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Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries. \nAES has been ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricity for millions of people worldwide. \nWe are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work™ rankings across the markets where we operate. AES was also named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices.\nOur spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute’s Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoring global leadership in advancing the electric power industry. \nIf you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a more sustainable future, we're powering it. Apply now and energize your career with a true leader in global energy. \nAES US Renewables & Power is seeking a Substation / P&C Engineer to support substations, switchyards, generator interconnections, protection and control systems, and high-voltage commissioning for gas generation projects. The successful candidate will work across a matrixed organization and with external partners to deliver safe, reliable, on-schedule, cost-effective gas projects while maintaining clear accountability for the requirements implied by the role.\nKey Responsibilities\nDevelop, review, and support engineering for substation physical design, protection and control, metering, SCADA, grounding, auxiliary systems, relay settings, testing, commissioning, energization, and turnover.\nPrepare and review design criteria, calculations, drawings, specifications, data sheets, technical reports, NERC compliance, cost estimates, schedules, and scopes of work.\nCoordinate interfaces with civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, controls, permitting, NERC compliance environmental, operations, construction, and commissioning disciplines.\nReview EPC, consultant, OEM, and vendor work products for compliance with project requirements, codes, standards, contracts, and expected deliverables.\nPerform technical studies, equipment selection, design optimization, constructability, and value-engineering evaluations.\nSupport procurement through technical bid evaluations, vendor-document review, inspections, factory testing, and issue resolution.\nProvide field engineering support and review installation for conformance with approved documents, quality requirements, and safe work practices.\nInvestigate design, fabrication, construction, software, and commissioning issues and develop practical technical resolutions.\nSupport project schedule, budget, risk, interface, and management-of-change activities.\nSupport mechanical completion, testing, energization, commissioning, startup, performance verification, and turnover.\nMaintain technical baselines, redlines, approved changes, test records, and as-built documentation.\nPrepare training and operating information and transfer knowledge to project and plant personnel.\nCapture lessons learned and improve standards, templates, and reference designs.\nTravel to engineering offices, vendor facilities, and project sites (TX) as required.\nSkills and Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.\n10 or more years of substation, switchyard, transmission, high-voltage construction, or protection and control engineering experience.\nKnowledge of protective relaying, SCADA, metering, power-system studies, and substation commissioning.\nFamiliarity with ERCOT generator and large load interconnection requirements.\nFamiliarity with Substation equipment specifically including Live Tank Circuit Breakers and Current Limiting reactors.\nFamiliarity integrating multiple generation technologies including BESS, CCGT, RICE and Fuel Cell.\nFamiliarity with microgrid design and operation.\nAbility to coordinate cross-functional teams and resolve complex technical, commercial, or execution issues.\nStrong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office applications and relevant role-specific project systems.\nDemonstrated commitment to safety, quality, integrity, and continuous improvement.\nProfessional licensure or certification applicable to the discipline is preferred.\nAbility to travel to project, supplier, partner, or operating locations as required.\nAES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. 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