Principal Engineer - Energy Control Sys

Reports in office to Orange, CT

Reports to Supervisor
- Energy Control Systems

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $141,120- $176,400

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

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Benefits
- Avangrid

Provides support for the AVANGRID Energy Control Systems used to operate Gas and Electric transmission and distribution systems (EMS/SCADA/ADMS/ OMS & Back office-based platforms).

• Defines and maintains supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) databases and definitions, maintains telemetry data and evaluates and maintains accurate information in the EMS
• Leads the specification, design, testing and development of the EMS system to ensure that changing functional requirements are met
• Design enhancements to the ECS systems to improve the user interfaces
• Coordinate the safe and orderly commissioning of new and redesigned intelligent electronic devices and instrumentation as well as other systems and components in substations and other interconnecting facilities.
• Monitors and ensures that systems and components are designed, installed, tested, operated and maintained according to operational requirements and standards for safety and reliability
• Documents and reviews commissioning procedures, provides operational assistance and troubleshooting
• Analyzes key power system data to ensure that the bulk electric system can operate in a safe, reliable and coordinated manner in accordance with ISO/RTO operating principles and standards.
• Works within the Control Center environment and supports Cyber Security requirements for Control Center operations. Maintains and creates documentation for supported platforms and systems to meet all regulatory requirements/ standards.
• Has and in depth technical understanding of all system components.
• Capable of designing and implementing novel control system components and can optimize system components.
• Has an in depth understanding of virtual environments.
• Has an in depth understanding of controls architecture as it pertains to security, data flow, and networking.
• Capable of providing valuable input to system design.
• Strong Collaboration and Leadership Skills.
• Assists with creation of time saving standardization.
• Ability to see the long term financial impact of software / hardware decisions.
• Capability to work with other operating companies to create standardization across the larger organization.
• Capability to complete the most complex projects from start to finish with little to no supervision.
• Ability to influence others to change and drive continuous improvement through proven examples of concepts and business case creation.
• Ability to travel or work remotely to support other operating companies as needed with control system technical issues.
• Reviews modifications to existing software and hardware systems to ensure quality and internal department standards compliance.

• BS Technical related Degree with 12+ years’ technical experience
• MS Technical related Degree with 10+ years’ technical experience
• Knowledge of Electrical Theory and understanding of the Electric Transmission and Distribution: T& D Power flow, short circuit analysis, Internal and External Transmission Model, Contingency Analysis, and State Estimation understanding
• Experience with configuring, commissioning and testing Remote Terminal Units (RTU’s):
  Field testing methodology, develop testing plans
• Ability to interpret engineering documentation:
  Control System…