Engineer (Hybrid)

Eversource Energy • Manchester, NH

303d • $97,570 - $108,410

About The Position

This is a hybrid role. The first three months are full-time in the office. The Engineer will work with complex systems and equipment, while providing engineering and technical services to support our growing organization. We offer a unique and exciting opportunity to explore the best of both worlds, working both in the office and the field on a variety of interesting projects. Areas of expertise include designing new substations and infrastructure, analyzing systems and disruptions to service, working with transformers, engineering the electrical protection and control circuits that handles the flow of power, and dealing with acceptance testing of equipment, failures of equipment and analysis of system disturbances. Job Description Are you ready to meet at the intersection of IT automation, distribution analysis, real time operations, and optimizing renewable energy? The Grid Modernization team at Eversource is seeking candidates for a full time Engineer to help support, test, and maintain its DERMS systems. As a member of the Grid Modernization team, you will help the company evolve in its operation of a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) and the Electric Sector Grid Modernization Plan (ESMP). You’ll be supporting groundbreaking efforts to improve grid reliability, resilience, and effectively integrate renewable energy resources into day-to-day power system operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required, Electric Power Systems preferred.
• A minimum of three (3) years related experience in planning, design, and operations related to distribution line and distribution substation facilities.
• Proficiency in MS-Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Proficiency in load flow analysis software (e.g. Synergi, CYME, PSSE) is desirable.
• Knowledge of optimization problems or experience with MatLab, CPLEX etc. is desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
• Experience with R/RStudio or Python for data analysis, data visualization, and modeling preferred.
• Understanding of the design, specification, programming, and installation of PLC, RTU, SEL RTACs or related control systems preferred.
• Understanding of SCADA engineering concepts, in particular SCADA points and RTAC programming preferred.
• Knowledge of Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and support the use of DERMS software forecasting and optimization functions.
• Support DER dispatch capabilities and software upgrades to ensure functionality for distribution system operators.
• Validate, explain, and improve DERMS forecast and optimization results.
• Integrate DERMS and dispatching DERs based on real-time conditions into utility operations.
• Obtain, clean, and report on data required by and recorded in DERMS.
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional groups in developing new procedures for integrating and enabling two-way communication of new technologies.
• Lead or conduct distribution forecast studies to validate DERMS forecasting results.
• Partner with other departments to enable DERMS use cases.
• Provide leadership in coordinating multiple cross-functional groups.
• Present recommendations and/or results to all levels of management.
• Complete/advise on data cleanup, validation, and testing.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses to answer questions supporting team projects.
• Own longer-term analyses and reports designed to assess grid enhancement projects.
• Clearly document and explain analyses.
• Oversee software integration updates and implementation to support DERMS processes.
• Design, create prototypes, develop, deploy, and support Power BI dashboards and reports.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards program.
• Annual salary range of $97,570.00 to $108,410.00, plus incentive.
• Salary is commensurate with your experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree