Applications and Integration Specialist

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

Job summary

AES Corporation is hiring an Applications and Integration Specialist to provide expert support for performance monitoring and data integration across power generation assets. The role requires strong EtaPRO experience, SCADA data validation, and proficiency with OPC, DNP3, and Modbus.

You will collaborate with I&C, electrical, and cybersecurity teams to ensure secure, high-availability monitoring. Responsibilities include standardizing EtaPRO configurations, training O&M staff, and supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering with 5+ years in power plant operations.
• Experience using EtaPRO for performance monitoring and diagnostics.
• Experience with industrial communication protocols: OPC, DNP3, Modbus.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized technical expertise in performance monitoring and data integration for power assets.
• Interpret DGA results and integrate insights into EtaPRO for asset health monitoring.
• Perform diagnostics and condition assessment using EtaPRO indicators and IEEE standards.
• Support regulatory and internal reporting by validating plant KPI data and analytics deployment.
• Collaborate with I&C, electrical, and cybersecurity teams to ensure secure, standardized communications.
• Standardize EtaPRO configurations and train users to ensure consistent monitoring practices.
• Assist analytics visualization by defining KPI requirements and presenting performance trends.
• Troubleshoot SCADA data issues and provide recommendations to improve plant operability.

Skills

EtaPRO

SCADA

OPC

DNP3

Modbus

Qlik Sense

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

EtaPRO

SCADA systems

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering and 5 years of experience supporting power plant operations through power system analysis, EtaPRO-based performance monitoring, SCADA data validation, and operational performance analytics for generation assets.
• 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 5 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, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Accelerating the future of energy, together Our people are our energy and have transformed AES into the type of energy company that the world needs today and in the future. Coming from all walks of life, our people share a passion for improving lives by advancing the energy sector through innovation, collaboration and action. We are working in an industry that requires new thinking and ways of working together to create solutions that are both economically and environmentally viable, not just one or the other. We are looking for passionate people to join us in our mission to accelerate the future of energy.