
Sr Power Systems Engineer II
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Technical leadership and face of Aspentech for projects in the ADMS portfolio.
- Implementation of control systems at electric utilities that improve their efficiency to operate the modern grid while ensuring contract requirements and specifications are met.
- Participate in design, planning, and execution of ADMS projects.
- Installation and configuration of advanced distribution management applications such as Distribution Power Flow (DPF), Fault Location Isolation & Service Restoration (FLISR), and Volt/VAR Control & Optimization (VVC/VVO) and OMS.
- Support testing events with the customer.
- Work closely with Aspentech development teams to troubleshoot, prioritize, and test product changes.
- Interface with the utility’s Geographic Information System (GIS) teams to extract, translate, and load the electrical network model to the Distribution Management System.
- Configure and integrate software components to meet contract requirement specifications and test with customers.
- Train customers on how to operate the systems being delivered.
- Provide technical support to troubleshoot and resolve issues observed on live systems.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
- 5 to 8 years of experience in SCADA / DMS / OMS software applications or related power systems engineering.
- Experience with geo-spatial processing software (GIS) including building tools and models for electrical network, is preferred.
- Experience in project execution within the electric utilities industry.
- Basic knowledge of databases and data warehousing.
- Scripting knowledge (Python, JSON or similar) - strong scripting preferred, but willingness to develop this further is welcome
- Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
- Solid foundation in software engineering principles or systems integration
- Understanding of Electric Distribution Power Systems and modelling is preferred (Load Flow Studies, Coordination Studies, Arc Flash Studies)
- Database and data structure knowledge and experience (SQL, XML, Mongo, GIS)
- Operations or engineering experience at an electric utility
- Industry experience with Outage Management Systems (OMS)
- Experience conducting presentations, product demonstrations and training.
- Ability to perform technical analysis to define customer product requirements
- Flexibility to travel on short notice to customer sites, when required.