Electrical Engineer - Substation and Grid Engineering

Electrical Engineer – Substation and Grid Engineering

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Job Purpose

The Electrical Engineer will specialize in smart grid, renewables, distributed energy resources (DER), and communications technology. This role focuses on deploying and integrating advanced technology to enhance distribution automation and DER integration. This position will contribute to delivering a safe, reliable, resilient, and sustainable power grid.

Job Purpose

The Electrical Engineer will specialize in smart grid, renewables, distributed energy resources (DER), and communications technology. This role focuses on deploying and integrating advanced technology to enhance distribution automation and DER integration. This position will contribute to delivering a safe, reliable, resilient, and sustainable power grid.

Core Responsibilities

Note : This list is not all inclusive

• Lead the development, design, and commissioning of centralized and decentralized distribution automation systems.
• Plan and implement smart grid devices to monitor and control DERs, ensuring grid reliability and resilience.
• Design and commission RTU panels for distribution and customer projects.
• Maintain and track field equipment settings for smart devices including relays, reclosers, voltage regulators, and capacitor banks.
• Manage complex projects, including scope development, design, procurement, testing, commissioning, and implementation.
• Prepare technical documentation, standards, and best practices for smart equipment
• Support substation relaying, control, and construction project design and commissioning.
• Perform feasibility assessments, research, and recommendations for new or existing systems. Manage budgeting, estimating, forecasting, and work order processes for engineering projects.
• Provide technical guidance and work direction for interns, drafters, and technicians.

Behavioral Competencies

Note : These are in addition to MGE's core competencies.

Skills

Education

Experience

About The Organization

About MGE

MGE generates and distributes electricity to 167,000 customers in Dane County, Wisconsin, and purchases and distributes natural gas to 178,000 customers in seven south-central and western Wisconsin counties. MGE is a regulated utility subsidiary of the investor-owned public utility holding company MGE Energy, Inc. MGE's roots in the Madison area date back more than 150 years.

An Industry Leader, MGE Was Among The First Utilities Nationwide To Commit To Net-zero Carbon Electricity By 2050, Consistent With Global Climate Science. Your Community Energy Company Is Investing In a More Sustainable Future For The Benefit Of All Our Customers, Investors, And Employees. As Your Community Energy Company, We Are Committed To This Area And Its People. We Take Responsibility To

Our Values

MGE's parent company is MGE Energy, Inc., a public utility holding company. Its common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market. For more information, visit mge.com and mgeenergy.com.

JOB LOCATION

The position is hybrid, and office days are in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, where MGE is an active participant in community efforts to preserve the area's extraordinary quality of life. We offer free, on-site parking and are located near biking trails and bus stops. Many employees enjoy the use of our many on-site EV charging stations.

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