Associate EMS Operations Systems Integration Engineer

Requisition ID # 167006 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Rocklin

Department Overview

EMS Operations Systems Integration Engineers provide operational and project related

support of the Energy Management System (EMS) which is a critical system for the safe and reliable operation of the PG&E electric transmission system. The EMS team provides 24-hour rotational EMS support for PG&E Grid Operations. Integration Engineers are responsible for a variety of system support functions including troubleshooting, system administration, system integration, hardware architecture design and implementation, creating software requirements and functional specifications, writing custom software, designing and implementing EMS

system interfaces, configuration control, user interface design, external system

communication, interface configuration (Inter-Control Communications Protocol, databases, FEPs etc.), documentation, and project management. EMS Integration Engineers follow all PG&E processes and procedures and collaborates closely with key stakeholders to ensure systems, software, models, and data are meeting end users’ needs.

The EMS Integration team collaborates with other EMS teams to ensure the EMS system databases, models, and system parameters are accurate and up to date with the latest modifications to the electric grid, telemetry, and associated systems. Additionally, the team will test and deploy software updates or EMS system configuration changes as needed. EMS Integration Engineers will participate in activities such as meetings, Grid Operations support, Training support, or systems support as needed and as directed by EMS management. Travel to and from Vacaville and/or Rocklin and other PG&E facilities are required to support these team obligations.

Position Summary

This entry-level job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC), subject to collective bargaining.

The Associate EMS Operations Systems Integration Engineer is an entry-level EMS Engineer job that works under the general technical direction of the EMS Operations Systems Integration Supervisor and more experienced EMS Integration Engineers.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The annual salary range is:

CA minimum, $95,172

CA maximum, $142,956

Responsibilities

• Develops knowledge and proficiency to test, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot all Operations Systems.
• Develops proficiency with the EMS system’s software languages provided to better support EMS system customization and custom interface development.
• Provides real-time technical hardware and software support to users, including EMS On- Call duties.
• Works with and support internal and external clients on work projects, enhancements, and issue resolution.
• Supports EMS team projects as directed.
• Takes full responsibility for assigned tasks and projects, including on-time completion.
• Performs work with a strong orientation to safety, teamwork, and overall customer satisfaction.
• May perform EMS modeling, and display work when needed.
• Supports and monitors all systems, hardware, databases, configuration files, and software used in the operation of the PG&E transmission grid on a timely basis.
• Maintains data exchange models and external communication links such as nter-Control Communications Protocol (ICCP) to ensure proper data flow to CAISO and other entities.
• Submits, coordinates clearances, firewall change requests for EMS equipment, tests and maintains proper documentation.
• Coordinates, implements, and maintains internal reporting systems.
• Follows, supports, and maintains proper documentation, system and data backups, software and associated logs, errors, warnings, and reports to ensure compliance with the NERC Transmission Operations Planning (TOP) and Critical Infrastructure Protocol (CIP) standards.
• Works with system vendors on system maintenance tasks.
• Develops proficiency in the design and writing of software/scripting to automate EMS related tasks.
• Supports Dispatcher Training Simulator (DTS), Quality Assurance (QA), Development, Production, and sand box environments to ensure high availability and data availability in support of EMS training and testing activities.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical field

Desired:

• Experience in utility electrical operations systems
• Knowledge of EMS/SCADA Display System and SCADA Modeling.
• Knowledge of Transmission Grid Control System and EMS/SCADA
• Knowledge of version control concepts, software development environments and debugging methods
• Ability to design and write software/scripting e.g.: VBA, Perl, C++, SQL, Oracle, Python, c#, .NET, java, etc.