Role Overview:
The Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) Commissioning Engineer is responsible for the field deployment, testing, configuration, troubleshooting, and commissioning of PMU-based synchrophasor systems across transmission or substation environments. The role involves hands-on work with PMUs, PDCs, communication networks, GPS clocks, SCADA/EMS integration, and data validation to ensure reliable real-time grid monitoring.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Commissioning & On-site Activities
- Install, configure, and test PMUs, PDCs, GPS clocks, time synchronization systems, and network components.
- Perform site acceptance testing (SAT), end-to-end testing, and communication checks.
- Validate synchrophasor data quality, timestamps, and C37.118 compliance.
- Coordinate with substation teams, control centers, and OEM vendors during commissioning.
2. System Integration
- Integrate PMUs and PDCs with SCADA/EMS systems, WAMS servers, and analytics platforms.
- Configure communication interfaces such as IEC 61850, DNP3, ICCP, and IEEE C37.118.
- Work with control center engineers to ensure seamless data flow and low-latency performance.
3. Troubleshooting & Problem Resolution
- Diagnose issues related to network communication, time-sync failures (GPS/NTP/PTP), and device configuration.
- Perform root-cause analysis of data freeze, bad quality data, packet drops, or incorrect phasor measurements.
- Assist utility clients in resolving field issues and coordinating with OEM support.
4. Documentation & Reporting
- Prepare commissioning reports, test sheets, as-built documents, and configuration backups.
- Maintain detailed installation records, network diagrams, and configuration logs.
- Provide technical inputs for FAT/SAT checklists and commissioning procedures.
5. Compliance & Cybersecurity
- Ensure commissioning practices comply with cybersecurity standards (IEC 62443, IEC 62351, NERC CIP).
- Implement secure communication, VLAN segmentation, and role-based access for devices.
- Follow safety, regulatory, and utility-specific guidelines during fieldwork.
6. Training & Support
- Provide on-site and remote support to operations teams after commissioning.
- Conduct user training on PMU, PDC operation, troubleshooting, and WAMS dashboards.
- Support post-commissioning data validation and stabilization activities.
Required Skills & Experience:
Technical Skills
- Hands-on experience with PMUs, phasor data concentrators (PDCs), PMUs, and GPS time-sync devices.
- Strong understanding of synchrophasor technology, phasor concepts, and dynamic grid behavior.
- Good knowledge of communication protocols:
- IEEE C37.118, IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, ICCP/TASE.2
- Experience with network devices (switches/routers/firewalls) and industrial Ethernet.
- Familiarity with SCADA/EMS integration and real-time data acquisition systems.
Preferred Competencies:
- Experience with OEM devices (SEL, GE, Siemens, ABB, Arbiter).
- Ability to read electrical drawings, SLDs, wiring diagrams, and network architecture.
- Understanding of cybersecurity concepts, DMZ zones, firewall rules, ACLs, VLANs.
- Knowledge of oscillography, event analysis, and power system disturbance interpretation.
Education
- B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Instrumentation, Power Systems, or related fields.
- M.Tech in Power Systems (optional but preferred).
Key Attributes
- Strong communication and customer-handling skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Ability to work in substations, control centres, and remote field locations.
- Willingness to travel across regions for commissioning activities.
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