Job Summary:
The Electrical Engineer will support a utility client by designing analyzing and testing electrical components and systems that integrate renewable energy sources into the transmission network. This role involves working within the Protection and Controls (P&C) group and collaborating with various teams to provide technical solutions for interconnection studies and capital projects.
Location: Birmingham Alabama United States
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop electrical systems for renewable energy integration focusing on solar power and utility-scale applications.
- Perform short-circuit analysis breaker-duty studies and determine protection requirements for interconnecting customer-owned facilities to the transmission system.
- Build and maintain short-circuit models using Siemens Gridscale X (CAPE) and/or ASPEN software incorporating customer-provided facility data.
- Specify protection schemes relays and point-of-interconnection settings to ensure compliance with transmission stability requirements.
- Communicate study outcomes technical data and protection requirements to interconnection customers project managers and other stakeholders.
- Participate in technical meetings with internal teams and external customers to provide engineering support and guidance.
- Support transmission system and transformer modeling as needed for ongoing capital projects.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
- Strong analytical and modeling skills with attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain technical results clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- Educational or internship experience focused on power systems renewable energy solar technologies or power delivery.
- Prior experience in electrical engineering roles related to utilities or renewable energy.
- Proficiency or familiarity with short-circuit modeling tools such as Siemens Gridscale X (CAPE) or ASPEN.
- Experience or interest in SQL Visual Basic or scripting languages.
Special Considerations:
- Hybrid schedule (4 days office/1 remote).
Scheduling:
- Duration: 36 Months