Engineer III – Transmission Planning

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Transmission planning engineer performing power flow, short circuit, and interconnection studies for Qualus. Supporting utilities and energy clients in modernizing resilient power infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the technical objectives of the Qualus organization
  • Accomplish technical tasks with minimum supervision
  • Perform Generator Interconnection Studies and evaluate Transmission Service Requests
  • Perform power flow and short circuit studies
  • Simulate and analyze the performance of clients’ transmission and generation systems under normal and emergency operations
  • Evaluate system limitations and strengths
  • Justify strategies, analyses, and recommendations orally and through documentation and data to Transmission Owners and potentially their transmission customers

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (not engineering technology program) from an ABET accredited program
  • A master’s degree in engineering may be considered in lieu of the B.S. engineering degree
  • Three (3) to five (5) years engineering experience with emphasis in power system analysis, modeling, and protection
  • Proficient with power flow software such as TARA, PSSE, and/or Powerworld
  • Experience performing Generator Interconnection Studies and evaluating Transmission Service Requests
  • Experience performing power flow studies to determine transmission thermal and voltage constraints as well as transfer capability
  • Experience performing short circuit studies to determine fault current levels and system strength
  • Professional Engineering registration a plus

Benefits:

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Retirement savings plans, including employer matching where applicable
  • Flexible Spending and/or Health Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid Time Off
  • Company Holidays