Grid Planning Engineer — Power Systems & Interconnection

Alliant Energy Corporation; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Energy's Grid Planning team in Madison, WI, drives the placement and integration of new generation resources—wind, solar, storage, and gas—into the grid. You will engage in early-stage planning through MISO interconnection, tackling moderately complex to advanced engineering work across generation, transmission, and distribution systems.

You will collaborate with internal teams and industry partners to advance reliability, system growth, and the energy transition, with hands-on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an ABET-accredited Engineering program.
• Experience level varies by Engineer level according to job posting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules and identify unsafe conditions.
• Propose solutions and safety improvements.
• Maintain awareness of customer needs and propose solutions.
• Lead discussions with stakeholders for system studies.
• Perform power flow studies and modeling.
• Apply regulatory and organizational standards in planning.
• Support multi-year planning with cost estimates.
• Understand interconnection agreements and related terms.

Skills

Cost optimization

Data analysis

Feasibility studies

Grid interconnection studies

Power engineering

Power flow analysis

Power systems monitoring

Power systems planning

Short circuit analysis

Standards compliance

Transient analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

ABET-accredited program

Tools

Power system modeling software

Job description

Alliant Energy's Grid Planning team in Madison, WI, drives the placement and integration of new generation resources—wind, solar, storage, and gas—into the grid. You will engage in early-stage planning through MISO interconnection, tackling moderately complex to advanced engineering work across generation, transmission, and distribution systems.

You will collaborate with internal teams and industry partners to advance reliability, system growth, and the energy transition, with hands-on