Hybrid Transmission Planning Engineer: Grow with the Grid

Tappwfs; Washington; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

Tappwfs is seeking a Transmission Planning Engineer in Washington state to build and analyze regional power grid models, guide capital projects, and ensure reliability. The role covers the full planning lifecycle from base-case studies to interconnection analyses in a hybrid work setup.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s in engineering, strong power system knowledge, and familiarity with NERC WECC standards, with progression from Engineer I to Principal Engineer as experience grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience with power flow and stability analysis tools and methods.
• Strong written communication for technical reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain power flow base cases and transmission planning models.
• Perform contingency, voltage, and stability analyses to identify system limitations.
• Evaluate study results and propose alternatives to resolve issues.
• Support system impact, load service, and generation interconnection studies.

Skills

Power flow analysis

Stability analysis

Technical writing

Project coordination

NERC WECC standards

Power systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

PowerWorld

Power flow software

Job description

Tappwfs is seeking a Transmission Planning Engineer in Washington state to build and analyze regional power grid models, guide capital projects, and ensure reliability. The role covers the full planning lifecycle from base-case studies to interconnection analyses in a hybrid work setup.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s in engineering, strong power system knowledge, and familiarity with NERC WECC standards, with progression from Engineer I to Principal Engineer as experience grows.