Electrical Engineer, Alabama

Role : Electrical Engineer

Location : North Birmingham, AL 35203 (Hybrid)

Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm, with minimum 3 days office.

Duration: 36 months (Possible Extension)

Pay Range ; $40 – $43 per hour on W2 (All inclusive)

 

Required PPE: Hard hat, steel-toe shoes

Education Requirements:

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE) required

The SGVAC is an innovation center that facilitates the research, pre-operational development and assessment and demonstration of situational awareness technologies for Transmission and Distribution.

Areas of focus include synchro phasor technology, next generation control center functionalities, cyber security testing, new visualization approaches, DERMS platform evaluation, data analytics as well as modeling and simulation including via a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) with hardware-in-the-loop testing capability.

Summary of Position Duties:

The engineer will support projects and in time lead efforts to deploy and evaluate the performance of emerging technologies in this arena.

The position is primarily focused on tools to support grid operations with an emphasis on power system analysis, power system modeling and simulation, “big data” analytics, and visualization.

However, the work may involve projects in other areas of the power system, including integrating Distribution Management Systems (DMS) and Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS).

Knowledge of databases, data structures, computer networking is desirable as well as an aptitude to apply engineering analysis to solve problems.

Education Requirements

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE) required

Specialization in Power Systems desired

Training in/experience with computer programming (Python, C#, SQL) desired

Training in/experience with data science desired Job Responsibilities

Develop research plan to evaluate new technology

Manage multiple tasks at one time

Provide documentation of study assumptions and methods used to arrive at results

Provide informative reports and presentations on projects

Some overnight travel may be required but this is not extensive. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Must demonstrate good communication skills, both internal and external to the company

Must have excellent organizational skills

Must possess analytical skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Must work well in a team environment