Engineer / Engineering Technologist – Transmission SCADA
American Electric Power
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: New Albany • Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $72,380 - $90,475 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
RPA
About the role
- Perform intermediate-level engineering work and projects to meet assigned objectives
- Identify issues with processes and tools and propose solutions
- Complete complex RPA tasks with limited supervision
- Configure RTUs (new and legacy) and complete configurations with limited supervision
- Expand communication technology competency (Async, Sync, AEP, etc.)
- Support stakeholders with common SCADA-related issues
- Complete alarm and basic I/O 2411 settings for greenfield and brownfield projects
- Implement standards and assist higher-level team members with SCADA compliance
- Coordinate work activities and provide training/guidance to lower-level employees
- Develop input to forecast costs for routine projects and improvements
- Resolve routine and moderately complex problems and recommend enhancements to business processes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) or equivalent alternatives as described
- Engineering Technologist degree will be considered
- Acceptable alternative: non-ABET Bachelor's plus Master's or PhD from university with ABET-accredited Bachelor's program
- Engineer Grade 6: typically 2+ years related engineering experience
- Engineer Grade 7: typically 4+ years related engineering experience (or 2 years with Master’s)
- Engineer Senior Grade 8: typically 6+ years related engineering experience (or 4 years with Master’s)
- Engineer Principal Grade 9: typically 8+ years related engineering experience (or 6 years with Master’s)
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) encouraged/preferred for some levels
- Experience with RPA (complex RPA with new and legacy aspects)
- RTU configuration experience (including legacy systems)
- Communication technology competency (Async, Sync, AEP, etc.)
- Ability to support stakeholders with SCADA-related issues
- Experience with alarm and basic I/O 2411 settings for greenfield and brownfield projects
- Familiarity with SCADA compliance and standards implementation
Benefits
- Company programs such as Power Up & Lead
- Equal Employment Opportunity and inclusive workforce statement
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Hard skills
RPARTU configurationalarm settingsI/O 2411 settingsSCADA complianceengineeringprocess improvementcost forecastingproblem resolutiontraining and guidance
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder supportcoordinationproblem-solvingtraining
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) registration