Power Systems Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory • 3d ago

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Power Systems Engineer to work on our Infrastructure Security team. Our team works a 9x80 schedule located out of our Idaho Falls facility with every other Friday off. You will participate in state-of-the-art grid technology research within the sub-discipline of electrical engineering that deals with power systems, specifically electric power transmission and distribution, power conversion, and electromechanical devices. You will report to the manager for our Infrastructure Security department manager. You will support multiple projects organized to identify novel grid enhancements, promote strategies for grid reliability and performance, and to protect the grid from threats including cyber, physical, and all-hazards. Responsibilities Include: - Select, apply, and integrate engineering principles, theories, concepts, and technologies with complex engineered systems. - Perform and lead independent and team research into increasing the capacity, safety, performance, and reliability of energy systems. - Prepare and contribute to technical reports, publications, and presentations at conferences, technical meetings and project reviews. - Determine or approve the technical approach for the development and testing of engineered solutions. - Lead reviews of scope, requirements, designs, codes, documentation, and deliverables. - Develop ideas and produce proposals for new work including joint projects with industry. - Develop physics-based mathematical models of mechanical, chemical, and electrical systems to support and verify design. - Collaborate and partner with other government agencies, other national laboratories academia, and private sector companies to achieve project goals. - Maintain technical skills and other capabilities to support the INL mission. Stay informed about developments in industry and maintain skills and contribute to the development of new principles. - Develop design documentation, maintenance and configuration of power systems, and research and development of advanced power control or measurement techniques. - Apply engineering principles to monitor and evaluate condition and operational performance of power infrastructure, recommendation of maintenance standards and procedures, identification of vendor data parts, and planning for upgrades. - Apply engineering principles to the development of operational power systems and may include the development of software and hardware. - Perform research and development activities including the advancement of power measurement or control techniques, such as state estimation or automated metering, for improving the security, efficiency and reliability of the power system infrastructure. - Mentor junior staff and look for opportunities to involve them in current projects.