Iberdrola

Principal Engineer – Planning Innovation & Development

Iberdrola

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Rochester • Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $153,374 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PythonSQL

About the role

  • Lead and collaborate with various teams within Avangrid and globally as well as perform research related to innovative tools and emerging technologies to assess the relevance and benefit to the Company’s grid modernization and clean energy objectives.
  • Lead and coordinate the review and evaluation of new tools and solution alternatives through research and benchmarking.
  • Acts as a technical leader and subject matter expert in the team to direct, oversee and mentor other Engineers in the Department as well as across the Company.
  • Proactively identify and perform special projects & studies that innovatively solve unique & complex problems with a broad impact to the business.
  • Works with other subject matter experts and developers to Develop new tools from concept to implementation that enhance existing processes or solves challenges for the Company.
  • Identify and implement best practices and process improvements to enhance the efficiency and quality of the Planning process
  • Provide technical assistance and consulting to other departments as necessary.
  • Work with vendors, contractors and consultants to develop and automate tools and applications
  • Assists in software product design, providing feedback to developers, performing testing of new features, and providing support to end users.
  • Responsible presenting to Upper Management, Executives and Regulatory Commissions.
  • Represents Avangrid Networks on technical committees and provides technical input and testimony for regulatory proceedings.

Requirements

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Power systems engineering
  • Knowledge of the distribution planning process
  • Experience with distribution power flow software and grid model management
  • Experience with Grid Modernization and Clean Energy concepts including: Beneficial Electrification, DER & Load Forecasting, Distribution Automation, Non-Wires Alternatives, Hosting Capacity, Volt-VAR Optimization
  • Capacity planning during normal and contingency system configurations, DER distribution system interconnections, reliability and resiliency concepts
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Python Scripting
  • SQL
  • Cyme power flow analysis
  • JIRA project management
  • Experience with Agile software development, Scrum methodology
  • Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Power systems engineeringDistribution planning processDistribution power flow softwareGrid model managementBeneficial ElectrificationDER & Load ForecastingDistribution AutomationNon-Wires AlternativesVolt-VAR OptimizationPython Scripting
Soft skills
Excellent verbal communicationExcellent written communicationStrong analytical skillsProblem-solving skillsLeadershipMentoringCollaborationTechnical assistancePresentation skillsConsulting
Certifications
BS in Electrical EngineeringMasters Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)