Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

About the position:
Are you ready to take on the unique opportunity to join our Transmission Planning group as a Transmission Planning Engineer? We are seeking an exceptional Electrical Engineer with a strong background in power systems to be part of our collaborative team in Austin, TX.

As a Transmission Planning Engineer, you will be involved in coordinating with our customers and conducting comprehensive studies on the integration of different technologies, including wind, solar, energy storage, data center loads, and large industrial loads. You will utilize advanced tools like Siemens PSSE, DSATools, and PSCAD to model and analyze power system dynamics. Your primary focus will be on developing transmission solutions that ensure NERC Compliance and address steady state and stability violations resulting from system disturbances.

What sets this opportunity apart is our involvement in industry-changing efforts through ERCOT, NERC, NATF, and EPRI working groups. These working groups cover a wide range of topics, including inverter-based resources, stability model performance, and distributed energy resources. By joining our team, you will have the chance to contribute to these initiatives and make a real impact on the future of the power grid.

General Overview

• Conduct generation and load interconnection studies, including feasibility, system impact, steady state, stability, and contingency analysis.
• Identify and propose transmission upgrade solutions to address issues identified through interconnection studies, ensuring a reliable power system.
• Lead and facilitate interconnection requests with developers, fostering collaboration and ensuring a efficient and customer-focused interconnection process.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of relevant ERCOT and NERC reliability standards, interconnection related rules and regulations, and modeling practices, ensuring strict compliance.
• Collaborate closely with internal transmission planning, engineering, and project management teams to support project development and successfully implement transmission solutions.
• Create detailed reports and analyses of technical findings, presenting study results in a clear and practical manner to relevant parties.
• Take on any other duties as required or assigned, demonstrating your versatility and dedication to the team’s success.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience running load flow analysis software such as PSSE and or other applications such as VSAT, PSCAD.
• Experienced in performing planning and interconnection studies.
• Experience proposing transmission upgrade solutions for High Voltage or Extra High Voltage grid.
• Knowledgeable in NERC, ERCOT reliability standards and interconnection requirements.Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas plus eight or more years of post-Bachelors engineering experience relating to the area of engineering specialization required to perform the job, including providing technical leadership in engineering.
• Driver’s license

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian’s platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian’s brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.