Electrical Engineer 2

Title: Electrical Engineer II



Client: Alabama Power



Location: Birmingham, AL



Contract: 3 Years



Work Arrangement: Hybrid In office at least 3 days per week / 12 days per month

Job Summary

We are seeking an Electrical Engineer II to support the Schatz Grid Visualization and Analytics Center (SGVAC) within Southern Company's Research & Development organization.

This role will focus on the development, maintenance, and application of power system digital twins , grid modeling and simulation, advanced analytics, and emerging electric grid technologies. The engineer will support research projects involving transmission and distribution systems, real-time simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and grid modernization technologies.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with PSS E, PSCAD , RTDS and/or OPAL-RT , power system modeling, EMT studies, and digital twin development .

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and apply power system digital twins for grid planning, operations, training, technology evaluation, and decision support.

• Build, validate, and enhance transmission and distribution system models.

• Conduct:

  • Steady-state studies

  • Dynamic simulations

  • Electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies

  • Real-time simulations

• Utilize PSS E, PSCAD , RTDS , and/or OPAL-RT for modeling and simulation.

• Develop and support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments.

• Integrate operational, planning, asset, and measurement data into digital twin and analytical applications.

• Evaluate emerging grid technologies and develop technical recommendations.

• Support research projects, pilot deployments, and technology demonstrations.

• Collaborate with utilities, universities, national laboratories, research organizations, and technology vendors.

• Prepare technical reports, presentations, publications, and project documentation.

• Present technical findings and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university required.

• Strong knowledge of electric power system analysis, modeling, simulation, and operation .

• Demonstrated experience developing and applying power system digital twins.

• Proficiency with PSS E and PSCAD .

• Experience with RTDS and/or OPAL-RT for real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing.

• Experience conducting steady-state, dynamic, EMT, and real-time simulation studies.

• Experience integrating operational, planning, asset, and measurement data into modeling and analytical environments.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's concentration in Power Systems, Electric Energy Systems, Controls, Computer Engineering, or related discipline .

• Experience with PMUs, synchrophasors, SCADA, EMS, DERMS, or digital substations .

• Programming experience with Python, MATLAB, C#, Java, or similar languages .

• Familiarity with databases, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

• Experience working with electric utilities, research organizations, universities, national laboratories, or technology vendors.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain licensure preferred.

Key Skills

Power Systems | Digital Twin | PSS/E | PSCAD | RTDS | OPAL-RT | EMT | Power System Modeling | Grid Simulation | Hardware-in-the-Loop | Transmission | Distribution | SCADA | EMS | DERMS | PMU | Synchrophasors | Python | MATLAB | Grid Modernization | R&D