Pitch erontics helps tilities psh more power throgh existing lines, rece wilfire risk, n improve gri relibility. WireWether, or ynmic line rting (LR) forecst proct for the blk electric system, trns high resoltion wether forecsts n WireWrrior sensor t into horly rtings for trnsmission lines, n or stri rone instlls WireWrrior sensors on energize lines withot n otge. WireWether is eploye on more thn 24, trnsmission line miles. Rtings only mtter once they rech power flow. WireWether lrey embes the open sorce Sienn power flow stck, written in Jli, n ses it to pt horly LR, R, CLR, n SLR rtings into C contingency n interconnection sties. We re hiring trnsmission plnning engineer who writes coe to tke tht cpbility frther: fll C soltions tht gree with PSS/E n PowerWorl on rel WECC n MISO cses, controls n ll, n the trnsfer, voltge stbility, n mlti perio sties plnners expect. Yo will own the engine n the sties tht rn on it, efen the reslts to tility n RTO plnners, n work with or wether n softwre engineers in Boise n with the Sienn mintiners pstrem. This position is fne in prt throgh coopertive greement with the .S. eprtment of Energy. Pitch is vetern owne smll bsiness. This role cn be performe on-site in Boise, hybri, or remote. p to 1% trvel is reqire.
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Responsibilities
evelop n mintin WireWether's Jli power flow service on Sienn: PSS/E n PSLF cse ingest, contingency ecks, monitore sets, n RS efinitions.Bring its C soltions to prity with PSS/E on lrge cses: tp, switche shnt, n vr limit controls, re interchnge, HVC, isln hnling, n ignosis of cses tht o not converge.Vlite the engine ginst commercil tools, log every gp, fix wht nees fixing, n sen generl fixes pstrem to Sienn.Mtre the contingency engine: N-1 n N-2 screening, clssifiction of ech contingency, violtions ginst norml n emergency rtings, n reconcilition with PTF n LOF sensitivities.Exten the engine to plnner workflows: trnsfer stepping n TTC, PV n QV crves, injection sties, n horly mlti perio solves with WireWether rtings.Rn interconnection n trnsfer sties for cstomers from bse cse vlition to report senior plnner will sign off on.Keep the engine integrte with WireWether's Python pipelines n shbors throgh teste PI.Hnle CEII correctly n write methoology notes plnners cn it.
Minimm Qlifictions
Bchelor's egree in electricl engineering or closely relte fiel.3+ yers rnning power flow n contingency sties on rel trnsmission plnning cses (WECC, MMWG, or n RTO's) in PSS/E, PSLF, or PowerWorl, incling biling cses n contingency files.Working nerstning of how commercil power flow solver reches its nswer: Newton n fst ecople methos, control jstment loops, isln hnling, n why cse fils to converge.Strong Python, incling scripting plnning tool throgh its PI (psspy, PSLF Python, Simto, or TR tomtion). Jli experience is not reqire, bt yo will work in Jli every y.Experience with C power flow, PTF, LOF, n trnsfer cpbility concepts.Cler technicl writing.Comfortble with git, coe review, tomte tests, n Linx.ble to pss NERC CIP-4 personnel risk ssessment (ientity verifiction n seven yer criminl history check) for CEII ccess. This check occrs only fter conitionl offer.
esire Qlifictions
Mster's or Ph in power systems.Jli, or hns on work with Sienn, PowerMoels.jl, pnpower, PyPS, or MTPOWER.Genertor interconnection sties, TPL-1 ssessments, TTC n TC methoology, or voltge stbility limits.Working knowlege of NERC FC-8, IEEE 738, FERC Orer 881 mbient jste rtings, or LR progrms.Fmilirity with TR, PROMO, or PLEXOS, n with WECC, MISO, or SPP plnning processes.Trnsient stbility experience with .yr or .y moels.PE or EIT.
Benefits
12 hrs of pi time offHelth Insrnceentl & Vision InsrnceShort term isbility insrnceLong term isbility insrnceHelth Svings ccont (HS)Flexible Spening ccont (FS)41(k)Eqity eligibilityPi holiysFlexible work scheleReloction ssistnce my be vilble
