Associate Engineer, Relay & Metering
Core
Support, improve, and optimize operational performance of a renewables fleet (solar, wind, BESS) across the US by providing technical expertise, troubleshooting, and process support for substation communications and equipment monitoring.
Role type
Associate Engineer, Relay & Metering (OT/SCADA)
Builds
Operational reliability and data collection for AES Clean Energy renewable assets
Domain
Renewable Energy / Power Systems / Operational Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Troubleshooting network communications and SCADA systems, SEL Disturbance Monitoring event collection, configuring DMA systems and remote automation controllers, managing replacement of Remote Automation Controllers, evaluating replacement solutions for obsolescent equipment (PLCs, multifunction relays), NERC standards compliance for telemetry, project management for OT initiatives
Preferred skills
Knowledge of condition monitoring systems and connectivity, familiarity with data acquisition systems, monitoring new technology innovations in OT and substation communications
Technologies
SEL Disturbance Monitoring, DMA systems, Remote Automation Controllers, PLCs, multifunction relays, VPN tunnels, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio
Responsibilities
Provide technical support, maintenance, and troubleshooting of SEL Disturbance Monitoring event collection systems; Ensure new sites are configured to collect events from substation relays and configure VPN tunnels/port maps; Provide real-time support to sites by collecting and distributing event data to reduce return-to-service time; Manage replacement of aging Remote Automation Controllers; Participate in deployments of new OT initiatives; Evaluate replacement solutions for obsolescent equipment; Participate in teams for rollout of new NERC standards; Provide guidance to project execution teams on software protocol setup; Coordinate with reliability and performance engineers on OT/communications improvements; Monitor new technology innovations and provide recommendations.
Seniority
Associate, 3-5 years experience