Energy Management System (EMS) Development Specialist

Southern California Edison•Santa Ana, CA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become an Energy Management System (EMS) Development Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll support and enhance critical grid applications within our Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) environment, helping ensure reliable, real-time visibility and control of the electric grid. You’ll work on system integrations, automation, and application development initiatives that enable safe and efficient grid operations while supporting SCE’s grid modernization efforts. More specifically, you’ll develop and maintain automated monitoring, validation, and diagnostic tools to improve system performance, data quality, and operational efficiency across grid applications. As a Specialist, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Requirements

Three or more years of experience in designing, building, implementing, maintaining, and supporting complex utility, real-time or enterprise systems, or as a user of a utility grid application.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Energy Management Systems (EMS), ADMS, or SCADA platforms, such as GE eTerra, PowerOn Reliance, or similar grid control systems.
Experience developing or modifying application code, scripts, or configurations supporting system integrations, data flows, or automation (e.g., Java, Python, SQL, or similar technologies).
Experience automating operational processes and workflows through scripting or tooling to improve system efficiency, reliability, and data quality across grid applications.

Responsibilities

Provides operations support, troubleshooting, integration testing and user training.
Performs technical analysis to define grid application requirements and updates.
Monitors and analyzes energy usage data to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for optimization.
Supports the testing and implementation of new grid application releases.
Identifies trends and root causes of issues, determines solutions, and makes recommendations for management consideration.
Updates, monitors and maintains the reliability of the grid application advance apps, and control application.
Identifies and implements actions plans to prevent future system issues.
Configures and modifies grid application databases and ensures that all telemetry and controls are available and accurate.
Provides engineering support to grid operations by resolving complex issues via implementation of state-of- the art and new technologies.
Updates, monitors project KPIs and maintains power system modeling, state estimator, contingency analysis and power flow analysis supporting real-time operations.
A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.