Network Model Import Engineer
Role Summary:
We are looking for a Network Model Import Engineer to own the network model import process for an ADMS program on the AspenTech OSI Monarch platform. You will run the import cycle end to end — from GIS/CIM export through Monarch import, validation, and promotion — triaging defects, managing exceptions, and keeping the model of record clean. This role sits at the choke point of the whole ADMS: every advanced application, every trace, and every SCADA mapping depends on the quality of the imported model, and you are the person who protects it.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and manage the recurring network model import process: schedule imports, monitor execution, validate results, and promote approved models across environments
- Operate the Monarch model management toolchain in depth — Maestro, Leitmotif, and related import/validation components — including import configuration, mapping rules, and error handling behavior
- Triage every import cycle: analyze failures and warnings, classify root cause (source data, CIM mapping, model structure, platform), assign ownership, and drive defects to closure with GIS, engineering, and platform teams
- Manage the exception queue: unmatched or unmapped devices, connectivity breaks, missing or invalid attributes, duplicate objects — track aging, enforce resolution SLAs, and escalate systemic source-data problems rather than patching them one by one
- Work with the GIS/EO teams on CIM export quality; provide defect feedback in a form they can act on, and verify fixes in subsequent exports
- Build and maintain Python scripts to automate pre-import validation, data quality checks, exception reporting, and repetitive triage analysis
- Manage data arriving through ODS landing zones and side-loaded datasets: validate staged data before load, govern manual/side-load corrections so they don't corrupt the model of record, and reconcile conflicts between side-loaded data and the authoritative CIM import
- Coordinate downstream impact of model changes with SCADA mapping and advanced applications teams (DPF, VVO, FLISR, Feeder Reconfiguration), since import changes reset traces and affect application readiness
- Report import health: success rates, defect volumes and trends, exception aging, and recurring source-data issues — with recommendations to reduce defect inflow over time
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
- 2–4 years of experience in utility OT, ADMS/EMS model management, or GIS-to-ADMS integration
- Hands-on experience with the Monarch model import process, including Maestro and Leitmotif — import configuration, validation output, and error/exception handling
- Strong working knowledge of CIM (IEC 61970/61968) and CIM-based model exchange, including CIM/XML structure, class mappings, and common failure modes in GIS-generated CIM exports
- Foundational-to-intermediate Python scripting skills — able to write data validation, parsing, comparison, and reporting scripts independently
- Understanding of ODS landing zones and staged data architectures: how source data is landed, validated, and loaded, and how side-loaded data is governed and reconciled
- Solid grasp of distribution network models: feeders, substations, switches, transformers, connectivity, and phasing — enough to judge whether a model defect is cosmetic or operationally serious
- Defect triage experience in a multi-vendor environment, with the discipline to classify, prioritize, and track issues to verified closure
Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour
Work Location: Remote