Lead Engineer - Energy Control Sys

Avangrid; Town of Vestal (NY); On-site; USD 117,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Performance bonuses

12% 401(k) match

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Avangrid, NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP, is seeking an experienced control systems engineer to support ECS-based gas distribution operations in Vestal, NY. The role involves SCADA database maintenance, RTU configuration, testing, and system optimization to ensure safety and reliability.

Responsibilities include commissioning coordination, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams while upholding cyber security and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MS degree with required years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of SCADA and ECS systems used in gas distribution.
• Familiarity with NERC-CIP compliance and related policies.

Responsibilities

• Supports AVANGRID ECS used to operate gas distribution systems.
• Defines and maintains SCADA databases and telemetry data.
• Configures RTUs, tests, and commissioning support.
• Designs enhancements to ECS and optimizes system components.
• Coordinates commissioning of PACs/RTUs and instrumentation.
• Maintains documentation to meet regulatory standards.
• Collaborates across departments and provides technical leadership.

Education

BSEE Degree with 7+ years of technical experience

MS Technical related Degree with 3+ years of technical experience

Tools

SQL

Oracle

SCADA

OASyS DNA SCADA

RTU configuration

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Location: On site 5 days a week in Vestal, NY
The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $116,640 to $145,800

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

For more information please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Job Summary

• Provides support for the AVANGRID Energy Control Systems (ECS) used to operate gas distribution systems (SCADA, DSS & Back office-based platforms).
• Defines and maintains supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) databases and definitions, maintains telemetry data and evaluates and maintains accurate information in the ECS.
• Provides RTU configuration, software, testing and commissioning support
• Support the specification, design, testing and development of the ECS system to ensure that changing functional requirements are met
• Design enhancements to the ECS systems to improve the user interface
• Coordinate the safe and orderly commissioning of new and redesigned PACs/RTUS and instrumentation as well as other systems and components in gas gate and distribution stations and other interconnecting facilities.
• Monitors and ensures that systems and components are designed, installed, tested, operated and maintained according to operational requirements and standards for safety and reliability
• Documents and reviews commissioning procedures, provides operational assistance and troubleshooting
• Works within the Control Center environment and supports Cyber Security requirements for Control Center operations.
• Maintains and creates documentation for supported platforms and systems to meet all regulatory requirements/standards.
• Has an in-depth technical understanding of all system components.
• Capable of designing and implementing novel control system components and can optimize system components.
• Has an in-depth understanding of virtual environments.
• Has an in-depth understanding of controls architecture as it pertains to security, data flow, and networking.
• Capable of providing valuable input to system design.
• Strong Collaboration and Leadership Skills.
• Assists with creation of time saving standardization.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge and understanding of gas transmission and distribution systems
• T&D Energy flow, gas circuit analysis, Contingency Analysis, State Estimation and Billing understanding
• Experience with configuring, commissioning and testing Remote Terminal Units (RTU#s) Field testing methodology, develop testing plans

Ability To Interpret Engineering Documentation

• Control System Architecture drawings, P&IDs, electric control/loop diagrams and other engineering specifications.
• Understanding of relevant Compliance Regulations and Policies. (NERC-CIP, 49 CFR Part 192.631 CRM, Etc.)
• Working understanding of the NERC-CIP ECS requirements.
• Understanding and knowledge of Databases (Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Etc.)
• How to query, configure and edit Understanding Networking, security, computer hardware, software applications and data communication equipment. Network diagrams, firewall rules, ports and services
• The ability to demonstrate good communication skills both written and orally.
• Experience making sound decisions while working in a high-pressure environment outside normal working hours.
• Working in storm or other emergency conditions for 24x7x365 system support
• Able to work independently and contribute proactively to drive results
• Able to develop effective business cases for system enhancements.
• Capable of educating, assigning tasks, and directing other engineers.
• Capable of reviewing work of less experienced engineers and ensures quality even on relatively complex tasks or projects.
• Comfortable working safely in the gas distribution stations and understanding more than 75% of the devices as well as the various variables at play: flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
• Working knowledge of PHMSA Control Room Management requirements, Knowledge in Gas Measurement fundamentals.
• Ability to create a script or a compiled application interacting with the SCADA application API and libraries.
• Knowledge in Gas Measurement fundamentals.

For Lead Engineers

• Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
• Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department
• Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills
• Ability to collaborate across departments
• Liaison/direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices.
• Work independently with little supervision

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience Required (Meet at least one of the following):
• BSEE Degree with 7+ years of technical experience
• MS Technical related Degree with 3+ years of technical experience

Technical Skills/Competencies

• Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)
• Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.")
• Engineering documentation # Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation
• Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements
• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment # Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements

Key Technical Working Skills

• Computer Operating System Administration and Support (EX: Unix, Linux, Windows)
• ECS NERC-CIP Compliance Support (EX: CIP-005, 007, 009, 010, 011)
• ECS Support for Multiple Environments (Databases EX: AQL, SQL, Oracle; ECS Specific Applications EX: OASyS DNA; Specialty Control System Applications EX; Access Administration EX: LDAP, Kerberos, Active Directory; Protocols EX: DNP, ROC/ROC Plus, TCP/IP, Modbus; Environment Navigation EX: RDP, PuTTy, FTP, VNC; Specialty Calculation Programming EX: Matlab, ABB Calc)
• Gas Field Engineering and Support (Programming of RTUs/ Data Concentrators in the Gas Stations or at Customer facilities (EX: EMERSON Field Tools, Roclink 800, Roclink for Windows, etc.)
• Understanding the requirement to support 24x7x365 Control Room Operations
• Advanced Technical Documentation skills (EX: Operational Procedures Maintenance for ISO and TO, Control Systems Standards)
• Ability to work with other departments and has a working knowledge of other business areas. ECS Historian Applications Support (EX: PI Interface for multiple environments, Application Server PI Interface)
• Understands control system software, hardware, and network design including concepts such as application, hardware high availability, and redundant networking.
• Advanced troubleshooting skillset and ability to independently troubleshoot control system issues.
• SCADA and DSS Database administration (EX: CIM, SDM, DBNETD, SQL, IDDUG files)
• Computer language programing (EX: Java, C, C#, .Net, Perl, Python, VBscript, Java Script, KSH, BSH, SqlPlus, HTA, HTML) and development environment (EX: Netbeans, Visual Studio) Gas SCADA RTU configuration.

Preferred Qualifications

• OASYS DNA SCADA system
• Emerson Fisher ROC & FloBoss RTUs

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiate & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Company

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP

Mobility Information

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Job Posting End Date

October-31-2026