Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineer Principal - NEW GENERATION and Oversight Engineering

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AE and EPC firms to define and implement design basis expectations for I&C systems.
• Ensure OT and IT systems meet design requirements and incorporate industry best practices.
• Manage the Operational Technology (OT) Network and associated devices for seamless system integration and communication.
• Implement cybersecurity best practices to safeguard control systems from threats.
• Facilitate communication with internal and external stakeholders to align project goals.
• Engage with OEMs during RFx processes to ensure compliance with technical specifications
• Support the creation of plant retrofit and new generation equipment and AE/EPC services scope documents and subsequent self-build proposals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop safe, reliable, and compliant control strategies.
• Support the development and review of technical specifications, EPC specifications, and designs.
• Support the construction of retrofit and/or new build projects to ensure successful implementation.
• Assist in managing technology evolution and addressing obsolescence concerns.
• Knowledge and Skills:
• Solid grasp of control theory, including PID, adaptive, and model predictive control.
• Ability to interpret and create technical documentation (e.g., System Descriptions, SAMA logic diagrams, P&IDs, schematics).
• Experience with servers, thin clients, network equipment, and computer-based instrumentation is a plus.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles for control systems.
• Data analysis skills to monitor and enhance system performance.
• Proficiency in MS Access, Excel, Word, SQL, SharePoint, or Visual Basic is a plus.
• Familiarity with CEMS, renewable energy systems (solar, battery, wind), or regulatory compliance is advantageous.
• Strong communication skills for team collaboration.
• Working Conditions:
• Approximately 25% travel, including day trips and overnight stays (up to a week or more).
• Work in both indoor and outdoor environments with exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust, fumes, and operating machinery.
• Mandatory safety gear required at generating stations: hard hat, eye/hearing protection, steel-toed shoes with heels and non-slip soles.
• Adherence to site-specific safety requirements is mandatory.
• DESIGNATION -- onsite /in the office every day when not traveling for work
• Problem Solving & Initiative: Identifies, clarifies, resolves, and initiates solutions to complex problems that require multi-functional, or organizational, interfacing and/or multi-disciplined analytical techniques. Develops opportunities and new ideas and approaches that have system-wide impact.
• Interpersonal Skills: Builds teams and networks that extend through AEP, and other companies, professional organizations, regulatory agencies, and academia. Networks throughout AEP, other companies, professional organizations, and regulatory agencies.

Additional Information

Job Posting End Date 06-30-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date. Job Summary Responsible to the assigned supervisor for performing advance engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge in a safe, effective, efficient and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives. Job Description

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