Transmission Planning Engineer (Electric Transmission)

Location: Hybrid, based in Oakland, California, with remote work from a remote office and an assigned work location within the PG&E Service Territory.

Annual salary: $120,888–$183,840.

Company

hirify.global provides electric transmission services and develops transmission plans to deliver safe and reliable electric service while meeting renewable portfolio and regulatory requirements.

What you will do

• Develop and recommend comprehensive transmission plans for safe, reliable, economic, and efficient electric-system operation.
• Perform CAISO generation interconnection and deliverability studies, including power-flow and transient-stability simulations.
• Develop base-case assumptions, steady-state and dynamic models, mitigation plans, and study deliverables for generation and retail-load interconnections.
• Coordinate schedules and deliverables with CAISO, interconnection customers, CPUC, and internal stakeholders.
• Review transmission-line and substation simulation models, single-line diagrams, and operational diagrams for future planning.
• Develop EPCL and Python programs for computer simulation tools, participate in complex RAS studies, and mentor associate and entry-level planning engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US, or an equivalent degree from outside the US.
• At least 3 years of experience in electrical engineering, planning, and/or operations.

Nice to have

• Experience in electric transmission planning studies.
• Experience with power-flow analysis and simulation tools.
• Knowledge of NERC and WECC reliability standards.
• Experience with GE PSLF or a similar load-flow program.
• Programming experience with Matlab, Python, VBA, or EPCL.
• EIT or PE certification, or registration as an Electrical Engineer in California.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work from a remote office and an assigned PG&E work location based on business need.
• Position represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California and subject to collective bargaining.
• Emphasis on a safe working environment and resolving unsafe situations.
• Opportunities to participate in industry forums, workgroups, and initiatives affecting the PG&E transmission system.