Electrical Engineer 3

Birmingham, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title: Electrical Engineer 3

Location: Birmingham AL 35203

Contract: 3 years

Job Type: Hybrid (reporting in person/in-office at least 3 days per week (12 days a month))

Shift: Standard

Pay Rate: $68.00 hourly on W2

Note- Employee benefits may include but are not limited to health insurance (medical dental and vision) a 401(k)-retirement plan and paid sick leave in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws and company policy. Eligibility and benefit offerings may vary based on employment status and work location.

Job Description:

The Electrical Engineer 3 position requires 6-10 years of related experience.

Description of Work Environment:

This position supports the Grid Visualization and Analytics Center within Companys Research & Development department.
The Center is an innovation center that facilitates the research pre-operational development assessment and demonstration of situational awareness technologies for Transmission and Distribution.
Areas of focus include synchrophasor technology next generation control center functionalities cyber security testing new visualization approaches DERMS platform evaluation data analytics as well as modeling and simulation including via a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) with hardware-in-the-loop testing capability.

Summary of Position Duties:

This position supports the Grid Operations and Planning Research area within Southern Companys Research & Development department.
The engineer will support projects and in time lead efforts to deploy and evaluate the performance of emerging technologies in this arena.
The position is primarily focused on tools to support grid operations with an emphasis on power system analysis power system modeling and simulation including digital twins big data analytics and visualization.
However the work may involve projects in other areas of the power system.
Knowledge of databases data structures computer networking is desirable as well as an aptitude to apply engineering analysis to solve problems.

Education Requirements:

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE) required
Proficiency in power system modeling and simulation (RTDS PSCAD or PSS/E) required.
Specialization in Power Systems desired
Training in/experience with computer programming (Python C# SQL) desired
Training in/experience with data science desired

Job Responsibilities

Develop research plan to evaluate new technology
Manage multiple tasks at one time
Provide documentation of study assumptions and methods used to arrive at results
Provide informative reports and presentations on projects
Some overnight travel may be required but this is not extensive.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Must demonstrate good communication skills both internal and external to the company
Must have excellent organizational skills
Must possess analytical skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Must work well in a team environment
Must have the ability to manage your own work schedule and work with limited direction
Must have strong initiative a self-starter
Must be great at problem solving

Work Location/Arrangement

Primary work location is in the Alabama Power Company (APC) Headquarters Building 600 North 18th Street Birmingham AL 35203
Candidate will work in a hybrid work arrangement reporting inperson/in-office at least 3 days per week (12 days a month).

Title: Electrical Engineer 3 Location: Birmingham AL 35203 Contract: 3 years Job Type: Hybrid (reporting in person/in-office at least 3 days per week (12 days a month)) Shift: Standard Pay Rate: $68.00 hourly on W2 Note- Employee benefits may include but are not limited to health insurance (medic...