Distribution Operations Engineer - Real-Time Grid & DERMS

Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

CalPERS retirement plan

Job summary

Sacramento Municipal Utility District seeks an Associate Distribution Operations Engineer Journey to support real-time operation of SMUD's distribution system, including ADMS and DERMS. You will perform power flow and fault studies, analyze system performance, and help optimize reliability while handling outages and on-call duties.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years in planning or operations of electric distribution systems, with CA EIT and CDL preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes distribution system modeling and analysis tools to determine optimum system configuration and performs N-1 studies to maximize utilization and reliability.
• Provides engineering support for system outages or emergencies during normal and after hours (including on-call).
• Performs detailed assessment of power quality data and recommends solutions to improve customer experience.

Skills

Power system analysis

Data analytics

SQL

Python

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Tools

CYME

OpenDSS

Synergi

Job description

Sacramento Municipal Utility District seeks an Associate Distribution Operations Engineer Journey to support real-time operation of SMUD's distribution system, including ADMS and DERMS. You will perform power flow and fault studies, analyze system performance, and help optimize reliability while handling outages and on-call duties.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years in planning or operations of electric distribution systems, with CA EIT and CDL preferred.