Employment Opportunity
Job Title: SENIOR POWER SYSTEMS CONTROLS ENGINEER MICROGRIDS

Job Code: GW-04072114311030
Salary Range: DOE
Job Location: PA--
City:    State: PA


JOB DESCRIPTION:


Our company's Electrical Services & Systems team offers a 
comprehensive portfolio of services tailored for every stage of a 
power system’s life cycle—whether it’s design, build, or support. 
Our services integrate and optimize the elements of a power system 
to make sure it’s aligned with business goals. We can help keep 
your power system safe, efficient, reliable, and up-to-date.

The Power Systems Controls group is a full-service systems 
integrator with the capabilities to integrate the necessary 
equipment and technologies, to provide a complete, power automation 
solution. This team of engineers and technicians brings extensive 
skills and experiences with a variety of leading HMI software 
packages enabling us to design graphically rich, easy-to-use 
operator interfaces that take advantage of the latest standalone or 
web-based technologies. Our experience transcends a multitude of 
equipment manufacturers, software packages, and network 
architectures, including all major OEMs HMI, PLCs, and components. 
We offer single point responsibility, a high level of engineering 
and systems integration expertise, and a unified focus on cost 
effective solutions, seamless integration, HMI development, energy 
management tools, and professional turnkey system design and 
implementation.

The Senior Power Systems Controls Engineer – Microgrids will 
provide field service systems integration engineering and technical 
consultation for customers in the areas of power system design and 
microgrid system design, programming, installation, start up, 
maintenance, repair, training.

Making what matters work at our company takes the passion of every 
employee around the world. We create an environment where 
creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every 
day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your 
full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

In this function you will:

The primary responsibilities of this position include; but are not 
limited to the following:
Programming of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) in ladder and 
structured text.
Write and deploy DER (distributed energy resource)/Microgrid 
operation and control schemes, load shedding/ peak shaving schemes, 
breaker control schemes, SCADA system development, and generator 
control. Experience with relay logic is a plus
Quote general turnkey microgrid control projects (analyze 
specifications, price all applicable labor and materials, write a 
proposed scope of work, etc.)
When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds 
that make each of us unique, we as individuals and as a company are 
stronger.



Qualifications
 

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited 
institution
Minimum 3 years of experience working with PLC programming and 
power systems or automation projects
Legally authorized to work in the United States without company 
sponsorship.
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.  Only 
candidates within a 50-mile radius of the location(s) will be 
considered. Active-duty military is exempt from the geographical 
mile limitation.
Preferred Qualifications:

 

Professional Engineering license
RSCAD modeling and RTDS simulation
Minimum 5+ years’ experience with power system controls
 

Position Success Criteria:

Knowledge and understanding of best engineering practices for 
design of automation systems, power management systems, human-
machine interface software, PLC programming, etc.
Working knowledge of test equipment and diagnostic instruments for 
automation and power management systems.
Knowledge of troubleshooting, test and repair techniques.
Computer literacy. Working knowledge of all software packages 
relevant to successful performance of tasks.
Knowledge of parts, part masters, bill of materials.
Knowledge and practice of safety precautions related to working 
with automation and power management systems.
Has demonstrated ability to provide service and represent company 
interests in developing customer relationships to assure long-term 
customer satisfaction.
Excellent interpersonal and communication/presentation skills
Experience with HMI (Human Machine Interface) software packages.
Experience with AutoCAD