NextEra Energy Resources is looking to solve the problem of identifying and evaluating future transmission needs beyond existing RTO/ISO planning processes and developing new transmission solutions across the United States and Canada.
Requirements
- Programming skills in Python or Julia and experience with Git
- Experience with common industry analytical tools such as PSS/E, PowerWorld, PowerGEM TARA, PROMOD, GRIDVIEW, Enelytix, PLEXOS or UPLAN
- Experience with machine learning and AI
- Experience with HPC and/or cloud computing (e.g., AWS)
- Experience in data analysis and modeling of power system planning or operations
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with colleagues to create new analysis tools and models to identify, design, and evaluate new transmission solutions, both within and beyond the current planning process horizons
- Contribute to developing new modeling capabilities, including both traditional modeling and techniques that leverage automation and artificial intelligence/machine learning
- Identify enhancements to state-of-the-art tools to better identify optimal transmission opportunities from the analysis of a multitude of scenarios and sensitivities
- Develops machine learning, optimization and other modeling solutions
- Works with big data and distributed computing platforms
- Develops software and contributes to product development
Other
- A power systems background including experience with ISO/RTO or utility transmission planning or operations
- An understanding of the planning processes within utilities and RTOs/ISOs, including reliability and economic/broader benefit analyses
- An understanding of transmission policy and regulatory issues
- Ability to coordinate activities with multiple internal and external SMEs to drive the completion of a comprehensive set of transmission analyses to identify cost-effective and competitive transmission solutions
- Bachelor’s Degree
