Senior Engineer, Planning

RELIABILITYFIRST CORPORATION•Seven Hills, OH

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About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to gather, review, and perform advanced analysis regarding risks to the Bulk Power System (BPS) with the goal of making recommendations that improve overall reliability and resilience associated with system performance. This job entails functions similar to the role of a transmission planning engineer with a background in power system operations. Additional expertise and knowledge in system protection and control concepts is a desirable for this position. The Sr. Engineer – Planning reports to the ESP Manager within the Engineering & Reliability Services department.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with coursework in power systems required
Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in performing power flow analysis (i.e., transmission planning job function)
Experience in using power flow analysis tools (i.e., Siemen's PSS/e, PowerGem's TARA, or similar tools) is required, including some experience in performing dynamic/transient, geomagnetic disturbance, or electromagnetic transient simulations and associated tools (additional experience in performing short-circuit analysis or similar job functions related to protection systems is beneficial)
Knowledge in new and emergent technologies like inverter-based resources, distributed energy resources, energy storage, or similar technologies
Comprehension of NERC TPL, MOD, PRC, and other planning-related Reliability Standards
Ability to manage time with multiple responsibilities
Ability to troubleshoot independently and think analytically to problem solve
Excellent presentation skills in explaining results effectively to non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Experience in directing others or leading a primary process/function
Understanding of probabilistic analysis, protection systems, generation operations, or transmission operations
Proficiency in programming languages (i.e., Python, R, C, C++, etc.)
Professional Engineer Certification/Licensure is beneficial to the role

Responsibilities

Produce and/or support the development of NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation), Eastern Interconnection Reliability Assessment Group (ERAG), and RF (ReliabilityFirst) power flow analysis, which includes:
Ability to utilize tools used to perform steady-state and dynamic power flow analysis (including, but not limited to Siemen's PSS/e and PowerGem's TARA)
Collect power-flow model data from stakeholder groups
Develop, verify, and validate models, contingency lists, and associated support files
Meet applicable milestones associated with assessment deliverables
Development of technical reports and presentation materials
Review and comment on system events and/or disturbance reports that involve protection system operations
Facilitate and present technical material at ReliabilityFirst technical committee/subcommittees, workshops, and community of practice groups, including working closely with the industry stakeholders to develop the agenda and keep meeting minutes (as applicable)
Represent ReliabilityFirst in regional working groups
Provide interpretation of the NERC Reliability Standards when needed, including conducting reviews of newly developed/revised Reliability Standards, implementation guidance, compliance guidance, technical guidelines, and other applicable documentation
Provide technical support across ReliabilityFirst in the following manner:
Collect, verify, and validate data from various sources
Develop data visualizations
Perform analysis on system performance data related to equipment outages and protection system misoperations
Review of system events
Develop and present educational materials
Support RF stakeholder outreach activities
Support compliance oversight and mitigation activities
Support other RF groups such as NERC Certification activities