# Senior Microgrid Automation Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: 6314 Remote/Teleworker US
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
**Category**: Engineering

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## Description

Leidos Energy is seeking a Senior Microgrid Automation Engineer to join their diverse and fast-paced organisation. As a core team member, you will interact with other electric utility disciplines, leading and designing microgrid and renewable energy projects.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Utilise familiarity with microgrid control systems and automation technologies, such as SCADA systems, EMS, IEDs, HMIs, and RTUs.

- Apply understanding of microgrid concepts, including islanding operation, grid-connected operation, energy management, control strategies, and power flow management within a microgrid system.

- Participate in FAT and SAT.

- Perform HIL testing.

- Demonstrate knowledge of various renewable energy technologies, such as solar PV systems, wind turbines, batteries, and other DERs.

- Use experience with power electronics and their application in renewable energy systems and microgrids.

- Perform planning and engineering in support of telecommunication systems and projects.

- Establish project schedules and budgets.

- Develop drawings and specifications for utility telecommunication system projects.

- Coordinate with internal engineering departments, external contractors, and utility construction crews.

- Travel to project sites to collect information on existing conditions.

- Demonstrate proficiency in CAD software for electrical system design, simulation tools for modelling and analysis, and programming languages commonly used in microgrid control systems.

- Apply knowledge of commonly utilised communication protocols.

- Utilise experience with Protection & Control design concepts.

- Use experience with commonly utilised system modelling software programs.

- Employ experience with DNP3, Modbus, IEC 61131 Programming, AcSELerator RTAC, SEL 5030 Quickset, GE Cimplicity, and Protocol Test Software.

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with four to eight plus years of related microgrid experience.

- Strong knowledge of microgrids and renewable energy.

- Power system Protection and Control (P&C) experience.

- Ability to quickly learn and effectively use a variety of client software applications and databases.

- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications.

- Ability to occasionally perform field work in rough terrain.

**Benefits:**

- Technical and non-technical training.

- Interface with utility clients.

- Leadership Opportunities.

- Mentorship and training Opportunities.

**Salary Range:** $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

## Skills

### Required
- microgrid control systems
- automation technologies
- SCADA systems
- EMS
- IEDs
- HMIs
- RTUs
- power electronics
- renewable energy systems
- microgrids
- Protection & Control design concepts
- system modelling software programs
- DNP3
- Modbus
- IEC 61131 Programming
- AcSELerator RTAC
- SEL 5030 Quickset
- GE Cimplicity
- Protocol Test Software

### Nice to have
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification
- Master’s degree in a related field

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