Analyst

American Electric Power•Corpus Christi, TX

1d•$63,496 - $93,189•Onsite

About The Position

TOPS SCADA Provide complex technical support and training for computer Energy Management (EMS) Systems or Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and other technical infrastructure used in Transmission Operations centers. Position requires a high degree of adaptability, and a focus on meeting customer needs and continuous improvement in the systems supported. Protection and Control SCADA Provides complex technical support to Protection and Control Engineering (PCE) SCADA Standards and Production activities related to AEP Transmission. Assist in areas of standards development, scoping, RTU setting creation, and implementation troubleshooting. A high ability to organize and coordinate customer needs will be required.

Requirements

Associates Degree or higher from an accredited college/university in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications or related Technical field; or high school diploma and two years related military or electric utility technical experience.
No experience necessary with degree or as stated above.
Demonstrates Entry Level understanding of operational practices of applicable equipment and software in assigned areas of knowledge
Strong skills in communication, issue resolution, organization, and facilitation are essential.
Perform troubleshooting and problem resolution in assigned areas of knowledge with Senior Level guidance.
Begin to gain an understanding of current technology utilized by AEP and understanding how it applies to SCADA with Senior Level guidance.
Begin to gain an understanding of basic Protection and Control application and the affect it has on overall SCADA with Senior Level guidance.
Begins to gain an understanding of what each type of equipment is in the substation with Senior Level guidance.

Nice To Haves

Solid understanding of the business unit / operating company systems is preferred.
Experience with SCADA systems preferred.

Responsibilities

Entry level assistance providing support to problem resolution with Senior Level guidance.
Entry level understanding of specific equipment and software support activities.
Maintain reliable operations of the DMS/ EMS and SCADA systems with Senior Level guidance.
Begin to make recommendations to improve the quality and reliability of DMS/ EMS and SCADA data and related services.
Entry Level assistance with maintaining real-time data interfaces with Senior Level Guidance.
Begin to make recommendations to improve/implement DMS/ EMS and SCADA tools and software.
Entry level assistance with keeping DMS/ EMS and SCADA tools up-to-date with current technologies with Senior Level Guidance.
Entry level ability to build and maintain custom DMS/EMS and SCADA one-line displays.
Entry level ability to perform modeling, check-out and commissioning of Remote Terminal Units with Senior Level Guidance.
Entry level ability to build and maintain DMS/EMS and SCADA models with Senior Level Guidance.
Begin to understand and make recommendations to implement internal DMS/ EMS and SCADA standards.
Begin to develop understanding of Human Performance Initiative rules and Key Performance Indicators around SCADA processes.
Able to scope small / medium SCADA projects with limited supervision and able to provide detailed feedback on scoping questions to PCE / Telecom.
Able to identify issues with processes and tools and provide possible solutions and provide input to more seasoned personnel.
Able to complete complex RPA with both new and legacy aspects.
Completes RPA with limited supervision.
Able to complete complex RTU configuration with both new and legacy aspects.
Completes configuration with limited supervision.
Beginning to expand communication technology competency to include legacy applications (Async, Sync, AEP, etc)
Able to support stakeholders with common SCADA related issues.
Able to complete alarm and basic I/O 2411 settings for both greenfield and brownfield projects with limited supervision.
Implements standards in appropriate measures with limited guidance from higher-level team members.
Assists higher level team members with overall SCADA compliance items.
Lead training activity as part of advancement for other team and group members under Transmission University (TU) initiative and training center progression training. (applicable to Transmission only)