Microgrid Controls Engineer - Automation & SCADA

AES; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off including vacation and p

Job summary

The AES Corporation in the United States seeks a Microgrid Controls Engineer to design, develop, test, implement, and commission advanced microgrid control solutions. You will integrate natural-gas generation, battery storage, solar, and grid interfaces to deliver safe, reliable automation, HMI, SCADA, protection, and communications from design through field startup.

Responsibilities include developing control philosophies, programming PLCs, configuring industrial networks, reviewing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 4–8 years of experience in power-distribution controls or microgrids.
• Knowledge of electric power systems and distributed energy resources.
• Experience programming automation controllers or PLCs.
• Familiarity with Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850 and industrial networks.
• Experience with HMIs, SCADA platforms, and industrial communication.
• Field experience with startup, commissioning and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement microgrid control solutions with DER assets.
• Develop software for PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and data concentrators.
• Create control philosophies, operation sequences, and alarm strategies.
• Program controls using ladder logic, structured text, function blocks.
• Configure communications and coordinate with electrical designers and vendors.
• Support factory acceptance, site acceptance, and commissioning activities.

Skills

Power systems

Microgrid controls

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Industrial networks

Modbus

DNP3

IEC 61850

Ignition Perspective

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, computer engineering, or related field

Tools

Ignition Perspective

CODESYS

Job description

The AES Corporation in the United States seeks a Microgrid Controls Engineer to design, develop, test, implement, and commission advanced microgrid control solutions. You will integrate natural-gas generation, battery storage, solar, and grid interfaces to deliver safe, reliable automation, HMI, SCADA, protection, and communications from design through field startup.

Responsibilities include developing control philosophies, programming PLCs, configuring industrial networks, reviewing