Principal Substation / P&C Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and support engineering for substation physical design, protection and control, metering, SCADA, grounding, auxiliary systems, relay settings, testing, commissioning, energization, and turnover.
• Prepare and review design criteria, calculations, drawings, specifications, data sheets, technical reports, NERC compliance, cost estimates, schedules, and scopes of work.
• Coordinate interfaces with civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, permitting, NERC compliance environmental, operations, construction, and commissioning disciplines.
• Review EPC, consultant, OEM, and vendor work products for compliance with project requirements, codes, standards, contracts, and expected deliverables.
• Perform technical studies, equipment selection, design optimization, constructability, and value-engineering evaluations.
• Support procurement through technical bid evaluations, vendor-document review, inspections, factory testing, and issue resolution.
• Provide field engineering support and review installation for conformance with approved documents, quality requirements, and safe work practices.
• Investigate design, fabrication, construction, software, and commissioning issues and develop practical technical resolutions.
• Support project schedule, budget, risk, interface, and management-of-change activities.
• Support mechanical completion, testing, energization, commissioning, startup, performance verification, and turnover.
• Maintain technical baselines, redlines, approved changes, test records, and as-built documentation.
• Prepare training and operating information and transfer knowledge to project and plant personnel.
• Capture lessons learned and improve standards, templates, and reference designs.
• Travel to engineering offices, vendor facilities, and project sites (TX) as required.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10 or more years of substation, switchyard, transmission, high-voltage construction, or protection and control engineering experience.
• Knowledge of protective relaying, SCADA, metering, power-system studies, and substation commissioning.
• Familiarity with ERCOT generator and large load interconnection requirements.
• Familiarity with Substation equipment specifically including Live Tank Circuit Breakers and Current Limiting reactors.
• Familiarity integrating multiple generation technologies including BESS, CCGT, RICE and Fuel Cell.
• Familiarity with microgrid design and operation.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and resolve complex technical, commercial, or execution issues.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and relevant role-specific project systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Professional licensure or certification applicable to the discipline is preferred.
• Ability to travel to project, supplier, partner, or operating locations as required.
• AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Skills and Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Familiarity with ERCOT generator and large load interconnection requirements.
• Familiarity with Substation equipment specifically including Live Tank Circuit Breakers and Current Limiting reactors.
• Familiarity with microgrid design and operation.