Senior Grid Engineer – Power Systems & DER Innovation

DTE Energy; Westland (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DTE Energy in Michigan is seeking a senior level engineer to plan and conduct engineering activities, lead teams of field staff and engineers, and make decisions on complex problems. Requires advanced field experience and the authority to direct solutions with confidence.

You will perform studies, develop models, interface with vendors and reliability entities, and present results to management. This role supports grid modernization and reliability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology and at least 4 years of relevant experience.
• Preferred knowledge of distribution and/or transmission systems.
• Experience with grid modeling, analyses, and reliability concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and directs important projects or field engineering assignments with complex features.
• Performs engineering studies, proposing solutions to engineering-related problems; develops models and analyzes data to support improvement programs, techniques & solutions.
• Interfaces with outside departments, vendors, suppliers, and reliability entities.
• Develops or assists in presentations of engineering-related projects to all levels of management & external parties (contractors, customers, etc.).
• Plans and manages group workflow to meet budgets and schedules.
• May mentor and provide guidance/direction for less experienced staff.

Skills

Grid modernization

RTAC programming

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Tools

CYME

PSSE

PSCAD

OpenDSS

MATLAB

Excel

Python

Job description

DTE Energy in Michigan is seeking a senior level engineer to plan and conduct engineering activities, lead teams of field staff and engineers, and make decisions on complex problems. Requires advanced field experience and the authority to direct solutions with confidence.

You will perform studies, develop models, interface with vendors and reliability entities, and present results to management. This role supports grid modernization and reliability initiatives.