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Research Engineer - Grid Visualization & Analytics
Work Environment:
The position supports the Schatz Grid Visualization and Analytics Center (SGVAC) within our clients R&D department. SGVAC is an innovation center focused on:
- Situational awareness technologies for Transmission and Distribution
- Synchrophasor technology
- Next generation control center functionalities
- Cyber security testing
- Advanced visualization approaches
- DERMS platform evaluation
- Data analytics
- Modeling and simulation with Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) and hardware-in-the-loop testing
Position Summary:
This role provides support to the Grid Operations and Planning Research area. The engineer will support and eventually lead efforts to deploy and evaluate emerging technologies with a primary focus on:
- Tools for grid operations
- Power system analysis
- Power system modeling and simulation
- "Big data" analytics
- Visualization
Additional work may include projects integrating Distribution Management Systems (DMS) and Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS).
Education Requirements:
- Required: Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE)
- Desired: Specialization in Power Systems
- Desired: Training/experience with computer programming (Python, C#, SQL)
- Desired: Training/experience with data science
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop research plans to evaluate new technologies
- Manage multiple concurrent tasks
- Document study assumptions and methods
- Provide informative reports and presentations
- Limited overnight travel may be required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong communication skills (internal and external)
- Excellent organizational abilities
- Strong analytical skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Effective team collaboration
Eight Eleven Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
