EMS Application Engineer

The Opportunity:

The objective of the EMS Applications Engineer is to support delivery of HITACHI SCADA/DMS/EMS systems and applications globally.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Deliver configured systems using Network Control approved product implementation standards
• Acquire working knowledge of regional market needs and help drive standardization in the delivery process
• Ensure adequate documentation of required processes and practice
• Gather and validate data required to configure NM EMS/DMS applications.
• Provide technical assistance in evaluating performance and results of EMS/DMS applications, systems and procedures.
• Write and maintain functional specifications for new or modified business systems.
• Translate business models into an information system representation.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement plans to test business and functional processes during system development and quality assurance testing.
• Process data to create electric system data models, defining and debugging geospatial databases and other SCADA/DMS/EMS related data.
• Understand and be proficient in the use of HITACHI NM software.
• Track and identify changes to product documentation and support regional implementation units to understand changes in NM products.
• Create or assist in the writing of user documentation, instructions, and procedures.
• Monitor and document post-implementation problems and revision requests.
• Conduct test of system functions, validate results, detect errors and coordinate resolution of identified problems.
• Monitor system performance and tune software parameters prior to system delivery.
• Review productivity reports and problem records to evaluate performance of computer system.

• Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of experience or Master's Degree in electrical engineering
• Knowledge of power system models and power system applications such as State Estimator and Power Flow.
• Knowledge of programming languages including C, C++
• Knowledge of industry model standards such as the Common Information Model (CIM) standard
• Knowledge of the Geo Spatial data modelling and familiarity with the ESRI model and tools is a plus
• Working knowledge of relational databases and data modeling
• Excellent computer skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Visio
• A basic understanding of Operating systems (Windows and Linux)
• A good understanding of Oracle and other database management
• Ability to read, write and communicate verbally in English
• International travel may be required.