Senior Transmission Planning Engineer - System & Protection

Duquesne Light Company; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in electric energy and transmission planning. We seek an experienced engineer to support long-range planning and system studies, coordinating with PJM and DLC teams.

The candidate will perform complex power system analyses, prepare reports, and contribute to capital planning and policy discussions in a dynamic, hybrid work environment in Pittsburgh, PA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• 10+ years of related experience required
• Experience with power system simulation software such as CYME, PROMOD, Synergi, SINCAL, PSCAD, EMTP, etc.
• Experience participating in industry committees, working groups, and initiatives where best practices are shared and discussed.

Responsibilities

• Performs system modeling, load flow, dynamic, transient stability analyses, generation interconnection, and other technical studies to enable integrated system planning.
• Perform model coordination tasks with PJM.
• Prepares reports with conclusions and recommendations on findings.
• Conduct long-term, near-term, and seasonal planning studies of transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution systems using appropriate criteria to assess adequacy and security of systems and maintain compliance with NERC Reliability and DLC Planning criteria.
• Prepare business plans/projects to document system needs and to allocate capital resources.

Skills

Power system modeling

Project leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

CYME

PROMOD

Synergi

SINCAL

PSCAD

EMTP

Job description

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in electric energy and transmission planning. We seek an experienced engineer to support long-range planning and system studies, coordinating with PJM and DLC teams.

The candidate will perform complex power system analyses, prepare reports, and contribute to capital planning and policy discussions in a dynamic, hybrid work environment in Pittsburgh, PA.