Remote Transmission Planning Software Engineer

Pitch Aeronautics; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

120 hours of Paid Time-Off

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401k

Paid holidays

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Pitch Aeronautics Inc. seeks a Transmission Planning Software Engineer to own planning methodologies and software development, interfacing with RTO/ISO planners to ensure outputs fit real-world workflows.

The role blends transmission planning expertise with software delivery, involving data-driven studies, reports, and stakeholder communication to shape product decisions and improve grid reliability.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years in transmission planning at an RTO/ISO or transmission utility.
• Open a base case, identify problems, run a contingency screen, and explain results to non-planners.
• Comfort with AC/DC power flow, PTDF/LODF, and ATC concepts.
• Led studies (system impact, facilities, cluster, affected-system, ERIS/NRIS deliverability).
• Proficiency in Python.

Responsibilities

• Decide how line ratings are applied in DC/AC power flow studies and contingency analysis.
• Contribute Python analysis scripts and Sienna power flow service code.
• Lead non-curtailment interconnection studies end to end: data ingestion, validation, contingency screening, rating application, reports.
• Engage with RTO/ISO planners and utility engineers to understand needs and defensible methodologies.
• Guide product decisions with planning experience and edge-case awareness.
• Review study results for plausibility and quality.

Skills

Transmission planning

Python

Technical writing

Stakeholder engagement

Power systems knowledge

Tools

PSS/E

PSLF

PowerWorld

TARA

PROMOD

GridView

PowerSystems.jl / Sienna

Job description

Pitch Aeronautics Inc. seeks a Transmission Planning Software Engineer to own planning methodologies and software development, interfacing with RTO/ISO planners to ensure outputs fit real-world workflows.

The role blends transmission planning expertise with software delivery, involving data-driven studies, reports, and stakeholder communication to shape product decisions and improve grid reliability.