Hybrid Electrical Engineer III – Power Systems

at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

• Job title: Electrical Engineer III – Power Systems
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $103,510 - $137,121 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Electrical Engineer III ensuring innovation in power systems at S&C Electric Company. Developing algorithms for enhanced electrical grid performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Develop power system logic and algorithms that include gathering requirements, setting performance target, brainstorming solutions and implementing functioning prototypes.
• Represent the engineering customer when developing solutions, providing requirements and guidance to software developers.
• Test the software embodiments of protection and control schemes to ensure they meet the needs and expectations of the customer, including the use of real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulators.
• Contribute to planning tools so customers can better place and configure S&C products.
• Build support for novel product solutions by promoting them to stakeholders within S&C and to potential customers of S&C.
• Author technical papers and present at technical conferences.
• Research future customer needs through literature review, conferences, discussions with colleagues and external customers and participation in industry activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's or PhD is highly preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in an R&D setting contributing to cyber-physical systems-computer systems that make decisions based on measurements of their physical environment and take actions to influence it.
• Proficient in at least one programming language such as MATLAB, Python or C++
• Success in influencing others other than direct reports
• Experience in executing power system studies, including power flow, short circuit studies and dynamic simulation.
• Proven ability to work independently, take initiative and collaborate with colleagues.

Benefits

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).