About the role

  • Engineer developing engineering solutions by leveraging high-resolution data for PG&E’s electric grid reliability. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve reliability goals.

Responsibilities

  • Support the reliability command center with various analysis, assignments and data requests.
  • Assist customers in assessing the viability of distributed technology and/or resource interconnection projects.
  • Collaborate with other utilities, manufacturers, engineering IT, and standards departments on advancing new distributed energy resources applications, such as smart inverters, and reducing interconnection costs.
  • Understand the various data streams that are needed to model grid impacts.
  • Explore, innovate, and demonstrate technologies that facilitate easier grid integration.
  • Identify conditions when DER may provide more benefits to the customers and the grid.
  • Assist in assessments of potential distributed energy resources risks at higher penetration levels.
  • Assist in material prep and/or presenting for technical experts/leadership in internal/external working groups and meetings.
  • Contribute to the development of data science strategies aligned with department and system performance goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience with grid modeling software (e.g. CYMDIST, PSLF, Aspen, etc.)
  • 5 years of electric utility related experience
  • Electrical Engineering Degree with Power Systems emphasis (Desired)
  • Masters in engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering discipline with Power Systems emphasis (Desired)
  • Experience with data processing tools such as Excel, Access, SQL, etc. (Desired)
  • Experience in Program Management (Desired)
  • Experience in electric distribution program development and execution preferably in areas of reliability, resiliency and grid modernization (Desired)
  • Experience in working on grid modernization tools or products (Desired)
  • Protection System Engineering experience (Desired)
  • Experience in Transmission or Distribution System Planning (Desired)
  • Experience in Transmission or Distribution Operations (Desired)
  • Competency in planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals (Desired)
  • Competency in using compelling arguments to gain support and commitment of others (Desired)
  • Knowledge of the technical impact of distributed generation to grid operations (Desired)
  • Competency in coordinating your work with other active projects (Desired)
  • Competency to work cohesively in fast-paced team environments (Desired)
  • Competency in effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization (Desired)

Job title

Senior Grid Reliability & Resiliency Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$116,000 - $194,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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