Principal Project Engineer

Arpatech; Medina; On-site; USD 127,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking a Project Technical Lead to design and deliver advanced control systems for utility customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background with at least 8 years of experience in automation and utility operations. Excellent customer service and project management skills are essential, with responsibilities including ensuring customer satisfaction and delivering high-quality project outcomes. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Paid time off

Charitable giveback day

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in energy sector control systems.
• Strong technical background in automation and computers.
• Experience with utility control systems and programming.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver control systems for utility customers.
• Lead projects and provide technical sales support.
• Customize system configurations based on customer needs.

Skills

Automation

Networking

Customer Service

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering

Tools

SCADA

EMS

GMS

DMS

OMS

DERMS

Python

C/C++

Oracle

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Mongo

Cassandra

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us is our aspiration, desire, and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming hurdles, and challenging the status quo to find better solutions. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride, and aspiration through our career development programs, community service projects, and social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

In this role, you will design and deliver DGM's control systems and provide ongoing customer support to ensure reliable performance and world-class customer satisfaction. The successful applicant will contribute to project delivery excellence supporting utility customers in the energy generation, transmission, and distribution industries.

Your Impact

• Project Technical Lead working directly with external customers to deliver projects.
• Design, plan, integrate, test, and commission hardware and software requirements on customer systems.
• Evaluate contract specifications and define project requirements through customer communication, then coordinate with other departments as necessary.
• Provide networking and system/application design.
• Perform hardware, software, and system installation, integration, and testing for projects.
• Customize system, hardware, and network configurations based on customer needs.
• Provide customer support and assistance per contract maintenance and warranty.
• Support technical sales activities, including presentations and product demonstrations for power systems applications.
• Assist in creating training materials and project documentation.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Strong technical background in automation and computers with at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with electrical utility control systems (SCADA, EMS, GMS, DMS, OMS, DERMS) or utility operations.
• Experience in power systems, utility operations/dispatch, real-time control systems, client/server applications, network communications, UNIX/Linux/Windows operating systems.
• Experience in software programming and scripting (Python, C/C++).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Mongo, Cassandra).
• Experience with JSON, XML.
• Experience with utility protocols (ICCP, DNP, MultiSpeak).
• Experience with OSI Monarch control systems.

Soft Skills Required

• Excellent organization, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Strong commitment to customer service.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally.

The salary range for this role is $127,000 - $158,700, with potential for bonus or variable incentive pay. We also offer comprehensive benefits including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement plans.