Transmission Planning and Advanced Studies Engineer (Entry, Staff, Senior or Principal)

Location: Denver, Colorado, United States

Salary: $70,000–$156,600 per year, depending on level and experience.

Company

hirify.global is an electricity and natural gas energy company serving customers across eight Western and Midwestern states.

What you will do

• Direct and perform complex power system studies involving interdisciplinary transmission planning and system analysis.
• Develop study scopes and long-range transmission system plans in coordination with Integrated System Planning departments.
• Evaluate advanced transmission technologies, renewable and large-load integration, inverter-based resources, HVDC modernization, GETs, and FACTS.
• Develop and apply modeling, analysis, and standards-compliance methods across generation/transmission and transmission/distribution boundaries.
• Advise management, coordinate technical workflows, and serve as a spokesperson for advanced projects and programs.
• Support regulatory filings and proceedings through technical analyses, testimony, and engagement with stakeholders, regulators, consultants, and industry organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics from an ABET-accredited curriculum or recognized equivalent; electrical engineering is preferred.
• Entry level requires 0+ years of relevant engineering experience; staff requires 2+ years; senior requires 5+ years with recognized certification or 7+ years without; principal requires 9+ years with PE registration or 15+ years without.
• Experience with power system transmission analysis tools such as PSSE, TARA, EMS, ASPEN, CAPE, PROMOD, PLEXOS, PowerWorld, or PSCAD is required at staff level and above.
• EIT/FE certification and/or Professional Engineer registration is preferred, with PE registration preferred for principal-level placement.
• Power systems analysis coursework is preferred; entry-level candidates should have Introduction to Power Systems coursework and power industry internship experience.
• The role is based in Denver, Colorado, United States.

Nice to have

• Graduate degree in engineering, physics, or a related field.
• Advanced power systems analysis coursework and experience with multiple transmission analysis tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a technically advanced transmission planning team influencing grid development across Colorado and the Western Interconnection.
• Opportunities to participate in NERC and WECC committees, technical working groups, industry forums, and grid modernization initiatives.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, HSA/FSA options, and dependent care reimbursement.
• 401(k), pension, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement, transit programs, fitness center reimbursement, and an annual incentive program.