This role will play a key part in helping the organization tackle exciting projects related to studying the reliability impacts of a world dominated by inverter-based resources (IBRs), such as solar, wind, and energy storage resources. We are seeking a versatile and motivated individual to join our team as a Power System Engineer or Senior Engineer. This is a technical engineering role that requires a fast-paced, proactive professional with strong engineering, analytics, and project management skills. The ideal candidate will be adept at managing various technical engineering projects that include power system analysis, transmission and distribution engineering, and FERC/NERC technical regulatory activities.
Responsibilities
- Analyze grid and IBR events data to conduct post-event root cause analysis, lessons learned, and mitigation recommendations.
- Conduct power system engineering calculations and modeling to support grid reliability, resiliency, load and generation interconnections, operations, and grid buildout.
- Review industry trends and events to perform long term risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
- Support the industry and clients in improving tools, processes, requirements, and understanding of the changing resource mix, grid transformation, and the energy transition broadly.
- Serve as a technical engineering resource to advise/support transmission/distribution service providers, transmission/distribution planners, system operators, renewable energy project developers, generator owners and operators, and regulatory entities across North America.
- Develop engineering reports, presentations, and documentation based on project deliverable requirements.
- Support the development of technical project proposals for customers and clients
- Leverage first principles, engineering fundamentals, and microcosm systems to help drive best practices around emerging reliability risk areas and other topics of interest.
- Study the changing resource mix and its impacts on bulk power system reliability including areas involving low system strength conditions, grid forming inverter technology, impacts to protection and control systems, frequency response, voltage stability, control interactions, and subsynchronous oscillations.
- Develop technical compliance procedures, processes, tools, documentation, and compliance strategies to meet all requirements and regulations
- Deliver technical presentations to clients and broadly across industry to help elevate industry best practices.
- Successfully deliver exceptional value to clients through world-class analysis and the delivery of key milestones and deliverables.
- Work with executive team and project leads to monitor progress, adjust as necessary, and ensure project success
Qualifications
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in electrical engineering with a specialization in power systems engineering (or closely related field) from an ABET accredited four-year college or university.
- At least 3 years of technical experience in grid reliability, inverter-based resources, renewable energy interconnections, power system engineering, transmission/distribution, protection and control systems, etc.
- Technical understanding of power system dynamics, controls, protection, operations, and planning.
- Experience and/or familiarity with FERC and NERC regulatory activities and reliability standards, including technical compliance work, reporting, and procedures.
- Excellent communications skills including both written and verbal communication, and examples of successfully leveraging these skills across the industry.
- Proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously with successful outcomes, including exceptional time management and organizational skills.
- A highly motived self-starter and driven individual with the ability to work independently and in the face of uncertainty.
Physical requirements for this role include:
- Must be able to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods of time at a computer.
- Ability to travel to job sites, both in an office environment and in the field.