Senior Distribution Planning & Advanced Analysis Engineer

Sargent & Lundy; MacGregor Park (NC); Híbrido; USD 85 000 - 129 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Back-Up Daycare

FSA & HSA

401(k)

Resumo da oferta

Sargent & Lundy’s Distribution Planning and Advanced Analysis group seeks a Senior Associate Engineer to lead and support advanced distribution studies, DER integration, and protection coordination. The role blends in-office collaboration with remote flexibility and offers relocation support.

The ideal candidate has five+ years of utility experience, ABET-accredited degree, and proficiency with CYME, Synergi Electric, CAPE, and other power system tools. Hybrid arrangement provided.

Qualificações

• This position requires a degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• Minimum of five years of experience performing electric utility distribution planning, protection engineering, DER interconnection studies, hosting capacity analysis, and advanced power system studies.
• Experience with load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, power quality, and reliability analyses.
• Experience with distribution planning studies including N-1 contingency analysis and feeder reconfiguration.
• Familiarity with IEEE 1547-2018, NERC standards, and utility interconnection requirements.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred; FE/EIT may be considered for candidates pursuing registration.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and support advanced studies on distribution system performance, DER integration, and power quality.
• Perform load allocation, load flow, short-circuit, and protection coordination studies.
• Evaluate DER interconnections and hosting capacity impacts on voltage regulation and reliability.
• Conduct regulator and capacitor placement studies for Volt/VAR optimization.
• Support interconnection applications for wind, PV, BESS, and thermal generation.
• Develop relay setpoints and configuration files for protection coordination.
• Assess protection system impacts of DER interconnections and IEEE 1547 compliance.
• Perform arc-flash and protection evaluations per IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E.
• Lead power quality analysis, EMT studies, and distribution automation evaluations.
• Prepare client reports and findings; mentor entry/mid-level engineers.
• Assist in RFPs and technical presentations for national and international clients.

Conhecimentos

Load flow analysis

Short-circuit studies

Protection coordination

Power quality & reliability

DER interconnection studies

Voltage regulation studies

Formação académica

ABET-accredited engineering program

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Ferramentas

CYME

Synergi Electric

Milsoft WindMIL

ASPEN

CAPE

PSS/E

ETAP

PSCAD

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Sargent & Lundy’s Distribution Planning and Advanced Analysis group seeks a Senior Associate Engineer to lead and support advanced distribution studies, DER integration, and protection coordination. The role blends in-office collaboration with remote flexibility and offers relocation support.

The ideal candidate has five+ years of utility experience, ABET-accredited degree, and proficiency with CYME, Synergi Electric, CAPE, and other power system tools. Hybrid arrangement provided.