System?s Studies Staff Engineer I/II/III/senior

Who We Are:

For over 50 years, Electric Power Engineers, LLC (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe to address complex engineering and grid modeling challenges, bridge gaps, and design and develop the grid of the future. Our team of talented professionals is passionate about helping our client organizations and it shows. Our services include generation interconnection, reliability planning, long-term strategy development, economic planning, and load interconnection. As an early leader in the renewables space, we remain committed to growing and expanding this part of our business.

If you?re the type of engineer who wants to work with industry leaders who are making a difference, consider EPE. Together we can create the Grid of the Future!

Position Overview:

Working as a Power Systems Engineer at EPE you will gain experience developing and conducting modeling and analysis for transmission planning. You will contribute to systems design studies, generation interconnection planning, studies, and applications. And you will also learn the foundation of collecting and setting up data to perform preliminary analysis to support higher staff engineering levels.

Here's What You?ll be Responsible For:

- Building static and dynamic power system models including new technologies such as inverters, wind turbines, or storage systems which may require interaction with equipment vendors to define the models.
- Performing distribution/transmission import/export analyses (aka VAR/Watt injection studies), generator (rotating machinery or static inverters) capability studies, model quality tests/ benchmarking, and site selection support.
- Frequency domain (i.e. ETAP) and time domain (i.e. EMTP/PSCAD) transient/steady-state study and analysis to perform load flow, short circuit, cable ampacity, TRV, RRRV, TOV, insulation coordination, harmonics, flicker, and arc flash studies.
- Assist in the submission of generation and load interconnection applications to ISOs (i.e., ERCOT).
- Knowledge of grounding study (Substation, distribution) is considered as an asset.
- Knowledge of EMC/EMI study is considered an asset.
- Making sure to complete assigned projects on time while adhering to project quality and budget objectives.
- Identify training needs and present them to the supervisor.
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration.

The Successful Candidate Will Possess:

- Bachelor of Science or Electrical Engineering with power system emphasis. (Master of Science or higher preferred) with a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Emphasis on Power Systems is a plus