[Remote] Engineer, Engineering and Security Integration

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a regulatory authority focused on reducing risks to the reliability and security of the North American bulk power system. The Engineer will provide technical leadership and support for transmission-level modeling, studies, event analysis, emerging technology risk mitigation, industry guidance, and strategic initiatives related to grid transformation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead technical activities for NERC industry stakeholder groups, particularly the System Planning Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources Working Group
• Engage collaboratively with industry stakeholders to support proactive risk mitigation of emerging technologies or changes to the distribution system related to BPS reliability
• Support ERO Enterprise initiatives focused on risk mitigation focused on IBRs, DERs, and computational loads
• Work collaboratively with the ERO Enterprise Event Analysis teams to support the analysis of System Disturbances; develop disturbance reports documenting key findings and recommendations, as required
• Analyze transmission level modeling and study practices and provide industry with recommendations to address systemic modeling and study issues
• Conduct, lead, or support simulations focusing on BPS wide-area reliability issues in the near- and long-term horizon
• Support key stakeholders and industry activities, particularly concerning DERs, and engage in industry forums and other industry-leading initiatives to help ensure reliability aspects are addressed proactively
• Engage with equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, consultants, national laboratories, academia, research institutes, and other industry stakeholder groups in an effective and efficient manner that provides a safe, inclusive, and diverse environment
• Prepare engineering analysis, studies, and assessments on BPS reliability issues and develop reports, guidelines, or other technical documents to support NERC initiatives
• Other duties, as assigned

Skills

• Understanding of DER technology including IBRs such as wind, solar photovoltaic, battery energy storage, hybrid power plants, HVDC systems, and FACTS devices or synchronous DERs
• Conducting root cause analysis of performance issues and developing mitigating actions to address those reliability issues
• Understanding of power system fundamentals such as frequency control, balancing, ramping, voltage control, stability, inverter controls, and operation of the BPS
• Understanding of NERC Reliability Standards, particularly related to modeling, operations, and protection
• General knowledge of transmission planning, power system protection and control, power plant configuration and technologies, and grid operations
• General understanding of emerging technologies facing the electricity sector, and willingness to work collaboratively with industry security professionals to integrate security into inverter-based resource facilities
• Willingness to think “outside of the box” and work internally and externally with a diverse set of backgrounds and perspectives to develop novel and innovative ideas on difficult topics
• Ability to lead stakeholder groups in an effective, efficient, and inclusive manner
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare and publish technical reports and other documents on technical engineering topics
• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university
• 5 or more years of relevant utility expertise in transmission planning or operation departments
• Deep understanding and strong expertise in the areas of inverter technology, performance, and grid issues with growing levels of IBRs, DERs, or loads
• Detailed understanding and technical expertise of transmission, generation, and load models and studies
• Detailed understanding and technical expertise of DER models and studies
• Experience developing risk mitigation strategies to improve the performance of the BPS, particularly DER related risk mitigation
• Experience leading teams of industry experts in the area of generation integration, performance, modeling, or studies
• Experience and ability to tackle major industry-wide challenges and proactively develop initiatives and strategies to address those challenges collectively
• Experience coordinating, managing, or leading large teams of industry experts with diverse and conflicting opinions in a safe, inclusive, and collaborative environment
• Experience and detailed understanding of the ERO Enterprise processes, particularly related to NERC stakeholder groups, the NERC Standards Process, and other related activities
• A master's degree or higher education in power system engineering with specialization in the areas of transmission planning or protection

Benefits

• The position may be based remotely.
• Reimbursement of travel expenses will be in accordance with the company’s travel and expense reimbursement policies.
• Provide a safe, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
• We demonstrate curiosity in a wide variety of areas and are open to exploring new situations, knowledge, and opportunities for growth and development.

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