reporting to the AES CE Manager of Technical Services, the goal of this position is to support, improve, and optimize the AES Clean Energy operational performance of a fleet of renewables across the US by providing technical expertise, troubleshooting and critical process support to substation relays, meters and communications equipment. The Senior Protection Relay and Metering engineer will provide support and troubleshooting to solar, wind and BESS facilities with substation telemetry, relay connectivity and OT projects requiring operations support. The Senior Protection Relay and Metering engineer will interface routinely with field services personnel and serve as the operations department liaison between networking personnel and the operational technology department., * Primary subject matter expert for AES Clean Energy substation automation controller installations and troubleshooting
- Substation meter subject matter expert
- Establish and maintain connectivity, access and passwords to all substation and meter sites. Facilitate establishing these connections for new team members.
- Provide real-time troubleshooting for emergent events involving substations, transmission lines or collection systems. Assist in educating team members in troubleshooting methods.
- Mentor and train team members, BOP and field resources on connecting to relays and meters for the purposes of retrieving and interpreting relay data.
- Ensure new sites have meters, relays and event collection configured properly for remote access and event collection
- Provide real-time support to sites by collecting events and distributing event data and information to personnel to reduce the return to service time of substations impacted by disturbance events.
- Manage the replacement of aging Remote Automation Controllers to minimize disruption to operations.
- Participate in deployments of new OT initiatives and provide operations perspective/representation in their rollout.
- Evaluate replacement solutions for obsolescent equipment such as PLC controllers or multifunction relays.
- Participate in teams for the rollout of new NERC standards requiring telemetry solutions for event collection or electrical data collection.
- Provide guidance and feedback to project execution teams on the setup of software protocols for communication of events/data.
- Coordinate with reliability and performance engineers any OT/communications improvement technologies for the AESCE renewables fleet.
- Share and capitalize on lessons learned and benchmarking from not only AES but other industry leaders.
- Monitor new technology innovations in operational technology and substation communications systems and provide recommendations to project design teams to implement where appropriate.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Technical troubleshooting support?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field from an accredited college/university and 3-5 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas: (PLCs,SCADA integration, networking, renewable energy systems, relays, power plant controllers and substation equipment)
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Knowledge of condition monitoring systems and their connectivity
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Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills related to network communications and SCADA systems
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Knowledge of RTAC programming/Structured Text
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Fluency with data acquisition systems and SCADA systems
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Candidate must be innovative, with strong troubleshooting skills and must be flexible, with the ability to organize, prioritize, execute and follow up on many concurrent duties, as well as adapt quickly to changes in business priorities.
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Ability to establish trust through building relationships and demonstration of capabilities.
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Strong coaching skills and safety awareness.
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Ability to work flexible schedules (late evenings/early mornings) as required
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Proficient in the following focus areas; Communication Systems, operational technology systems related to renewables, and condition monitoring systems.
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Outstanding interpersonal skills, including an ability to maintain calm and effective exchanges by all parties.
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Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (35% first year).
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Proficient in Microsoft Office bundle including Project and Visio
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Planning and project management skills for multiple change efforts.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance, The expected salary for this position, at commencement of employment, is between $108,000 and $135,150/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes annual bonus. The benefits offered for this position are: medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, 401(k) eligibility, and paid time off (including vacation, sick leave time, and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
