Xcelenergy
Transmission Planning Engineer, or Staff, or Senior Engineer
Denver, CO, 80205 · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$70k-$89kDetected 12 days ago
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About the role
- Transmission Planning Engineer (Entry Level)
- Activities are of limited scope requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in power systems engineering.
- Engineer will work under the guidance of more senior engineers, learning the intricacies of planning and modeling tools used for system evaluations and contributing to large system studies that span multiple years into the future.
Responsibilities
- Scopes and/or performs power system simulations to evaluate reliability. Work is checked by a higher-level engineer or manager
- Develops study documentation and may assist with the development of procedures.
- Supports and maintains compliance with NERC and FERC standards through evidence development.
- Under the direction of higher-level engineer or supervisor: performs model development, modeling reviews, design, and analysis of Xcel Energy assets using PSSE, PSLF, TARA, DSA Tools or similar software
- Explores or implements new processes to improve the Integrated System Planning department's ability to perform its tasks
- Transmission planning engineer: Develops simple scopes of work to guide long-range transmission system plans
- Perform NERC TPL-001-5.1 compliance assessments, including extreme event analyses such as CIP-014 physical security risk assessments, wide-area event simulations, and black start restoration studies.
- Support dynamic model validation efforts per WECC and NERC MOD standards, ensuring fidelity of generator, inverter, and composite load models for stability studies.
- Coordinate with WestConnect Planning Management Committee, WECC Reliability Subcommittees, and interconnection working groups to support transmission expansion planning, regional policy compliance, and reliability initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Physics from ABET accredited curriculum (or recognized equivalency).
- 0+ years relevant engineering experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering and/or Physics from ABET accredited curriculum (or recognized equivalency).
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience.
- Experience with at least one power system transmission analysis tool, such as PSSE, TARA, EMS, ASPEN, CAPE, PROMOD, PLEXOS, PowerWorld, PSCAD or other similar analysis software.
- Demonstrates broad knowledge and proficiency in power systems studies or transmission planning, knowledge of related specialties, and general knowledge of other related disciplines.
Nice to have
- EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) preferred.
- Graduate degree in fields above preferred.
- Course experience in Introduction to Power Systems (or similar course) preferred.
- EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) strongly preferred.
Skills
- Automation and Digitalization:
- Reporting, Regulatory Filings, and Knowledge Dissemination:
- Industry Engagement and Representation:
- Mentorship and Technical Leadership:
- Mentor engineers, interns, and analysts on advanced simulation methodologies, IBR modeling, EMT techniques, and emerging grid technologies.
- Provide technical leadership to internal teams, fostering expertise development in grid dynamics, automation, and planning best practices.
Compensation
- Annual Base Salary $70,000 - $88,666
- Annual Base Salary $81,800 - $106,266
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