HS-Controls Person

AES Indiana; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

AES Indiana is seeking a Controls Person for its Indianapolis area operations, focusing on testing, calibration, and maintenance of electrical and instrument control systems at a power plant. The role requires strong electrical/electronic aptitude, safety awareness, and ability to read schematics and P&ID drawings.

Responsibilities include diagnosing components, wiring installations, and maintaining emissions monitoring equipment, with opportunities for further training and advancement within a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with strong mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Ability to pass EEI Tech Test.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical/electronic drawings.
• Ability to interpret P&ID drawings and basic process instrumentation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Test, inspect, calibrate, troubleshoot, maintain, repair and replace power plant electrical/electronic systems.
• Handle control systems including EHC, turbine supervisory, boiler safety and DCS.
• Diagnose and replace faulty components using test equipment and hand tools.
• Install power wiring and conduit for new equipment per code and drawings.
• Repair/replace breakers, MCCs, switchgear (4kV-480V).
• Troubleshoot control systems and maintain CEMS equipment and emissions data.

Skills

Electrical testing

Read schematics

Instrumentation control

Ladder logic

Electrical safety

Education

EE Tech degree

Journeyman Electrician

EMERSON Ovation Training

Tools

Electrical test equipment

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.

Indianapolis Power & Light Company

NOTICE OF JOB VACANCY

Position:

Controls Person

Hourly Wage Rate:

$37.58

$56.83

Company-wide

Location:

Harding St.

A high school graduate or equivalent with a high degree of mechanical and electrical/electronic aptitude and experience or formal training in electricity, electronics, instrumentation, controls, mathematics and physics. Must pass the EEI Tech Test. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to operate electrical and electronic test equipment, read and interpret electrical/electronic drawings, interpret ladder logic, Boolean and SAMA (Scientific Apparatus Makers Association) logic diagrams. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to interpret P&I drawings and basic knowledge of process instrumentation and calibration procedures. All other general qualifications such as willingness to devote time toward continuing with formal education, safety awareness, previous job performance, attendance and punctuality records will be considered in the evaluation of job applicants.

Additional consideration will be given for the following job-related training or experience:

An Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent; Licensed Electrician, “Journeyman” level of experience, or electrical trade school graduate; Emerson Ovation Distributed Controls System Training. Hart Smart Field Communication Technologies. Experience with high voltage (22 KV and above) power systems. Experience with power system relay operations, relay calibration and coordination. Any other qualifications contributing to the applicant's ability to do the job.

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Performs work in connection with testing, inspecting, calibrating, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair and replacement of all power plant, electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic systems and equipment including process control and indication systems.
• Assignments include, but are not limited to, such systems as: Electro-Hydraulic Control (EHC), Turbine Supervisory Controls, Boiler & Furnace Safety & Shutdown System, Distributive Control Systems, Continuous Emission Monitors, Data Acquisition Computers and a wide variety of other mechanical, and electrical instruments, devices and electrical equipment, apparatus and facilities necessary to maintain safe, continuous and efficient operation of a power plant.
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electronic components, such as circuit boards, transmitters, using electronic test equipment and hand tools. May diagnose and replace faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment. Replaces faulty electrical components of equipment, such as relays, switches, and motors, using hand tools. Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors.
• Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment, following electrical code and blueprints, using hand tools and voltage testers.
• Repairs, replaces, and cleans breakers, motor control system, and switch gear (4kV-480v).
• Racks out breakers and performs installation and demolition of control systems. Responsible for troubleshooting turbo generator controls, coal handling controls, and air compressor controls.
• Performs Precipitator maintenance and preventative maintenance semi-annually on breakers, electric motors, transmitters, and air compressors. Includes removing, tearing apart and rebuilding probes from cooling towers. (1-2 day job) and calibration of equipment.
• Maintains station batteries and plant lighting circuits. Maintains and refills water in plant flooded cell batteries in Relay rooms.
• Responsible for maintaining plant CEMS equipment, daily readings on emissions monitoring equipment and cooling towers.
• Responsible for daily cleanup and general housekeeping of shops, relay rooms, and miscellaneous areas around the plant as assigned.
• Operating company vehicles to and from job assignments.
• Fills out daily report of job assignments and miscellaneous computer duties.

In addition to the primary duties listed above, the employee may be called upon to perform other work as circumstances require.

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.