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Power Systems Advanced Applications Engineer 3 at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll maintain and enhance real-time power system models and advanced applications, including State Estimator, Real-Time Contingency Analysis, Network Topology Processing, and dispatcher training applications. You will investigate complex application, model, and data-quality issues; coordinate solutions with Grid Operations, engineering teams, technology partners, and vendors; and support the implementation, testing, and operational readiness of new capabilities. Your work will help ensure that critical power system applications provide accurate and dependable information for operational decision-making, while supporting the modernization, reliability, and resilience of SCE's electric grid.
As a Power Systems Advanced Applications Engineer 3, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?
Responsibilities- Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner utilizing available resources.
- Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
- Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
- Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
- Supports audits and inspections; ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety
- Regulations.
- Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems in engineering.
- Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects.
- Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
- A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field.
- Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
- Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience supporting Energy Management Systems (EMS), SCADA systems, or other real-time utility control systems.
- Experience with advanced power system applications such as State Estimator, Real-Time Contingency Analysis, and Network Topology Processing.
- Experience performing power system analysis and troubleshooting model, telemetry, topology, or data quality issues for an electric utility.
- Experience supporting application testing, upgrades, implementations, or modernization initiatives.
- Knowledge of EMS architecture, real-time databases, and grid operations concepts.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
Additional Information - This position's work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
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- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- The primary work location for this position is Alhambra, CA. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at (alternate work location).
About Southern California EdisonThe people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We're fueling the kind of innovation that's changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you'll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.
