Job Description
Job Title: Distribution Grid Protection Sr. Researchers
Location: Remote/Home Based
Job Summary and Description: Distribution utilities across the globe are undergoing efforts related to grid modernization and DER integration which represents a significant transformation of the distribution system. Improvements in reliability, resiliency, and resource utilization are critical to enabling the grid of the future.
The EPRI Distribution Operations and Planning team leads research to advance the processes, tools, technology and workforce required for the future distribution system. The research programs are broad, with researchers working on topics across planning, operations, protection, and analytics. EPRI is growing our protection team who play a vital role in shaping and executing protection R&D to deliver practical solutions from concept all the way through to deployment in the field.
EPRI is a great place to work for people that want to be a part of a dedicated team of engineers moving the industry forward and solving tomorrow's challenges. We are looking for energetic and inquisitive engineers with 10 - 20 years of experience in Distribution Grid Protection. Specifically, EPRI values technical expertise and applied knowledge in:
- Power system faults and sequence components
- Investigating power system disturbances and protection misoperations
- Recloser and relay types including relay logic design and testing
- DER protection challenges and mitigation solutions including inverter technologies, controllers
- Collaborating with utilities to design and field-trial new protection algorithms, applications and philosophies
- Short circuit simulations and protection coordination studies
- Adaptive protection, microgrid protection, automated protection analysis, wide-area short circuit and time-domain protection coordination studies, and protection support for real-time operations.
A career at EPRI is both challenging and rewarding. This team give you the opportunity to grow your knowledge and apply it to make a difference across the industry and the public. We are currently looking to add several people to the team and are open to different backgrounds and experience levels.
If this sounds interesting to you, let's talk about how you can join us on our mission to shape the future of safer, more affordable, more environmentally responsible, and reliable energy.
The salary range for this position is $123,500 USD to $164,850 USD annually.
This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.
This role is eligible to participate in EPRI's annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan.
This role is eligible to participate in EPRI's standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).
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EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled
Together . . . Shaping the Future of Energy.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Work from home, Flexible hours,