Job Title: Metering - Meter Lab Engineer
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (5 days Onsite)
Contract: 6 Months
Primary Skill: Meter Hardware and Communication, MDMS, Open Way Collection Engine, System, Field Network Director, MV90x
The client is a company that provides electricity services and solutions focused on sustainable energy generation and distribution. This role will be an onshore client-facing role (Technical + Functional) supporting Metering laboratory operations, AMI communication systems, meter testing, troubleshooting, and integration support across Client's metering ecosystem.
4+ Years of Experience
Technical Skills:
- Hands-on experience with smart meter hardware, meter communication technologies, and AMI infrastructure components.
- Experience supporting and troubleshooting Open Way Collection Engine (OWCE), Field Network Director (FND), MDMS, and MV90x platforms.
- Strong understanding of meter communication protocols, network connectivity, data collection, and device lifecycle management.
- Experience performing meter validation, configuration, commissioning, firmware upgrades, and diagnostic testing activities.
- Ability to analyze meter communication issues, data collection failures, and network performance problems.
- Experience supporting meter integration testing, laboratory validation, defect triage, and deployment readiness activities.
- Familiarity with meter data acquisition, validation, estimation, editing (VEE), and data reconciliation processes.
- Experience working with production incidents, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
- Understanding of utility application integrations and data flows between meter devices, communication systems, and enterprise applications.
- Added Advantage
- Experience with Itron AMI solutions, RF mesh networks, smart prepaid metering, head-end systems, communication gateways, meter certification testing, and utility metering operations.
Functional Skills:
- Working knowledge of utility metering operations, AMI environments, and meter lifecycle management processes.
- Experience supporting Meter Lab activities including meter testing, certification validation, troubleshooting, and operational readiness assessments.
- Understanding of business processes related to: Smart Meter Operations, Meter Communication Networks, MDMS, AMI Head-End Systems, Meter Data Collection, Revenue Metering, Utility Billing Interfaces.
- Ability to gather, analyze, and document testing results, operational findings, and technical recommendations.
- Experience supporting AMS incidents, service requests, enhancements, and meter-related operational initiatives.
- Ability to coordinate with field teams, vendors, business users, and operations personnel to resolve metering issues.
- Participate in test planning, UAT support, device certification activities, and solution validation sessions.
Others:
- Good communication skills to collaborate effectively with Metering Operations teams, field technicians, vendors, and business stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities across laboratory testing, production support, incident resolution, and project activities.
- Adherence to utility operational procedures, testing standards, SDLC processes, and organizational controls.
- Proactive in maintaining laboratory documentation, testing procedures, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge management artifacts.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to investigate complex metering and communication issues
