Dominion Energy · 1 month ago
DERMS Senior or Staff Engineer (Richmond, Hybrid)
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expDominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. They are seeking a Senior or Staff Engineer to implement and support the Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS), focusing on grid operations and engaging with stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
Utilities
Responsibilities
Plans and conducts complex work requiring independent judgment in the evaluation, selection, adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
Devises new and innovative approaches to previously undefined problems encountered and develops innovative and original industry-wide engineering criteria ensuring compliance with design criteria and standards
Possesses and applies advanced engineering knowledge and skills to provide technical expertise, guidance to all levels of engineers and/or team leadership
Possesses and applies advanced knowledge and technical skills to solve complex engineering problems, or to plan and coordinate medium to large scale engineering projects or varied assignments requiring diverse knowledge of engineering principles and practices
Serves as a resource to management on more complex engineering problems and issues
Perform research to find innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions to operational problems within assigned area
Serve as a technical expert on engineering related legal and regulatory issues to outside entities
Support demonstration of grid operations with high levels of distributed energy resources (DERs) as part of the GRID-FLEXER project
Focus on engineering support for successful implementation of GRID-FLEXER project, design and development of new grid control paradigms that leverage the DERMS capability, and development of new capabilities in the distribution control centers for leveraging customer load flexibility
Engagement with internal and external stakeholders, gathering and shaping business requirements, and establishing a roadmap for implementation and seeing projects through to successful completion
Support operationalizing Dominion Energy’s Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) platform thereby enabling DERMS to support distribution grid operations for improved reliability and flexibility
Work closely with the distribution grid operators at the Regional Operations Centers (ROCs) to embed DERMS functionalities within their work processes
Grid analysis of different DERMS control strategies, configure parameters for virtual power plants (VPPs), and identify and implement novel DER grid integration techniques
Developing, implementing, and testing interfaces for integrating DERMS with systems like the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), Geographical Information System (GIS), etc
Qualification
Required
Senior Level: 6 + years of relevant engineering experience
Staff Level: 8+ years of relevant engineering experience (An Engineering PhD can be substituted for up to 5 years' experience based on research engineering work on related projects approved by executive leadership.)
Demonstrated experience with implementing, operating, managing and/or supporting an advanced distribution management system (ADMS), distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) and their integrations
Demonstrated understanding of the suite of software applications used by the grid operators
Advanced knowledge and experience with advanced grid control algorithms/techniques including artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), data analytics, microgrids, digital twin modeling, managing grid with high levels of renewable energy
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license
Bachelor's in Engineering
Preferred
Demonstrated experience in power system modeling and knowledge with use of distribution power system analysis and power flow software such as CYME, Synergi Electric, OpenDSS, etc
Firm understanding of distribution systems and challenges with integrating DER systems
Benefits
Health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners
Vacation
Retirement plans
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Company
Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy is committed to safely providing reliable, affordable and sustainable energy and to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
10001+ employees
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