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This will be determined based upon the results of the interview process which considers the candidate's skills, work history, experience level, and other relevant qualifications.\nResponsibilities include:\nResearching and evaluating emerging power quality monitoring technologies, software applications, and industry best practices, and developing recommendations for implementation and support.\nManaging diverse projects, processes, and programs affecting transmission system power quality performance with minimal supervision.\nCoordinating power quality investigations, mitigation efforts, and corrective actions with internal stakeholders, customers, consultants, equipment manufacturers, and regulatory organizations.\n\nPerforming engineering studies and analyses to identify, evaluate, and resolve transmission system power quality issues, customer complaints, system disturbances, and emerging power quality concerns including voltage flicker, harmonics, voltage unbalance, oscillations, sags, swells, transients, and interruptions.\n\nDeveloping and maintaining power quality procedures, standards, and practices while ensuring compliance with applicable IEEE, NERC, FERC, PJM, and state regulatory requirements.\n\nProviding technical leadership for the deployment, configuration, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of power quality monitoring systems and associated infrastructure.\n\nAnalyzing data from power quality monitors, synchrophasor (PMU) systems, digital fault recorders, and other utility data sources to identify trends, quantify system performance, and support root-cause investigations.\n\nServing as the company's subject matter expert on power quality standards, monitoring methodologies, and system performance assessments while maintaining active engagement with industry organizations, standards committees, utilities, and customers.\n\nReviewing transmission interconnections, customer load additions, generation projects, transmission project scopes, and system modifications to evaluate potential power quality impacts and recommend mitigation solutions where necessary.\n\nPreparing technical reports, engineering studies, presentations, customer communications, and mitigation recommendations.\n\nMeeting customer needs by providing professional, timely, and technically sound support.\nDemonstrating a solid commitment to all aspects of safety.\nAn employee hired at the Engineer IV level will be expected to perform all the above responsibilities with greater proficiency and independence. Additionally, the Engineer IV will assume technical leadership responsibilities, mentor junior engineers, and lead complex company-wide power quality initiatives.\nQualifications at the Engineer III Level include:\nBachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited school is required.\nMinimum of 3 years of professional engineering experience required.\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills.\nAbility to work independently on assignments involving technical studies, investigations, reports, and projects.\nAbility to analyze electrical system performance and evaluate complex engineering problems.\nDemonstrated ability to manage diverse projects and effectively prioritize competing responsibilities.\nStrong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple organizations and locations.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and 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