Electrical Engineer 2

Electrical Engineer 2Location: Birmingham, AL, 35203 Duration: 3years Shift: Hybrid (3days a week) Pay Range: $45.00 - $50.00 hourlySummary of Position Duties:This position supports the Grid Operations and Planning Research area within Company’s Research & Development department.Engineers will support projects and in time lead efforts to deploy and evaluate the performance of emerging technologies in this arena.The position is primarily focused on tools to support grid operations with an emphasis on power system analysis, power system modeling and simulation including digital twins, “big data” analytics, and visualization.However, the work may involve projects in other areas of the power system.Knowledge of databases, data structures, computer networking is desirable as well as an aptitude to apply engineering analysis to solve problems.Education Requirements:Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE) requiredProficiency in power system modeling and simulation (RTDS, PSCAD, or PSS/E) required.Specialization in Power Systems desiredTraining in/experience with computer programming (Python, C#, SQL) desiredTraining in/experience with data science desiredJob Responsibilities:Develop research plan to evaluate new technologyManage multiple tasks at one timeProvide documentation of study assumptions and methods used to arrive at resultsProvide informative reports and presentations on projectsSome overnight travel may be required but this is not extensive.Must demonstrate good communication skills, both internal and external to the companyMust have excellent organizational skillsMust possess analytical skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneouslyMust work well in a team environmentMust have the ability to manage your own work schedule and work with limited directionMust have strong initiative – a self-starterMust be great at problem solvingDescription of Work Environment:SGVAC is an innovation center that facilitates the research, pre-operational development, assessment and demonstration of situational awareness technologies for Transmission and DistributionAreas of focus include synchro phasor technology, next generation control center functionalities, cyber security testing, new visualization approaches, DERMS platform evaluation, data analytics as well as modeling and simulation including via a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) with hardware-in-the-loop testing capability.