Microgrid Controls Engineer - Design, Deploy & Commission

The AES Corporation; Louisville (CO); Presencial; USD 145.000 - 181.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The AES Corporation invites applications for a Microgrid Controls Engineer in the United States. You will design, develop, test, and commission microgrid control solutions integrating natural-gas generation, BESS, solar, and interconnections, delivering safe automation, HMI, SCADA, protection, and field turnover from design through startup.

Responsibilities include developing control philosophies, programs, and test procedures; reviewing vendor specs; coordinating interfaces; and delivering

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• Typically 4 to 8 years of experience in power-distribution controls, industrial automation, microgrids, SCADA, power-system control applications, or a related field.
• Experience programming automation controllers or PLCs using ladder logic, structured text, function block diagrams, or CODESYS is preferred.
• Knowledge of low‑ and medium‑voltage switchgear, protection relays, power monitoring, control systems, and electrical distribution equipment.
• Knowledge of industrial communications protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850.
• Experience with HMIs, SCADA platforms, industrial networks, data concentrators, and multifunction protection-relay controls.
• Experience with Ignition Perspective or comparable HMI and SCADA platforms is preferred.
• Experience preparing sequences of operation, control drawings, submittals, test procedures, and bills of materials.
• Field experience with electrical distribution systems, factory testing, startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and electrical safe-work practices.
• Professional Engineer licensure is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement microgrid control solutions integrating natural-gas generators, BESS, solar PV, utility service, switchgear, and site loads.
• Develop, modify, test, and deploy software for automation controllers, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and data concentrators.
• Develop control philosophies, sequences of operation, functional descriptions, state diagrams, alarm strategies, operating modes, and test procedures.
• Program controls using ladder logic, structured text, function block diagrams, and CODESYS-compatible environments.
• Implement operating modes such as grid-connected operation, islanding, resynchronization, load shedding, generator dispatch, BESS charge/discharge, black start, and turnaround.
• Review specifications and translate requirements into executable control designs.
• Prepare bills of materials, technical specs, and project submittals.
• Coordinate with electrical designers and partners; review submittals and interfaces.
• Prepare and execute factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, field startup, and commissioning procedures.
• Troubleshoot software, communications, controls, network, protection, and equipment-integrations in factory and field environments.

Conocimientos

PLC programming

SCADA & HMI

Industrial communications

Project coordination

Power systems knowledge

Field commissioning

PE licensure preferred

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering/related field

Herramientas

Ignition Perspective

CODESYS

Descripción del empleo

The AES Corporation invites applications for a Microgrid Controls Engineer in the United States. You will design, develop, test, and commission microgrid control solutions integrating natural-gas generation, BESS, solar, and interconnections, delivering safe automation, HMI, SCADA, protection, and field turnover from design through startup.

Responsibilities include developing control philosophies, programs, and test procedures; reviewing vendor specs; coordinating interfaces; and delivering