Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Systems

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory•Richland, WA

32d•Onsite

About The Position

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget. Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus. Theâ¯Energy and Environment Directorateâ¯deliversâ¯science and technology solutions for the nation's biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our more than 1,700 staff support the Department of Energy (DOE), delivering on key DOE mission areas including: modernizing our nation's power grid to maintain a reliable, affordable, secure, and resilient electricity delivery infrastructure; research, development, validation, and effective utilization of renewable energy and efficiency technologies that improve the affordability, reliability, resiliency, and security of the American energy system; and resolving complex issues in nuclear science, energy, and environmental management. Theâ¯Electricity Infrastructure and Buildings Division, part of the Energy and Environment Directorate, is accelerating the transition to an efficient, resilient, and secure energy system through basic and applied research. We leverage a strong technical foundation in power and energy systems and advanced data analytics to drive innovation, transform markets, and shape energy policy. The Electricity Security Resilience Group is seeking a Senior Power System Research Engineer to lead research focused on mitigating high-impact, low-probability events in energy systems. The research is examining energy systems at scale from states to national models. This position is based at the PNNL main campus in Richland, WA and requires onsite work.

Requirements

BS/BA and 7+ years of relevant work experience -OR-
MS/MA and 5+ years of relevant work experience -OR-
PhD with 3+ year of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering with emphasis in power engineering.
Experience with design and/or operation of electric energy systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills displayed in team leadership and external stakeholders.
Knowledge and experience in power system operations and management.
Experience developing large-scale research proposals and an extensive professional network within the power systems engineering community.
Experienced in grid applications, software development and/or active participation in related national and international forums for power systems.
Knowledge of power system models and simulation tools.
Experience setting up laboratory space for Hardware in Loop testing of energy system components and controllers.
Experience with developing and applying system architectures for complex systems.
Experience with software development using Python, C++, Java, MATLAB, etc.
Hands-on experience in the definition and management of complex software projects, including familiarity of s/w design methodology and tools/platforms.
Knowledge of information models and standards utilized in the power system industry, such as IEC 61970/61968 CIM, MultiSpeak, IEEE 1547, IEC 61850, IEEE 2030.5, IEEE 1815, IEC 60255-118-1.

Responsibilities

Adapt and apply information theory, communication theory, and control theory to design resilient energy systems with desired behaviors.
Research, develop, and apply platforms, tools, simulations, and models of communication, control systems, and their relation to electric power systems and components, addressing problems in planning, operations, economics, resilience, and optimization of overall system performance.
Lead the development of new project opportunities with program managers in sponsoring organizations.
Apply systems thinking and systems engineering approaches to integrate power systems, software systems, telecommunications systems, or other technical domains in system analysis, design, and implementation.
Effectively facilitate communication across a multi-disciplinary team, laboratory leadership, and external stakeholders.

Benefits

Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, robust telehealth care options, several mental health benefits, free wellness coaching, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, relocation, backup childcare, legal benefits, supplemental parental bonding leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support.
Employees are automatically enrolled in our company-funded pension plan and may enroll in our 401 (k) savings plan with company match.
Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.

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