# Engineer/Technical Specialist (Mid – Sr.) | Generation Control Systems Engineering

Job Posting End Date 11-17-2026Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date. Job Summary Engineer -- Responsible to the assigned supervisor for performing intermediate level engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge in a safe, effective, efficient and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives.Technical Specialist -- Intermediate level of responsibility to facilitate and maintain programs/ systems/ equipment critical to the AEP generating fleet according to established guidelines and specific work tasks. Has knowledge of program/ system/ equipment requirements and completes assigned work with proficiency. Supports, in collaboration with local and/or remote resources, the forecasting, planning, installation, and commissioning of enhancements to the programs/systems/equipment to meet AEP requirements. Help site personnel troubleshoot issues. Job Description What You’ll Do: Familiarity with the following: Networking Knowledge/Experience Review Firewall Rules and Access Control Lists (ACLs) to ensure proper electronic access controls are in place. Review/understand network switch settings and capabl

- **Id**: 3897466
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/american-electric-power-engineertechnical-specialist-mid-sr-generation-control-systems-engineering>
- **Role**: Sales
- **Role family**: Sales
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Columbus, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T23:35:17Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T21:33:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 8
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6959
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Power Grid, Information Security

## Company

- **Id**: 1755069
- **Name**: American Electric Power
- **Domain**: aep.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aep-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 55
- **Ghost share**: 0.018
- **Stale share**: 0.018
- **Repost share**: 0.182
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 14
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 87633
- **Max**: 128689
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 128689

## Technologies

- **DNP3** — Optional: yes
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: yes
- **NERC CIP** — Optional: yes
- **Nessus** — Optional: yes
- **Nmap** — Optional: yes
- **SIEM** — Optional: yes
- **TCP/IP** — Optional: yes
- **Windows** — Optional: yes
- **Wireshark** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 8

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: associate
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T23:35:17Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 24 · green card filings: 5; Filings 12m: 24

## Liveness

- **Score**: 80
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.891
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 8
- **Expected fill days**: 14
- **Reasons**: conf:6, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 128689
- **Is top pay**: no

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