Electrical Engineer 2 4P/848

Title: Electrical Engineer II

Client: Alabama Power

Location: Birmingham, AL

Contract: 3 Years

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – In office at least 3 days per week / 12 days per month

Job Summary

We are seeking an Electrical Engineer II to support the Schatz Grid Visualization and Analytics Center (SGVAC) within Southern Company’s Research & Development organization.

This role will focus on the development, maintenance, and application of power system digital twins , grid modeling and simulation, advanced analytics, and emerging electric grid technologies. The engineer will support research projects involving transmission and distribution systems, real-time simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and grid modernization technologies.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with PSS®E, PSCAD™, RTDS® and/or OPAL-RT®, power system modeling, EMT studies, and digital twin development .

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and apply power system digital twins for grid planning, operations, training, technology evaluation, and decision support.

• Build, validate, and enhance transmission and distribution system models.

• Conduct:

  • Steady-state studies
  • Dynamic simulations
  • Electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies
  • Real-time simulations

• Utilize PSS®E, PSCAD™, RTDS®, and/or OPAL-RT® for modeling and simulation.

• Develop and support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments.

• Integrate operational, planning, asset, and measurement data into digital twin and analytical applications.

• Evaluate emerging grid technologies and develop technical recommendations.

• Support research projects, pilot deployments, and technology demonstrations.

• Collaborate with utilities, universities, national laboratories, research organizations, and technology vendors.

• Prepare technical reports, presentations, publications, and project documentation.

• Present technical findings and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university required.
• Strong knowledge of electric power system analysis, modeling, simulation, and operation .
• Demonstrated experience developing and applying power system digital twins.
• Proficiency with PSS®E and PSCAD™ .
• Experience with RTDS® and/or OPAL-RT® for real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Experience conducting steady-state, dynamic, EMT, and real-time simulation studies.
• Experience integrating operational, planning, asset, and measurement data into modeling and analytical environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s concentration in Power Systems, Electric Energy Systems, Controls, Computer Engineering, or related discipline .
• Experience with PMUs, synchrophasors, SCADA, EMS, DERMS, or digital substations .
• Programming experience with Python, MATLAB, C#, Java, or similar languages .
• Familiarity with databases, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
• Experience working with electric utilities, research organizations, universities, national laboratories, or technology vendors.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain licensure preferred.

Key Skills

Power Systems | Digital Twin | PSS/E | PSCAD | RTDS | OPAL-RT | EMT | Power System Modeling | Grid Simulation | Hardware-in-the-Loop | Transmission | Distribution | SCADA | EMS | DERMS | PMU | Synchrophasors | Python | MATLAB | Grid Modernization | R&D