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About AES Corporation
AES Corporation is a global energy company that owns and operates power plants and provides energy storage solutions, delivering affordable and sustainable energy through a diverse portfolio of generation assets. Industry: Electric Power Generation & Energy
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The Microgrid Controls Engineer joins the AES US Renewables & Power team to design, develop, test, and commission microgrid control solutions. This role involves integrating natural-gas generation, battery energy storage systems, solar generation, and utility interconnections to provide reliable automation and SCADA systems. Daily responsibilities include developing control philosophies, programming automation controllers using ladder logic, structured text, or function block diagrams in CODESYS-compatible environments, and configuring industrial communications via Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850. The engineer will also manage HMI platforms like Ignition Perspective, prepare bills of materials, and execute factory and site acceptance testing. The position requires technical expertise in power-distribution controls, distributed energy resources, and low- to medium-voltage switchgear to solve complex electrical distribution and microgrid transition management problems.
ICS
SCADA
Ignition
Tridium Niagara Framework (N4)
BACnet
Modbus
DG Logik Control Systems
PE EC-DAS
Microsoft Windows
Network+
Security+
CCNA
ITIL
Systems Integration
Configuration Management
Root Cause Analysis