Hybrid Distribution Planning Engineer

at The AES Corporation

• Job title: Distribution Planning Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dayton, United States

About the role

• Lead Distribution Planning Engineer at AES, focusing on power-flow studies and system modeling. Join a leading global energy company committed to sustainability and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead power-flow, stability, reliability, performance, customer requests, generation interconnection, and facility addition studies of the AES Ohio distribution system.
• Lead engineer for specific geographic planning area.
• Lead distribution model building activities.
• Direct system modeling activities and participate in developing strategies, business rules, planning standards, and operating protocols to meet all industry modeling standards.
• Actively represent AES Ohio’s interest in committees or industry working groups.
• Lead distribution project development with engineers in System Operations, Engineering, and Asset Management in performing analyses and providing technical support in planning and operational environments.
• Manage technical projects having significant impact on the design, engineering, and operation of the transmission system.
• Support annual development of the capital forecast in support of corporate and business unit strategy, in a manner which effectively organizes and addresses customer and public projects, planned system improvements, system reliability, equipment troubles, facilities rehabilitation, and other capital work.
• Effectively coordinate needs and support of planning groups and other engineering, operations, construction, and maintenance groups engaged in or affected by capital improvements.
• Assist in development of project estimates and internal budgets for assigned activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) from an accredited college or university required.
• Demonstrated leadership and the ability to effectively and professionally deal with coworkers and customers.
• Utility and/or Power Systems experience.
• Strong analytical skills, leadership, and communication skills.
• Proficient presentation skills, diplomacy and facilitation skills covering large and small group forums ranging from technical to non-technical audiences.
• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability and willingness to take initiative and champion process improvement.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering concepts such as reliability, load flow, stability, short circuit, voltage regulation, transients, power factor, losses, etc.
• Experience with power system transmission analysis tools such as LoadSEER, CYME or other similar analysis software.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities