Power Systems Engineer

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Homa, Valledupar, Cesar, COL
In-Office
Entry level
Software • Energy
The Role
Implement, configure, test, and support advanced distribution management systems for electric utilities. Responsibilities include ADMS project planning, power-flow and grid application configuration, GIS network model integration, troubleshooting, software testing, customer training, and live-system technical support. The role collaborates with utility customers and internal development teams and requires approximately 25% travel.
Summary Generated by Built In

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The RoleAspenTech, is a fast-paced, growing, high technology company. As a world leader in the Operations Technology (OT) field, we develop and supply state-of-the-art energy management, optimization, and control software solutions to energy utility companies worldwide.
Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) is a high growth area in our business that unlocks an electric distribution utility’s ability to monitor, manage, control, and optimize the grid. You will be engaged with our customers supporting efforts to design, build, configure, troubleshoot, and test the deployment of our systems. This position gives you broad exposure to the entire ADMS and will focus on advanced applications such as Distribution Power Flow (DPF), Fault Location Isolation & Service Restoration (FLISR), and Volt/VAR Control & Optimization (VVC/VVO). In this role, you will have the opportunity to work across functional teams.

Your Impact
  • Implementation of control systems at electric utilities that improve their efficiency to operate the modern grid while ensuring contract requirements and specifications are met

  • Participate in design, planning, and execution of ADMS projects

  • Support testing events with the customer

  • Installation and configuration of advanced distribution management applications such as Distribution Power Flow (DPF), Fault Location Isolation & Service Restoration (FLISR), and Volt/VAR Control & Optimization (VVC/VVO).

  • Work closely with OSI development teams to troubleshoot, prioritize, and test product changes

  • Interface with the utility’s Geographic Information System (GIS) teams to extract, translate, and load the electrical network model to the Distribution Management System

  • Configure and integrate software components to meet contract requirement specifications and test with customers 

  • Train customers on how to operate the systems being delivered

  • Provide technical support to troubleshoot and resolve issues observed on live systems

What You'll Need

Minimum Requirements

  • Possession of a Bachelor's of electric, electrical-computer science engineering, or computer science degree

  • Willingness to travel (25% average)

Preferred Requirements

  • Understanding of Electric Distribution Power Systems and modeling is preferred (Load Flow Studies, Coordination Studies, Arc Flash Studies)

  • Operations or engineering experience at an electric utility is preferred

  • Programming and scripting experience is preferred (C/python)

  • Experience triaging complex systems and software applications

  • Support internal and customer lead testing events

  • Strong communication skills, both verbally and written

  • Proven ability to organize and prioritize work within tight timelines

  • Database and data structure knowledge and experience is preferred (SQL, XML, Mongo, GIS)

  • Master’s degree in Power Systems Engineer or equivalent a plus

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electrical-computer science engineering, or computer science
  • Willingness to travel approximately 25%
  • Understanding of electric distribution power systems and modeling, including load flow, coordination, and arc flash studies
  • Operations or engineering experience at an electric utility
  • Programming and scripting experience with C or Python
  • Experience triaging complex systems and software applications
  • Experience supporting internal and customer-led testing events
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work within tight timelines
  • Database and data structure knowledge, including SQL, XML, MongoDB, or GIS
  • Master's degree in power systems engineering or equivalent

Aspen Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aspen Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by Aspen Technology.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as strong, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans and high-quality carrier options. Several recent remarks characterize the health insurance as "great" or "amazing," with low copays noted in some cases.
  • Parental & Family Support Maternity and paternity leave receive consistently positive mentions and are characterized as well-reviewed. Company materials also highlight family-oriented benefits alongside core coverage.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth The package includes vacation/PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave, with multiple indications of generous paid time off. Dedicated volunteer hours and well-regarded leave policies reinforce breadth in time-away benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Bedford, MA
2,466 Employees

What We Do

AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software helping the world’s leading industrial companies run their operations more safely, efficiently and reliably – enabling innovation while reducing waste and impact on the environment. AspenTech software accelerates and maximizes value gained from digital transformation initiatives with a holistic approach to the asset lifecycle and supply chain. By introducing effective AI modeling to traditional principles of process engineering, AspenTech delivers a faster and more accurate analysis of efficiency and performance boundaries. The real-time data and actionable insights delivered by our software help customers push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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