Senior Distribution Planning and Advanced Analysis Engineer 1 - Grid
Sargent & Lundy · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- San Juan
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Senior
- 5+ years
Lead and support advanced technical studies involving distribution system performance, DER integration, power quality, EMT, system planning, and protection coordination.
Responsibilities
- Lead load allocation, load flow, short-circuit, flicker, and protection coordination studies on electric distribution networks.
- Evaluate the impact of existing and proposed loads and DER interconnections on voltage regulation, equipment loading, power quality, and overall service reliability.
- Conduct regulator and capacitor bank placement studies to support Volt/VAR optimization initiatives.
- Support DER interconnection applications for wind, solar PV, BESS, and traditional thermal generation.
- Perform protection coordination studies and develop relay setpoints and configuration files.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
- Nice to have: Master’s degree in electrical engineering
- Nice to have: Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Nice to have: FE/EIT certification
- Nice to have: modeling inverter-based and renewable resources