Senior Engineer, Systems Planning (Transmission)

Location: Hybrid position based in Hartford or Berlin, Connecticut, or Westwood, Massachusetts. Employees must work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and may be required to work up to five days in the office.

Salary: $129,450–$143,830 annually, plus potential incentive.

Company

hirify.global operates electric power systems and develops and maintains transmission infrastructure.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain transmission system models, including equipment ratings, impedances, contingency sets, protection and control parameters, and system topology.
• Conduct power flow, transient stability, short circuit, electromagnetic transient, and adequacy studies.
• Identify technical issues and develop options and solutions to meet transmission delivery objectives.
• Apply transmission planning standards and regulatory requirements at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Represent the company on NEPOOL, NERC, NPCC, ISO-NE, and other transmission planning committees.
• Collaborate on regional transmission expansion studies, asset life-cycle planning, technical support, and emergency restoration assignments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of directly related experience in transmission systems planning.
• Experience with transmission analysis tools such as PSSE, TARA, ASPEN, PSCAD, or similar software.
• Knowledge of electrical theory, transmission planning standards, reliability criteria, and emerging technologies such as photovoltaic solar, electric vehicles, and batteries.
• Knowledge of Python or similar programming languages, along with strong written, verbal, presentation, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Eversource will not provide immigration-related visa sponsorship; applicants requiring sponsorship to start employment will not be considered.

Nice to have

• Advanced engineering degree.
• Experience developing strategic partnerships and mentoring junior technical staff.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid schedules designed to support work-life balance, subject to operational needs and managerial discretion.
• Competitive total rewards and benefits program.
• Opportunity to collaborate with utilities, ISO-NE planning staff, System Planning, Transmission Asset Strategy, and Electric Operations teams.
• Potential incentive eligibility.
• Participation in emergency restoration assignments when required.