Senior Controls Engineer

🕒 4 days ago

🏄 California, Colorado, +3 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote ⛰️ Colorado – Remote ⛷️ Utah – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $113k - $141.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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The AES Corporation

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1981

⚡ Energy

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2023-05

Energy • Sustainability • Renewable Energy

The AES Corporation is a global energy company with over four decades of experience in helping the world transition to clean, renewable energy. The company delivers innovative energy solutions that focus on sustainability, including energy storage, efficiency, and carbon-free electricity generation. AES partners with businesses to unlock their strategic energy potential and contribute to a greener future, while being deeply rooted in local cultures and communities where they operate.

📋 Description

• Lead the design, testing, commissioning, and continuous improvement of plant-level control systems for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects • Provide technical leadership for Power Plant Controller (PPC), Energy Management System (EMS), and supervisory control solutions • Partner closely with internal teams, OEMs, EPCs, and operations stakeholders to define control strategies, evaluate designs, and support successful project execution from design through commercial operation • Develop and maintain plant-level control logic for utility-scale solar PV and BESS facilities • Develop control strategies for active power control (APC), reactive power control (RPC), and frequency response

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field required • 5+ years of controls engineering experience, including work with utility-scale solar PV and/or BESS facilities • Experience developing control strategies for grid-connected renewable energy assets • Experience reviewing OEM or EPC control submissions and functional design documents, and providing substantive technical feedback • Working knowledge of PSS/E or PSCAD for controller-level modeling and validation • Hands-on experience with PPC or EMS commissioning and acceptance testing for utility-scale renewable projects

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage • life insurance • 401(k) eligibility • paid time off (including vacation, sick leave time, and parental leave)