Power Systems Engineer — DER & Grid Planning

Ameren; Collinsville (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage on date of hire

100% employer paid cash balance

401(k) with company match

Minimum vacation and holidays

Parental leave and family caregiver

Job summary

Ameren Illinois is seeking an electrical engineer to support the planning, development, and maintenance of the electric distribution system. You will collaborate with Field Engineering and other groups to initiate design and construction, perform power flow studies, and evaluate DER hosting capacity across 4, 12, and 13.2 kV networks.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and collaboration, with opportunities to work on renewable interconnections and advanced modeling tools like Synergi and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with an emphasis in power, from an accredited college or university required.
• Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification or P.E. (Professional Engineer) registration preferred.
• Experience in power system analysis, field engineering, or related fields preferred.
• Working knowledge of personal computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio).
• Working knowledge of corporate computer applications (OAS, CSS, Maximo, ADMS) and Synergi, PSSE preferred.
• Good analytical, decision-making, communication, and human relations skills and ability to interact effectively with various stakeholders to reach consensus.
• Must have initiative, a sense of ownership, and pride in their areas of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual design for new facilities and issue engineering documents to initiate design and construction.
• Establishes, communicates, and reinforces expectations for superior safety performance.
• Responsible for the Load Analysis forecasting process.
• Perform power flow and reliability studies for the Ameren power delivery and electric distribution system.
• Evaluate system load additions and renewable DER interconnections (solar, wind, battery storage).
• Develop and maintain expertise in power systems analysis using Synergi and other tools; perform special studies as needed.
• Use modeling to assess distribution system adequacy and determine DER hosting capacity and timing of changes.
• Support economic analyses to evaluate project alternatives including non-wire solutions.
• Provide support to operating groups for contingency conditions and outages.
• Emergency call-out for storm restoration.
• Prepare engineering reports and guidelines; respond to ICC data requests.
• Collaborate with Field Engineering and other departments for joint studies and technical support.

Skills

Power systems analysis

Load forecasting

Engineering reports

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

FE certification or P.E. registration preferred

Tools

Synergi

PSSE

OAS

CSS

Maximo

ADMS

Job description

Ameren Illinois is seeking an electrical engineer to support the planning, development, and maintenance of the electric distribution system. You will collaborate with Field Engineering and other groups to initiate design and construction, perform power flow studies, and evaluate DER hosting capacity across 4, 12, and 13.2 kV networks.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and collaboration, with opportunities to work on renewable interconnections and advanced modeling tools like Synergi and