Applications and Integration Specialist

aes; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation, Dayton, OH, is seeking an Applications and Integration Specialist to provide specialized technical expertise in performance monitoring and data integration for power generation assets.

You will work with EtaPRO, SCADA, and industrial protocols (OPC, DNP3, Modbus) to support reliability, predictive maintenance, and analytics-driven decision-making. Travel up to 25% to AES generation plants.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in power plant performance monitoring and asset analytics.
• 4 years of experience in cybersecurity for OT environments in power generation.
• 4 years of experience in regulatory and internal performance reporting for power assets.
• Experience working with SCADA systems and industrial data to support monitoring and maintenance decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized technical expertise in performance monitoring for power assets.
• Integrate SCADA data and DGA insights into EtaPRO for asset health.
• Validate data quality and support KPIs and analytics platforms.
• Collaborate with I&C, electrical, and cybersecurity teams to ensure secure data interfaces.

Skills

Power plant performance monitoring

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

EtaPRO

SCADA

Qlik Sense

OPC

DNP3

Modbus

Job description

Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries.

AES has been ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricity for millions of people worldwide.

We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work™ rankings across the markets where we operate. AES was also named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices.

Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoring global leadership in advancing the electric power industry.

If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a more sustainable future , we're powering it.

TITLE: Applications and Integration Specialist

EMPLOYER: AES Clean Energy Services LLC

LOCATION: 1065 Woodman Drive, Dayton, OH 45432 (25% Travel for technical support to AES generation plants and participation in special integration projects)

DUTIES

Provide specialized technical expertise in performance monitoring and control-system data integration for power generation assets using EtaPRO and SCADA environments, leveraging industrial communications standards (OPC, DNP3, Modbus) to support reliability and operational analytics. Apply transformer diagnostics expertise by interpreting dissolved gas analysis (DGA) results and integrating DGA insights into EtaPRO for continuous asset health monitoring and early anomaly identification. Perform advanced diagnostics and condition assessment using EtaPRO performance indicators, alerting logic, and industry standards (e.g., IEEE C57.104) to support predictive maintenance and reduce corrective maintenance risk. Support regulatory and internal performance reporting by validating operational and asset data quality, reconciling plant KPIs, and enabling analytics consumption through approved enterprise reporting platforms (e.g., SAS, if applicable). Collaborate with I&C, electrical, and cybersecurity stakeholders to ensure secure, standardized industrial communications (OPC, DNP3, Modbus), maintain data interface integrity, and support high availability of monitoring/SCADA connectivity. Provide EtaPRO subject-matter expertise by standardizing configurations, authoring technical guidelines, and training engineering/O&M users to ensure consistent monitoring practices across facilities. Support delivery of operational insights through analytics visualization (e.g., Qlik Sense) by defining KPI requirements, validating data sources, and presenting asset performance trends for engineering and O&M decision‑making. Troubleshoot complex performance monitoring and SCADA data issues (signal quality, communications, historian alignment) and provide technical recommendations that improve plant operability, reliability, and data-driven maintenance decisions.

REQUIREMENTS

• The position requires 5 years of experience in:
• Experience using EtaPRO for power plant performance monitoring, diagnostics, and asset performance analysis in operational generation environments.
• Experience with industrial communication protocols, including OPC, DNP3, and Modbus, within power generation and operational technology (OT) environments.
• Experience supporting power plant operational performance and maintenance decision-making through analysis of real-time and historical operational data.

• The position requires 4 years of experience in:
• Cybersecurity principles and best practices applicable to industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments in power generation facilities.
• Experience supporting regulatory and internal performance reporting for power generation assets, including data validation, KPI reconciliation, and compliance-oriented analytics.
• Experience working with SCADA systems and control-system operational data to support power plant monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance evaluation.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differ