Associate Engineer, Transmission System Planning (MA, CT, NH)

Location: Hartford, Connecticut, with travel between Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire as necessary. Emergency restoration assignments may require work outside normal hours and locations.

Annual salary: $82,800–$92,000, plus potential incentive eligibility.

Company

hirify.global operates electric transmission and distribution infrastructure and plans its future bulk power system to meet reliability and regulatory standards.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain transmission study models, including loads, equipment ratings, impedances, contingencies, protection and control parameters, and system topology.
• Support steady-state, stability, short-circuit, and electromagnetic transient analyses across Eversource service territories.
• Prepare study scopes, verify technical models, apply corporate, NERC, NPCC, and ISO-NE reliability criteria, and test solutions for adverse system impacts.
• Coordinate with ISO-NE, distribution planning, engineering, asset management, siting, permitting, and operations stakeholders.
• Document study results, prepare technical reports, and support presentations to regulators, customers, and affected parties.
• Automate recurring study processes and assist with the development of training modules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Systems.
• 0–3 years of related experience; internship experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of transmission analysis tools such as PSSE, TARA, EMS, ASPEN, PSCAD, or similar software.
• Knowledge of Python, electrical power-system theory, and national, state, and other reliability standards.
• Relevant knowledge of transmission lines, substations, power-system planning, or related design and operations.
• Applicants must not require immigration-related sponsorship to start employment in the United States. A valid driver’s license and availability for travel and emergency restoration assignments are required.

Nice to have

• Internship experience in transmission planning, design, or operations.
• Knowledge of photovoltaic solar, electric vehicles, and battery technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employee position with a competitive total rewards and benefits program.
• Work includes cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations, planning, regulatory, and external stakeholders.
• Emergency response responsibilities are part of the employee role when assigned.