Utility Grid Operations & AI Enablement Lead

In the assigned Job Role of Engineering Consultant 3 your Area Of Responsibility will be as below:

Run stakeholder workshops and interviews to capture critical system and technical specifications
Contribute in design alternatives evaluation using advanced engineering tools to achieve consensus on optimal approaches and create detailed design concepts for components and/ or systems.
Leverage feedback from testing and user interactions to develop and assess prototypes in ensure alignment with project goals
Develop specialized solution specifications for engineering projects and run advanced testing to ensure solutions meet technical and performance requirements
Execute prototyping efforts applying expertise to model design concepts and lead testing and feedback synthesis to refine prototypes
Run integration projects solving complex technical challenges and enhance system functionality through usage of engineering tools and methodologies
Optimize system performance through targeted tuning improving efficiency and addressing reliability concerns
Facilitate training and knowledge transfer sessions ensuring thorough understanding of engineering outcomes across teams

Your contribution to the team:

A focus on innovation and adaptability for integrating new technologies
Proactive problem-solving to streamline complex requirements.
Ability to analyze and offer solutions to complex engineering challenges
Expertise in managing prototyping cycles with sector focus insights
Ability to integrate complex systems and lead testing initiatives
Fostering knowledge transfer through comprehensive training and documentation

Benefits

Along with competitive pay as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

About Us
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills expertise and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

EEO
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Required Skill and Experience
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Power Systems Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
Understanding of transmission and distribution operations including switching outage response restoration equipment loading and voltage management.
Hands on experience with GE ETERRA GMS and/or EMS in production utility environments.
Required Utility Distribution Grid expertise.
Experience working across OT and IT systems such as EMS SCADA DMS/ADMS OMS GIS AMI asset management historians DER platforms or market systems.
Ability to communicate effectively with operators engineers IT/OT teams and leadership stakeholders.


Preferred Skill and Experience
Preferred Qualifications:

Exposure to AI platforms and Artificial intelligence advanced analytics edge computing or digital grid initiatives within utility environments.
Knowledge of utility cybersecurity and secure operational data sharing practices.

Additional Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
This position may require relocation and/or travel to work/project location.
Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role now or in the future.

Overview
The Infosys Engineering unit is dedicated to amplifying product-centric value delivery through innovative engineering solutions. We focus on adopting a data-first approach to engineering and value-stream management enabling real-time visibility into the flow of value. Our team leverages advanced technologies such as AI ML and predictive analytics to drive continuous improvement enhance delivery processes and accelerate time to market. Join us to be part of a team that is at the forefront of engineering innovation delivering intelligent insights and empowering stakeholders to achieve hyper-productivity and sustainable growth.

Additional Details
Key Responsibilities
Grid Operations & Control Center Expertise
Act as a trusted subject matter expert for transmission and distribution operations including real time grid monitoring switching activities outage coordination restoration planning and control room procedures.
Provide practical insight into how operators manage voltage conditions equipment loading alarms contingencies and coordination with neighboring utilities and market operators.
Operational Systems & Data Assessment
Evaluate operational and enterprise systems across EMS GMS SCADA DMS/ADMS OMS historians asset platforms market systems and field technologies.
Identify where system boundaries data latency or organizational handoffs limit operational awareness or delay effective decision making.
AI & Advanced Analytics Use Case Development
Identify operational scenarios where AI and advanced analytics can support grid operations including:
o Alarm prioritization and reduction of nuisance alarms
o Detection of abnormal grid behavior
o Correlation of events across transmission distribution and field systems
o Improved awareness during outages restorations and abnormal operating conditions
o Visibility into emerging asset and reliability risks
Architecture & Data Strategy Collaboration
Work with operations OT IT and data teams to define secure and reliable data sharing patterns that support near real time operational insight without disrupting control system integrity.
Translate operational requirements into analytics and AI needs including data quality expectations contextual tagging event streams model inputs operator review points and explainability considerations.
GE ETERRA GMS / EMS Advisory
Provide guidance on how GE ETERRA GMS and EMS are typically configured and used within utility control centers.
Advise on integration touchpoints operational workflows and data considerations relevant to reliability monitoring visualization analysis and control functions.
Roadmap & Compliance Alignment
Contribute to long term planning for control center and situational awareness modernization.
Ensure all recommended approaches align with established utility operating practices and applicable reliability and regulatory expectations including NERC and FERC standards.

Role Overview
This role requires a senior utility professional with extensive experience in electric transmission and distribution operations and deep familiarity with GE ETERRA GMS and EMS platforms used in live control center environments.
The position focuses on helping utilities overcome fragmented operational visibility by aligning control room realities operational data and emerging AI capabilities. The successful candidate understands how operators actually run the gridunder normal conditions and during high stress eventsand can translate those needs into practical data integration and analytics strategies that support better operational decisions.