Sr Power Systems Engineer

Aspen Technology; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 104,400 - 130,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Aspen Technology is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to design, build, and configure Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) for electric utilities worldwide. In this role, you will work closely with customers to understand their needs, provide training, and perform system testing and integration.

With a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 4+ years of industry experience, you will have the opportunity to tackle complex engineering problems and collaborate with leading technical experts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in applications engineering, software engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of application engineering work experience.
• Experience in utilities or in an engineering support role, especially in the OMS or ADMS space.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system build plans.
• Work closely with customers to understand operational needs and provide training.
• Perform system and acceptance testing with customers.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and lead workshops with customers.

Skills

Application engineering

Configuration management

SQL Server

Troubleshooting

Customer communication

Data analysis

Operating systems familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in applications engineering or related field

Tools

SQL Server

MongoDB

Job description

Overview

AspenTech is looking for energetic application engineers to design, build, configure, test, and deliver state‑of‑the‑art Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) to electric utilities worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system build plans accounting for software architecture, information security, and hardware deployment.
• Work closely with customers to understand their operational needs, provide system training, and configuration to meet their needs.
• Perform system and acceptance testing with customers.
• Develop scripts and other middleware solutions to integrate into third‑party systems.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and collaborate with technical experts in various domains.
• Lead workshops with customers.
• Travel to customer sites and work directly with customers to successfully deliver, test, and integrate systems.
• Report to the Outage Management System (OMS) Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in applications engineering, software engineering, or computer engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of application engineering work experience.
• Experience working in or with utilities or in an engineering support role especially in the OMS or ADMS space.
• Ability to travel up to 20 %.
• Solid understanding of general computer operations including file systems, file navigation, and system settings.
• Familiarity with multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.).
• Basic understanding of remote system access.
• Comfortable working with configuration files and navigating servers.
• Ability to collect and analyze data to identify software defects.
• Ability to distinguish between configuration issues and development bugs and submit highly detailed defects to the development team.
• Attention to detail: ability to accurately update and sync configuration across a large number of servers.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve technical issues without step‑by‑step guidance.
• Ability to translate complex technical problems into clear, customer‑friendly explanations.
• Capable of identifying root causes and communicating solutions without overwhelming the customer and/or leadership with unnecessary technical detail.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into configuration.
• Knowledge of SQL Server, MongoDB preferred.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range is $104,400.00 – $130,500.00. This role is also eligible for bonus or variable incentive pay. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.