EMS Applications Engineer (Electrical)

Position: EMS Applications Engineer (Electrical) Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid) Duration: Contract Job Description: Key job duties of this position are: EMS application support - engineering support. Production issues happen on applications like the contingency analysis, power flows, load frequency control, load forecast. 6 to 7 different EMS applications being used by various business users like control room operators, other teams in Ercot. This position requires the candidate to support the applications and issues that are reported, troubleshoot and identify the root cause and help dev team , vendor, work with respective groups to help in resolving the issues. Second part: project involvements - several projects in queue that need participation - review, and understand the requirements, projects could be driven by NPRR, or Technology upgrade or any major functional change and business request. Understand the requirement and development - delivers the design, candidate is expected to understand the design delivered by the dev team and understand the limitations and test the changes in detail. AT environment and SAT environment and ensure that deployment plan is developed correctly with all application steps and once it is deployed in production, verify the applications and then support the applications deployed. Another key responsibility is: we execute several production processes, weekly model loads, and we perform site several production specific support activities. Weekly model load is critical activity. application needs to be verified. Work with various teams, control rooms, and various market operations, business users, and time to time with market participants on various issues that they report. May also participate in stakeholder meetings as need arises. Skills/ requirements for this role: Contract to hire and direct hire options. Power systems background as well as experience in IT. Prefer a senior person with 5 years of experience. open to 1 or 2 years exp with junior levels. as well. Education preference is - masters degree with power systems specialization. and development experience. or experience using various IT tools and experience on Linux operating systems is required. REMOTE first position. - once a month onsite. for any design discussion or major production issue. average once or twice a month. prefer experience in GE EMS or siemens, abb, Hitachi Energy, aspentech or OSI, vendor experience working on these EMS applications. Ideal companies - ISO companies experience. EMS or market. or other utility entities. Generation management or energy management or market management systems. job titles: GMS engineers, transmission engineer, electrical engineer, power systems engineer, planning engineer, market application engineer, network modelling engineer, market operations engineer. - all these titles require similar qualifications. If it is direct hire instead of contract to hire, the candidate should be relocated to texas and be available there to start the first day of month from Texas. and be ready to come onsite once a month. EMS Applications Engineer Grid (II/III/Senior/Lead) JOB DUTIES Understands and applies principles, theories and concepts related to the profession and ERCOT's culture. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Impact is generally limited to specific assignments or projects. May respond to inquiries and/or provide assistance and/or guidance to lower level workers. Level 1- EMS Application Engineer Responsibilities: Works under the direction of a senior level engineer or supervisor/manager to complete departmental goals and assignments. Performs all work according to applicable rules and regulations including regulatory requirements and organization policies and procedures. Member of the 24/7 EMS Applications Engineering support on call team and supports, troubleshoot EMS applications and system on call issues. Assists in the proactive enhancements, improvements and issue remediation. Coordinate application set up and testing with TDSPs, QSEs, LSEs, REs as appropriate. Performs EMS network model load testing on periodic basis and updates the model data in real-time based on established procedures. Design and Test EMS Interfaces and Web & Client/Server applications changes. Verify and support EMS applications during system site failovers, server/system/database upgrades and patching Level 2 - EMS Application Engineer Responsibilities: Supports the execution of Disaster Recovery Drills and business continuity procedures Maintain, troubleshoot and repair EMS and OTS applications and interfaces, and escalate as appropriate May provide on the job training or help oversee the work of other engineers/analysts Act as a consultant, representative and subject matter expert in project and activities that affect the EMS and OTS environments and applications as appropriate Participates in multifunctional teams to obtain input, address comments and provide application support Represents the EMS Applications Engineering Team at interdepartmental and Stakeholder meetings Level 3 - EMS Application Engineer Responsibilities: Provides on the job training or help oversee the work of other engineers/analysts May act as mentor and advisor to less experienced engineers/analysts Works independently on assignments and projects Participates in multifunctional teams to perform studies Assists in developing tools, processes and procedures that enhance system reliability and departmental/organizational efficiencies Participates with other ERCOT departments to select and implement system changes as needed Senior Level - EMS Application Engineer Responsibilities: Serves as the technical Subject Matter Expert for the department Serves as a Technical Lead for EMS portfolio projects and drives the implementation from incubation to go-live. Makes independent decisions except in instances of unusually complex application scenarios Works on the most complex application issues where analysis of situations requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors Works with database administrators and infrastructure teams on complex EMS application issues triggered from server/network/storage/database components Tests Non-Functional requirements of EMS application changes and coordinates with database/infrastructure teams to performs the tests Fosters and leverages strong working relationships with other internal departments Lends professional expertise to guide projects and help teammates assigned by manager Demonstrates skills as an expert user of power system software applications and tools, spreadsheet programs, and database programs Maintains knowledge of emerging trends and industry best practices All Levels Preferred Work Experience Experience with GE or any EMS vendors suite of EMS applications Experience with Generation Application, Automatic Generation Control (AGC) Understanding of Generation Control Concepts Experience with Data Historians such as OSIsoft PI Experience with programming languages such as FORTRAN, C, C++, Java & Perl. Experience with PL/SQL EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree : Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field (Required) Master's Degree : Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field (Preferred) or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required EXPERIENCE Level 2 Engineer: Requires minimum 2 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements Level 3 Engineer: Requires minimum 3 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements Senior Level Engineer: Requires minimum 5 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements There is only one position available, and it is open to a level 1, level 2, level 3, or Senior Engineer depending on the candidate's experience that is identified. Best Regards, T Chandra Sekhar - Technical Sr. Recruiter Agile Global Solutions, Inc "Empowering Enterprises" Address: 193 Blue Ravine Rd Ste 160, Folsom, CA, 95630, United States Direct - 636-###-#### | 916-###-#### Ext 213 Sekharagileglobalsolutions.com | www.agileglobal.com