HV Substation SCADA & Metering Engineer

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We have an opening for a HV Substation SCADA & Metering Engineer. You will provide critical technical insight for the design, testing, commissioning, and placing in service of HV substation SCADA systems and complex revenue and controls metering schemes for the integration of PV, BESS, and Wind renewable projects.

Primary Responsibilities Review, comment, and approve SCADA systems designs, communication architectures, input/output schematics, and point assignments in accordance with applicable codes, standards, and procedures.

Review, comment, and approve configurations of data concentrators, RTUs, HMIs, switches, and other SCADA-related devices.

Support on-site commissioning and point-to-point testing of substations' SCADA systems.

Review electrical drawings to interpret signal lists and develop SCADA graphics.

Review, comment, and approve integration of SCADA systems to substation devices, relays, DFR, and meters utilizing various SCADA protocols.

Review, comment, and approve FAT and SAT test plans developed by EPC contractors.

Become Knowledgeable with various Utilities, ISOs, and industry standards.

Coordinate and lead with third-party consultants the metering scheme for Solar, BESS, and Wind Power plants, following interconnection agreement and power purchasing agreement requirements.

Coordinate with other in-house engineering teams, such as substation engineering, SCADA, and OT, to ensure the proper installation, testing, and configuration of revenue and control meters and their subsequent connection to AES’s metering platform.

Provide input to early substation designs, considering the number of meters and their respective location and purpose.

Coordinate with the development, origination, commercial, and interconnection teams, the proper metering scheme logic, following local power utility requirements for auxiliary power and overall loss compensation schemes.

Perform routine QA/QC data quality checks on output meter data to ensure accurate and reliable data to be used on multiple subsequent work streams, such as generation forecasts and generation actuals.

Gain proficiency in the software needed to collect, analyze, and report data for accurate MWh generation across the power plant fleet.

Collaborate cross-functionally with accounting and performance engineering to create efficient and accurate generation dashboards.

Qualifications Bachelor’s or an associate's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering , or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Working knowledge of SCADA systems, DNP3, Ethernet, IP Networks, and serial communication.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Willing to travel to support the commissioning team.

Minimum 3 years’ experience in utilities or Power System…