Meter Lab Engineer

Job Title: Meter Lab Engineer

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (5 days Onsite)

Duration: 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.

Key Skills: Meter Hardware, MDMS, Open Way Collection Engine, MV90x, Field Network Director.