Electrical Grid Software Test Engineer

Apt; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apt in Birmingham, AL is seeking an Electrical Engineer with testing experience to validate grid software used by utility operators. You will design and execute test plans, validate data flows between SCADA, GIS, and outage systems, and collaborate with operators, engineers, and vendors to ensure reliable grid operations.

Ideal candidates have a solid power systems foundation, strong communication skills, and a drive to learn how distribution grid software behaves in real-world scenarios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Understanding of electric distribution systems, power flow, substations, SCADA, or grid operations.
• Experience writing/executing test cases or documenting results (academic, co-op, or professional).
• Clear communication with engineers, operators, and vendors.
• Willingness to learn complex software and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and run test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for utility grid software.
• Participate in functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Verify grid operations like switching, outage response, and network modeling in software.
• Document test results and track issues with technical teams, users, and vendors.
• Check data flow between SCADA, GIS, and outage management systems.
• Review requirements to ensure test coverage is complete and traceable.
• Support system upgrades, releases, and go-live readiness.
• Collaborate with operators and engineers to translate real scenarios into tests.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Test planning

Communication skills

Grid knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

qTest

Jira

Azure DevOps

HP ALM

SQL

APIs

Test automation

Job description

Apt in Birmingham, AL is seeking an Electrical Engineer with testing experience to validate grid software used by utility operators. You will design and execute test plans, validate data flows between SCADA, GIS, and outage systems, and collaborate with operators, engineers, and vendors to ensure reliable grid operations.

Ideal candidates have a solid power systems foundation, strong communication skills, and a drive to learn how distribution grid software behaves in real-world scenarios.