- Grid Resilience at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Boise, Idaho, United States Job Description Overview The Electricity Infrastructure and Buildings Division of PNNL is accelerating the transition to a decarbonized, efficient, resilient, and secure energy system through basic and applied research.
Senior Power Systems Research Engineer - Boise, United States - Idaho State Job Bank
Description
Senior Power Systems Research EngineerResponsibilities Our Electricity Security Group is looking for Senior Power Systems Research Engineer to lead innovative research into power system resiliency.
The position will involve power system modeling, risk evaluation and development of mitigation strategies to enable a secure and resilient electric grid.
The successful candidate will be seasoned subject matter expert in bulk power system operations with industry experience and will have an innovative mindset and a passion for applied power systems research.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Power Systems Research Engineer include:+ Research, develop, and apply knowledge of power systems to restoration and resiliency planning. + Serve as a principal investigator and task lead on multiple significant projects with potential for national-scale impact. + Lead in the capture, planning, and technical execution of large, complex, and interdisciplinary, and often multi-organization projects with potential Laboratory and national-level impact. + Provide technical leadership in defining scientific and technical objectives across. + Publish as primary or contributing author on high-impact publications or reports. + Represent PNNL and our research as an invited speaker at national forums and conferences. + Collaborate with broad established network of experts across other national labs, academia, industry, and technical societies. + Mentor mid- to senior-career staff across PNNL and collaborators to facilitate the transfer of knowledge through the organization and to industry. The successful candidate will be accountable to the Electrical Security Group Leader and the Grid Resilience Team Leader for general staff performance and development, operational discipline (e.g., maintaining training qualifications, procedural compliance, safe operations), and project execution, and will work with the project management office director or project managers to ensure delivery of project work on time and within budget.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:
+ BS/BA and 7+ years of relevant work experience OR + MS/MA and 5+ years of relevant work experience OR + PhD with 3+ year of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Ph.
D or Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field. + Experience with project delivery in the electric sector space. + Experience designing and planning capital investments for the bulk electric system. + Experience writing successful proposals and defining technical scope for complex, interdisciplinary projects. + Record of technical publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, on power system resilience. + Experience presenting technical work at national forums and conferences. + Maintains a broad network of external collaborators across national labs, academia, industry, and technical societies.
Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment Not Applicable Additional Information 'Referral Eligible' Testing Designated Position This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP).
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