Senior Power Systems Modeling Engineer for Grid Resilience

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 122,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Relocation assistance

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a senior power system engineer in Richland, WA to lead development of advanced production cost and expansion planning models. The role focuses on reliability, resilience, and integrated multi‑scale tools to quantify real-world events on energy system performance.

You will mentor junior engineers, lead project tasks, publish results in peer‑reviewed venues, and collaborate with senior staff.

Qualifications

• BS/BA with 5+ years in production cost and expansion planning models.
• MS/MA with 3+ years in production cost and expansion planning models.
• PhD with 1+ year in production cost and expansion planning models.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams on power system optimization projects.
• Develop and run production cost and expansion planning models.
• Design simulation experiments and evaluate technology performance.
• Communicate engineering challenges to diverse audiences.
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with senior engineers.
• Travel to project sites as needed.

Skills

Power system optimization

Grid topology

Transmission planning

Economic analysis

Team leadership

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

GAMS

Julia

Python

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) seeks a senior power system engineer in Richland, WA to lead development of advanced production cost and expansion planning models. The role focuses on reliability, resilience, and integrated multi‑scale tools to quantify real-world events on energy system performance.

You will mentor junior engineers, lead project tasks, publish results in peer‑reviewed venues, and collaborate with senior staff.