Senior High Voltage Development Engineer
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Job Description
Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), a **Fortune 500 company** that's leading the charge in the global energy revolution. With operations spanning **14 countries**, AES is committed to shaping a future through innovation and collaboration. Our dedication to innovation has earned us recognition as one of the **Top Ten Best Workplaces for Innovators** by Fast Company in 2022\. And with our certification as a **Great Place to Work**, you can be confident that you're joining a company that values its people just as much as its groundbreaking ideas.
AES is proudly **ranked \#1 globally** in renewable energy sales to corporations, and with **$12\.7B in revenues in 2023**, we have the resources and expertise to make a significant impact as we provide electricity to **25 million customers worldwide.** As the world moves towards a net\-zero future, AES is committed to meeting the Paris Agreement's goals by 2050\. Our innovative solutions, such as **24/7 carbon\-free energy** for data centers, are setting the pace for rapid, global decarbonization.
If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a cleaner, more sustainable future \- we're powering it. Apply now and energize your career with a true leader in the global energy transformation.
AES Clean Energy is seeking a Senior High Voltage Development Engineer to join our High Voltage Development Engineering team supporting the West region, including Hawaii. This role focuses on the development of High Voltage Facilities – substations and generation\-tie lines – for PV, BESS, and Wind projects. You will be part of a core group of resourceful, regionally dedicated engineers driving innovation across large\-scale renewable energy programs.
The High Voltage Development team leads due diligence and design throughout all stages of project development – early concept through late\-stage refinement – delivering execution\-ready facilities that are safe, de\-risked, technically compliant, and commercially viable.
The Senior High Voltage Development Engineer will support the development of 35 kV to 500 kV substation and transmission facilities across greenfield, brownfield, and M\&A project pipelines. They will collaborate closely with diverse internal stakeholders (technical teams, commercial, estimating, land, and others) and manage external engineering consultants, utility partners, and ISOs.
The ideal candidate is:
* Proactive and communicative, able to coordinate effectively across disciplines.
* Organized and technically strong, with the ability to operate in evolving or ambiguous technical landscapes.
* Skilled at prioritizing competing tasks and providing sound technical judgment across substation, gen‑tie, power system, and interconnection engineering.
* Comfortable building and maintaining relationships with internal teams, external consultants, utilities, and other partners.
This position is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who not only excels in technical high\-voltage engineering but also values building relationships and partners across disciplines to deliver high‑quality renewable energy facilities.
**Principal Duties and****Responsibilities:**
* Lead early‑stage and conceptual pre‑construction engineering for high‑voltage collector substations and generation tie‑lines (35 kV–500 kV) across Solar, Wind, and BESS projects, including de‑risking activities and feasibility assessments.
* Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams – real estate, permitting, interconnection, commercial, PV/BESS/Wind engineering, pre‑construction, construction, commissioning, and O\&M – to deliver safe, compliant, and technically sound project designs.
* Interpret and synthesize complex technical inputs from interconnection studies, ISO/utility requirements, commercial constraints, and project‑specific needs to develop well‑informed conceptual designs in‑house.
* Develop scopes of work and manage external consultants producing 30% design packages, ensuring alignment with AES engineering standards, ISO/utility requirements, PPA specifications, and project objectives.
* Lead multidisciplinary design reviews and guide consultants in resolving advanced challenges related to power flow, protection and control, metering, and physical substation or transmission design.
* Support high‑voltage cost estimating for greenfield, brownfield, and M\&A projects, including BOM creation, risk identification, and value‑engineering opportunities.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with specialized high‑voltage consulting firms, internal stakeholders, and technical partners to ensure high‑quality engineering outcomes.
* Coordinate directly with Western interconnection providers and utilities to develop collector substation designs and incorporate requirements for n
AES is proudly **ranked \#1 globally** in renewable energy sales to corporations, and with **$12\.7B in revenues in 2023**, we have the resources and expertise to make a significant impact as we provide electricity to **25 million customers worldwide.** As the world moves towards a net\-zero future, AES is committed to meeting the Paris Agreement's goals by 2050\. Our innovative solutions, such as **24/7 carbon\-free energy** for data centers, are setting the pace for rapid, global decarbonization.
If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a cleaner, more sustainable future \- we're powering it. Apply now and energize your career with a true leader in the global energy transformation.
AES Clean Energy is seeking a Senior High Voltage Development Engineer to join our High Voltage Development Engineering team supporting the West region, including Hawaii. This role focuses on the development of High Voltage Facilities – substations and generation\-tie lines – for PV, BESS, and Wind projects. You will be part of a core group of resourceful, regionally dedicated engineers driving innovation across large\-scale renewable energy programs.
The High Voltage Development team leads due diligence and design throughout all stages of project development – early concept through late\-stage refinement – delivering execution\-ready facilities that are safe, de\-risked, technically compliant, and commercially viable.
The Senior High Voltage Development Engineer will support the development of 35 kV to 500 kV substation and transmission facilities across greenfield, brownfield, and M\&A project pipelines. They will collaborate closely with diverse internal stakeholders (technical teams, commercial, estimating, land, and others) and manage external engineering consultants, utility partners, and ISOs.
The ideal candidate is:
* Proactive and communicative, able to coordinate effectively across disciplines.
* Organized and technically strong, with the ability to operate in evolving or ambiguous technical landscapes.
* Skilled at prioritizing competing tasks and providing sound technical judgment across substation, gen‑tie, power system, and interconnection engineering.
* Comfortable building and maintaining relationships with internal teams, external consultants, utilities, and other partners.
This position is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who not only excels in technical high\-voltage engineering but also values building relationships and partners across disciplines to deliver high‑quality renewable energy facilities.
**Principal Duties and****Responsibilities:**
* Lead early‑stage and conceptual pre‑construction engineering for high‑voltage collector substations and generation tie‑lines (35 kV–500 kV) across Solar, Wind, and BESS projects, including de‑risking activities and feasibility assessments.
* Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams – real estate, permitting, interconnection, commercial, PV/BESS/Wind engineering, pre‑construction, construction, commissioning, and O\&M – to deliver safe, compliant, and technically sound project designs.
* Interpret and synthesize complex technical inputs from interconnection studies, ISO/utility requirements, commercial constraints, and project‑specific needs to develop well‑informed conceptual designs in‑house.
* Develop scopes of work and manage external consultants producing 30% design packages, ensuring alignment with AES engineering standards, ISO/utility requirements, PPA specifications, and project objectives.
* Lead multidisciplinary design reviews and guide consultants in resolving advanced challenges related to power flow, protection and control, metering, and physical substation or transmission design.
* Support high‑voltage cost estimating for greenfield, brownfield, and M\&A projects, including BOM creation, risk identification, and value‑engineering opportunities.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with specialized high‑voltage consulting firms, internal stakeholders, and technical partners to ensure high‑quality engineering outcomes.
* Coordinate directly with Western interconnection providers and utilities to develop collector substation designs and incorporate requirements for n
Posted: 2026-03-12