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The RoleWe are seeking a full-time Principal DERMS Power System Engineer to support the design, modeling, integration, and operation of distributed energy resources (DERs), including solar PV, battery energy storage systems (BESS), EV charging, and other inverter-based resources. The ideal candidate will have strong power system fundamentals, hands-on modeling experience, and knowledge of interconnection standards and utility requirements.In this role, the Principal. DERMS Power Systems Engineer will report directly to Manager and Working from AspenTech’ s Medina office, the successful applicant will contribute to project delivery and product management excellence in support of utility customers in the energy management industry.Your Impact
- Collaborate with customers and engineering teams to understand requirements and project plans for AspenTech DGM applications
- Design, integrate, test, and commission advanced control systems for electric utilities.
- Install and configure DERMS and DER applications.
- Communicate detailed requirements to internal departments as needed.
- Work directly with customers and remote engineering team members to understand requirements and communicate project plans.
- Perform customer training and consult on power system modeling to ensure the effective use and maintenance of a customer’s power system applications.
- Assist in creating project and product documentation as needed.
- Perform unit testing and tuning to ensure power system applications will meet customer and industry requirements.
- Support live customer systems using knowledge of power systems and DGM application functionality with clear, logical thought processes.
- Stay up to date with the latest industry standards and trends.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical field. Master’s degree with an emphasis in Power Systems preferred.
- 5+ years of power systems, project engineering, or related technical project implementation experience required.
- Ability and flexibility to travel up to 25% to domestic and international customer sites.
- Technical background with the ability to apply knowledge spanning renewable and integration of renewable into the electric grid solutions required.
- Understanding of DERs and integration DERs back to grid, including operation, control, and optimization.
- Experience with DER modelling
- Understanding/knowledge of IEEE1547 and other DER standards and protocols: example: OpenADR, IEEE2030.5
- Knowledge of Virtual Power Plants, DER aggregations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills; analytical and problem-solving skills; commitment to providing superior customer service; and ability to multi-task on several projects in a fast-paced environment are required.
Additional Qualifications and Experience
- The ability to utilize scripting languages (e.g., Python, C) for automation or problem-solving will be helpful.
Work Authorization
AspenTech will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
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This role is a valuable part of our Digital Grid Management team at AspenTech. Learn more about the team here:
Together We Build the Utility of the Future | Digital Grid Management | AspenTech
The salary range for this role is $127,000.00 - $158,700.00. This range represents what we in good faith believe is the range possible for base compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on several factors. This range may be modified in the future. This role is also eligible for bonus or variable incentive pay. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of power systems, project engineering, or related technical project implementation experience
- Ability and flexibility to travel up to 25% to domestic and international customer sites
- Technical background applying renewable energy and renewable integration knowledge to electric grid solutions
- Understanding of distributed energy resources and their integration with the grid, including operation, control, and optimization
- Experience with distributed energy resource modeling
- Knowledge of IEEE 1547 and other DER standards and protocols, such as OpenADR and IEEE 2030.5
- Knowledge of virtual power plants and DER aggregations
- Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, interpersonal, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to provide superior customer service and multitask across several projects in a fast-paced environment
- Master’s degree with an emphasis in Power Systems
- Ability to use scripting languages such as Python or C for automation or problem-solving
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
