Transmission Planning & Interconnection Engineer

We want you to grow. We want you to learn. We want you to expand with us

Location:  St. Paul, MN

Excellence Through People! Take your engineering career to the next level by working with energetic, talented, and forward-thinking colleagues and clients who invest in the collective good, take a balanced approach to sustainable solutions, are flexible to the realities of complex changes, and provide genuine effort to do the right by others. 

Who We Are:

Power System Engineering (PSE) is an electrical energy expert that provides relationship-driven engineering and consulting services for forward-thinking partners who pursue long-term energy solutions.  Check out our website at: www.powersystem.org 

Our Point of View: 

People: We foster strong relationships with our clients, colleagues, and community through integrity and our spirit of teamwork to further our collective well-being, safety, and success. 

Problem-Solving: We thrive on the unique challenges that stretch our skills and expertise, where we can turn complex challenges into opportunities for collaborative achievements. 

Progress: We create safe spaces for experimentation, treating each relationship and project as an opportunity to shape the culture and collective advancement positively. 

What We Are Looking For: 

Transmission Planning & Interconnection Engineer to provide consulting services to PSE clients for a wide range of engineering projects, including electrical utility transmission planning and studies; generation interconnection studies, modeling, and conceptual design; and utility-scale renewable energy resource-focused design and analysis. 

What You Will Be Doing: 

• Core Values: Embrace, uphold, and live out PSE’s core values around People, Problem-Solving, and Progress 
• With the support of PSE colleagues, perform transmission studies, including planning studies, stability studies, generator interconnection studies, and material modification studies.
• Provide and/or assist with generator interconnection support, including preliminary project design. 
• Perform transmission system modeling analysis utilizing PSSE engineering analysis software. 
• Develop PSCAD model for generator projects. 
• Assist on distribution studies as needed. 
• Provide day-to-day operations support to PSE clients.  

What You Will Need: 

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field is required.  
• A minimum of three years of experience in a consulting, utility, or ISO/RTO setting is strongly recommended. 

Knowledge and Skills

• Proficiency in PSS/E, PSCAD, Microsoft Excel, and Word is a prerequisite. 
• Basic knowledge of applicable NERC, IEEE, NEC, and ANSI standards and electric codes is highly preferred. 
• Knowledge of additional power engineering software programs including Aspen, PSLF, TSAT, and TARA are a plus. 
• Basic knowledge of electric utility systems and wiring and schematic diagrams is a plus. 
• Possess the ability to achieve quality results, be change-oriented, foster innovation, and be a continuous learner. 
• Use effective communication skills (both written and oral), be customer-driven, and display teamwork behavior. 
• Basic knowledge of applicable NERC, IEEE, NEC, and ANSI standards and electric codes is highly preferred. 
• Knowledge of additional power engineering software programs including Aspen, PSLF, TSAT, and TARA are a plus. 
• Basic knowledge of electric utility systems and wiring and schematic diagrams is a plus. 
• Possess the ability to achieve quality results, be change-oriented, foster innovation, and be a continuous learner. 
• Use effective communication skills (both written and oral), be customer-driven, and display teamwork behavior. 

Compensation & Benefits:  

• Salary Range: $111,693 - $ 126,415 annually.  

This salary range reflects the anticipated base salary for three minimum relevant years of experience to seven maximum relevant years of experience. The successful candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with the candidate's relevant years of experience, education, and technical expertise.  

• Discretionary annual performance-based profit-sharing bonus 
• Cell phone reimbursement 
• 401(k) retirement plan and employer safe harbor contribution 
• Comprehensive health, health savings account (HSA), dental, vision, flexible spending account (FSA) & dependent care reimbursement account 
• Life insurance, short & long-term disability, and other voluntary coverages 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time off (VTO) to serve our communities. 
• Professional development opportunities and educational assistance 

PSE is an equal opportunity employer that encourages all its employees to grow, learn, and expand their roles in ways they can be creative and best accomplish the client’s needs.  We assess qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Disclaimer:  

We are committed to fairness and transparency in our hiring process. Compensation may be adjusted based on the candidate’s experience, education, qualifications, market conditions, and internal equity. 

PSE

People. Problem-solving. Progress