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Grid Applications Engineer

4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Xcel Energy is seeking a highly skilled Grid Applications Engineer to join our team. This role will be responsible for upgrading and maintaining infrastructure required to operate the modern distribution grid.

The successful candidate will be accountable for ensuring that intelligent field devices communicate properly, and the advanced distribution management system applications are performing optimally. They will also manage the installation and specification of these applications.

This function ensures that all of the grid management tools are proactively monitored and that they are performing as designed. This includes managing the integration of new applications into the control center.

The engineer will ensure the accuracy of the distribution system model used to optimize the Xcel Energy systems and ensure the continued delivery of safe reliable electricity to approximately 3.5 million customers.

This is an entry-level position designed to develop technical expertise in a particular area of specialty. Performs work that involves conventional types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are precedents.

Activities are of limited scope requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in the specific narrow area of assignments. May lead small-medium, non-critical projects and/or provide field oversight of critical projects under direction of higher-level engineer or supervisor.

Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy. As proficiency is gained, may work on portions of larger projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Uses and applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to perform activities/assignments of limited scope.
  • Supports the development of technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.) Utilizes and may assist with the development of procedures.
  • Provides ongoing technical support for project activities within areas such as Operations, Maintenance, Testing/diagnostics, Regulatory, etc. May provide field engineering oversight for activities such as commissioning, testing, inspections etc. under direct supervision.
  • Coordinates/leads projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement support, installation and commissioning), under the direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor.
  • Under the direction of a higher-level engineer/supervisor, supports bid/evaluation processes by performing basic analysis and calculations on existing documentation and materials that support the preparation of bid documents.
  • Effectively exchanges information in all formats, on matters having a wide range of importance and complexity both inter-organizationally and with outside customer/vendors.
  • May coordinate the work of interns, drafters, technicians, and/or others and provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.
  • Responsible for continuous self-development of technical skills and competencies.
  • May perform activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, work order management, in support of engineering projects.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Accountable for the selection and implementation of tools for day-to-day monitoring, managing, and maintaining of distribution grid. These include automation end devices, communications and advanced distribution management system applications.
  • Supports Distribution System Intelligence effort's four major components to realize optimal grid performance and corporate benefit. The four major components/projects making up DSI are: a) ADMS b) Intelligent Field Devices c) Field Area Network d) GIS data accuracy. This role focuses on the ADMS component.
  • Supports Control Center Operations on system performance, grid efficiency, demand response, planned/unplanned switching and system status reporting.

Requirements

  • Required bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum (or recognized equivalency), electrical engineering degree preferred.
  • 0+ years relevant engineering experience.
  • Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
  • Preferred EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) preferred.