Principal Engineer

Description

• Manages the expectations of the customer or business partner in coordination with PM
• Assists Project Manager with scope management, project planning, milestones and work and resource estimates
• Documents requirements for custom development and works with custom development team to ensure requirements are met
• Mentor and develop other resources on the team
• Supports proposals and participates in post bid activities including clarifications, support of short list presentation and supporting scope definition in contract development and negotiations
• Develops and delivers onsite end user training, as needed
• Co-facilitates workshops, provides technical expertise and captures requirements
• Participates in the Build and Test phase of the project (configures and tests) and provides technical leadership of other team members to ensure delivery of the solution on plan and adhering to technical best practices.
• Act as an SME on AMI implementation and integration projects as well as RFP responses.
• Ensure that testing is being completed with high standards and on schedule. If the project doesn't have a separate QA team, then the SL will take ownership of the QA process to ensure the solution is thoroughly tested prior to SIT / UAT
• Participates in services estimation to support pricing for bid and in other parts of the bid response process, as required by bid structure
• Provides technical leadership of subcontractor work and deliverables
• Acts as a technical expert supporting the Solution Architect in the design of the solution to meet the customer requirements
• Provides end-to-end technical oversight and assumes overall responsibility for the success and integrity of the technical solution
• Formally presents project deliverables to Client project team members at the end of design phase

Requirements

• Experience with utility standards such as Multispeak, CIM 61968 / 61970, OpenADR, SEP2.0
• Clear and timely communication internally and externally
• 15+ years working on projects involving integration between systems, writing SQL queries or similar, performing data mapping and data transformation.
• Adheres to the TRC Software Implementation Delivery Methodology
• Experience: A minimum of 7 years of software delivery experience is required; 9+ years is preferred. Utility industry background is required
• Ability to interact with the client team including project sponsors and end users of the system
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, JavaScript
• Experience working with real-time systems and data connectivity is preferred.
• Extensive experience with utility industry and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) knowledge including but not limited to Meter Data Management Systems (MDMS), Customer Information Systems (CIS) and Head-End Systems (HES)
• Experience with Webservices, XML, SOAP, RESTful, etc.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis
• Collaborative nature and willing to share knowledge across broader team while contributing to reusable collateral
• Travel: Up to 50%
• Experience with cloud technologies and microservice-based architecture
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Technology from an accredited school or university is required
• Power Distribution or Distribution Network experience
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Bonus Scheme
• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• Competitive Salary

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance