Senior Manager, Next-Gen Grid & Controls Solutions

The AES Corporation; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 173,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation seeks a Senior Manager of Advanced Grid and Controls Solutions to lead an engineering team delivering grid-integration and control solutions for renewable, storage, hybrid, and microgrid projects. You will drive technical direction, establish repeatable engineering practices, and support project execution across assets.

You will guide design philosophies, model-based testing, and cross-functional collaborations with AES Commercial, Business Development, and Engineering teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, controls engineering, or closely related field.
• Substantial engineering experience in utility-scale renewable generation, battery energy storage, inverter-based resources, plant controls, microgrids, or related power-system applications.
• Demonstrated people-management experience and ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering team focused on grid integration, advanced controls, power electronics, EMT analysis, and microgrid solutions.
• Develop roadmaps for advanced system integration and services for hybrid, co-located AES power plants.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power systems

People management

Grid integration

Communication

Project management

EMT analysis

Model-based design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or closely related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

PSCAD

CHIL

PHIL

PowerFactory

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

The AES Corporation seeks a Senior Manager of Advanced Grid and Controls Solutions to lead an engineering team delivering grid-integration and control solutions for renewable, storage, hybrid, and microgrid projects. You will drive technical direction, establish repeatable engineering practices, and support project execution across assets.

You will guide design philosophies, model-based testing, and cross-functional collaborations with AES Commercial, Business Development, and Engineering teams