Transmission Planning Engineer - Product Expert/Consultant

PVcase and Anderson Optimization (AO), united in our mission, are focused on building advanced solar design and site selection solutions while fighting climate change through software. Our state-of-the-art tools, embracing the latest in technology, provide our customers with convenient features that significantly improve project speed, precision, and ROI.

After PVcase’s acquisition of Anderson Optimization in 2023, we jointly stand as a global solar technology company, boasting a diverse and talented workforce of over 250+ professionals who serve customers in more than 70 countries. Following our Series B funding success, which saw us secure $100 million in funding, we are proud to have reached a remarkable total investment sum of over $123 million. This significant financial backing solidifies our leadership and vision in the industry.

Our commitment, however, goes beyond technology. We believe in nurturing the growth and well-being of our employees, recognizing that health and happiness are crucial to the prosperity of our company.

What you’ll do:

We are adding an experienced Transmission/Interconnection Engineer to our team to help integrate capacity modeling capabilities into our software platform.

You will act as an internal subject matter expert to help implement ideal modeling assumptions, and work with our external partners to ensure data is high quality. You will get direct exposure to clients to help provide expertise into responses to user questions as well as methodology discussions in our sales process. You will also be tasked with providing ideas to improve the product to better fit our customers’s use cases. Potential ideas include: enhancing constraints analysis, sensitivity and scenario analysis, and more.

Additionally, you will work on economic modeling projects related to transmission congestion analysis, LMP basis risk, energy curtailment risk, LMP price forecasting, energy asset due diligence, economic benefit studies, and related analysis to renewable energy development as we expand our modeling product capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Working with external modeling partners to assess case methodology & results

• Develop strategy to attain grid operator cases directly for our own use. Manage FERC processes

• Working with software developers to integrate models into our cloud ecosystem

• Assisting with technical sales calls with potential new clients

• Performing analysis as needed to verify and improve on output from external consultants

• Assist software development teams with formatting and delivering data such as limiting constraints tables

• Analyzing study results to develop study deliverables that provide meaningful and actionable solutions for clients

• Managing client engagements and ongoing client relationships

• Presenting study results and findings to key stakeholders

• Researching key energy market operational processes and current issues/trends

• Provide input as a subject matter expert to internal product teams

• Developing and expanding key client relationships

• Effectively and efficiently support projects and project team members working both independently and in collaboration with other colleagues and managers

Job requirements:

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: transmission planning, renewable grid integration studies, power system economics and reliability assessment.

• Previous Consulting experience (EPE, Siemens, LEIDOS, nFront, LCG, Ascend Analytics, ICF, etc)

Benefits:

• Starting salary range is set at $115,000 - $175,000/year
  • Salary range is based on years of experience, experience in industry, and relevant skill set.
• 401(K) + 4% Match
• Medical, dental, vision
• No vacation limit, minimum 3 weeks

• While this role is fully remote, candidate must be located in one of the following US States:

  • Massachusetts

  • New York

  • New Jersey

  • North Carolina

  • Florida

  • Colorado

  • Utah

  • California

  • Texas

• Working knowledge of energy system base case studies

• Experience with TSAT and powerflow modeling solutions (e.g. PSS/E, TARA, PSLF, PSCAD/EMTDC, ASPEN)

• The desire to work in a small and growing team in an autonomous working culture

• A MSEE or Ph.D.

• While this is a remote opportunity, our ideal candidates reside in one of the following states: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Utah, California or Texas