This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in Transmission Services, Transmission Planning (TPP), Reliability Planning/Service Planning/Infrastructure Development Planning/CapabilitiesPlanning (TPP/A/B/C/D) A successful candidate in the Electrical Engineer position will be a senior engineer and technical specialist responsible for a variety of activities involved in planning BPA's transmission system and providing guidance for asset investment strategy.
As an Electrical Engineer, you will: Serves as a senior engineer and technical specialist responsible for a variety of activities involved in planning BPA's transmission system, including meeting reliability requirements for load interconnection, generation interconnection, and transmission transfer capability expansion.
Provides guidance, advice as well as performs power system simulations that include power flow, voltage stability and transient stability studies on large-scale power system including analyzing and interpreting study results to identify problems and potential solutions.
Develops, validates and implements power system models in transmission system studies, including computer models for loads, generators, the Pacific Direct Current Intertie (PDCI), energy storage devices, dynamic voltage control devices, and other control devices. As a subject matter expert works with interconnected utilities in developing cost effective joint transmission reinforcement plans to solve regional problems.
Serves as a consultant and expert advisor on the technical aspect of the transmission planning reports and expansion plans proposed by the neighboring and regional utilities. Provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced junior engineers conducting studies of a similar nature.
This vacancy has a positive education requirement. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".
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This position is with Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $130328 – $157607/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-15.
There are 6 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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