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Position Summary

Operation Technology, Inc. is seeking for an Automation and Control Engineer who provides support in the integration and development of ETAP Real-Time Enterprise application.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support integration of ETAP Real-Time Enterprise applications.
• Set up communication network for SCADA type applications.
• Provide field commissioning & support; this duty may require traveling.
• Perform power system analysis and design.
• Support ETAP development activities including product support, software testing, documentation, and other related tasks.
• Communicate with co-workers, management, clients, vendors, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
• Conform with all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
   

Qualifications

• Experience relevant to electrical power systems and automation engineering
• Working knowledge of industrial and utility electrical control and protection systems
• Understanding of substation automation and SCADA \ DCS system
• Experience in DCS and SCADA communication networks and protocols, and/or DMS/ADMS. 
• Knowledge of communication protocols (DNP, IEC, Modbus, ...)
• Capability to utilize standard engineering and mathematical concepts and principles in the design, coding, and testing of software components
• Must have ability to work with design team and vendors to develop and implement Factory Acceptance and Site Acceptance testing of PLC based monitoring systems that are integrated with electrical relays, overloads, and hardwired IO
• Responsible for supporting cutover team and plant to assure that new systems are functioning properly upon final implementation 
• Must be able to communicate effectively. Must demonstrate a willingness to take ownership of product design initiatives, be self-motivated with a desire to work in a small, energetic team.
• Experience on documentation generation and organization based on standards is preferable.
• Experience with ETAP Enterprise System is a plus
• The following experience or knowledge is desirable: Real-Time Control Systems or other EMS systems, C / C++ / C#, Visual Basic, SQL 2000, Data Historian (PI, AspenTech, etc.), Shell Programming, Network Monitoring Tools, TCP/IP, VB. NET.
• Strong analytical skills for use in response to technical queries from customers.
• Working experience with PLC/RTU or PLC/RTU programming is a plus. 
• PLC experience or experience mapping PLCs to SCADA or DCS systems is a plus.
  

Education

• M.S. or B.S. in Electrical Engineering (power elective courses is highly preferable)

Location:   Irvine, CA USA

Position Summary
Operation Technology, Inc. is seeking a full-time Junior Software Developer. We are building and maintaining web-facing and multi-platform applications. Our software development group is developing leading-edge applications and solving challenging and complex problems. We need smart and resourceful developers with positive attitudes.  Our team thrives in an encouraging and supportive development environment. We value people who come to work with a smile and are committed to learning and growing their software engineering careers. We offer learning opportunities in many technologies (including but not limited to database, communications, and UI development training).


Job Requirements

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• 1 to 3 years of software development experience
  • C#
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
    
    

Nice-to-have Job Skills (we are willing to train)"

• C++,  Xamarin, WPF, MVVM, MongoDB, SQL

Location:   Irvine, CA USA

Position Summary

Operation Technology, Inc. is seeking a Power Engineer for the T&D Protection Division. The Power Engineer for the T&D Protection Division must demonstrate proficiency in the following areas and be capable of performing the tasks listed below:

• Must be proficient in electrical engineering principles such as power flows and short-circuit of three-phase systems.
• (1)The engineer will apply software configuration and interface principles to perform software testing, relay setting calculation and customer support for majority of the time.
• (2) Completed at least two or more of the following basic level Power System Analysis courses in their graduate program: Power System Load Flow, Short-circuit Analysis, Power System Protection/Coordination, Electrical Safety, etc., etc.
• (3) Possess logical/analytical skills in order to expand and/or generate new test procedures per ETAP Quality Assurance requirements, including the identification, logging and testing of assigned software feature issues.
• (4) Proficient with MS Office. The engineer will use these tools to perform the tasks and responsibilities described in (1) and (3) for approximately 10% of the time.
• (5) Demonstrate strong communication and writing skills and be team-oriented to interact with engineers in different projects and report project status. Also, to provide technical support for products in response to technical queries from customers/clients. The ideal candidate will possess teaching skills as well. 

Education

• Minimum B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• Prefer M.S. in Electrical Engineering
  
  

Location:   Irvine, CA USA

Position Summary

Operation Technology, Inc. is seeking a Power Systems Engineer to expand our Microgrid, Mobile, and Cloud Services division. The engineer will assist the team with microgrid control, software development, real-time simulation, and power system analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and code algorithms for microgrid controllers
• Perform power system calculations and run studies in ETAP
• Implement IEEE standards as working software
• Run real-time simulations in Opal-RT 
• Use ETAP Real-Time™ to monitor microgrid controllers
• Write Python scripts to analyze ETAP models and simulation data
• Design and maintain software written in C#, WPF, Python, Xamarin.Forms
• Connect to SQL, Mongo, SQLite databases to query data and produce reports
• Test software features using power engineering judgment
• Maintain mobile and cloud-base software for engineering analytics. (See: etapAPP™ in the Apple and Windows stores)
•  Provide technical support for ETAP and train clients
• Enhance software documentation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience (or advanced degrees)
•  Strong writing skills.  Must be able to compose readable emails and documentation
• Easy to work with.  Ability to work alone and in teams
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Relevant course or internship experience in power systems
• Familiarity with power system studies in general and ETAP in specific
• Must be able to work 40+ hours per week from the office
  
   

Education

• BS in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university; MS and PhD degrees are preferred
  A minimum GPA of 3.5/4.0
• Passed EIT or PE exam is recommended (not required)

Developers sit in open spaces and work on a wide-range of tools and products (e.g., charting, control systems, mobile, Python scripting, real-time simulation, data services, IoT, and Azure).  Electrical engineers and developers work together to develop and improve products. Engineers write specifications for developers to implement. Development teams are small, united, highly-collaborative, and work on two-week sprints. Developers are expected to work with one another and work on many projects simultaneously.

Location:   Irvine, CA USA

Position Summary

Operation Technology, Inc. is seeking a Power System Engineer with extensive knowledge of design, modeling and analysis of power system transients, electrical machines, harmonics and power electronics.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Research, design, write specifications and prototypes for various power system device models
• Support the development of ETAP modules of harmonics and transients.
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience in modeling and analysis of power system dynamics and  harmonics.
• Experience in modeling and control of electrical machines and power electronics.
• Capabilities in researching, design and testing of various power system simulation models.
• Ability to follow various industrial standards and write specifications.
• Highly motivated, self-managed, details-oriented and well-organized; good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Desirable to have experience in unbalanced power system modeling, and using EMTP/PSCAD and/or other simulation software tools.
• Desirable to have experience in power system dynamics.
  
  

Education

• MS or PhD in Power System Engineering or Electrical Machinery.
• 2 to 5 years relevant experience. 

Location:   Irvine, CA USA

Position Summary

Operation Technology, Inc. is seeking a full-time Software Developer with 5+ years of full-time software development work experience. The candidate selected for this position will be responsible for interpreting requirements, producing enhancements, and implementing new features for real-time power management and simulation systems. 

Requirements

• Electrical power industry experience preferred but not required. 
• 5+ years of software development experience.
•  Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio, C++ and C#.
• Experience with multi-threaded development.
• Experience with TCP/IP and socket programming on Windows platform.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work well with other software developers.

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering