Transmission SCADA Engineering

American Electric Power•New Albany, OH

1d•$74,551 - $93,189•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible to the assigned supervisor for performing entry-level engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge to accomplish assigned objectives safely, effectively, efficiently, and economically. The role supports Transmission SCADA engineering work, including RPA, RTU configuration, alarm and basic I/O 2411 settings, SCADA-related stakeholder support, and compliance activities. It also involves applying engineering theory and analytical techniques, understanding relationships between systems and equipment, recommending process enhancements, coordinating routine engineering work, and providing training and guidance to lower-level employees.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
Alternatively, a bachelor's degree in engineering technology with a certified Professional Engineering (PE) license.
Alternatively, a bachelor's degree in non-ABET-accredited engineering plus a master's degree or PhD in engineering from a university with an ABET-accredited bachelor's program.
Ability to read electrical engineering and other discipline drawings and schematics.

Nice To Haves

Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination in preparation for future Professional Engineer (PE) licensing is encouraged and preferred.
Electrical Engineer candidates are preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify issues with processes and tools, propose possible solutions, and provide input to more seasoned personnel.
Complete complex RPA involving new and legacy aspects, with limited supervision.
Complete complex RTU configuration involving new and legacy aspects, with limited supervision.
Expand communication technology competency to include legacy applications such as Async, Sync, and AEP.
Support stakeholders with common SCADA-related issues.
Complete alarm and basic I/O 2411 settings for greenfield and brownfield projects with limited supervision.
Implement standards with limited guidance from higher-level team members.
Assist higher-level team members with SCADA compliance items.
Read drawings and schematics used in Electrical Engineering and other disciplines.
Apply engineering theory and analytical techniques to solve diverse problems and complete analyses.
Analyze and recommend business process enhancements.
Coordinate routine engineering activities and work of others as necessary.
Perform routine engineering activities independently and provide training and guidance to lower-level employees.
Develop input for forecasting costs for routine projects and improvement requisitions.
Resolve routine and moderately complex problems, identify issues beyond normal routine work, and seek new ideas and approaches.
Help coordinate the work of other engineers and lead aspects of team efforts.