# Grid Stability and Special Studies Engineer (Multiple Positions)

**Company**: Southern Company
**Location**: Birmingham, AL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Energy

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## Description

The Grid Stability and Special Studies Engineer will be part of a team of engineers responsible for planning the bulk transmission system for Georgia Power Company, Alabama Power Company, and Mississippi Power Company with a primary focus on system stability.

Responsibilities include:

- Conduct power system studies and analyses related to transmission system stability and reliability.

- Conduct special studies and technical evaluations to support transmission and generation equipment applications.

- Create and apply models used in planning and operational studies.

- Prepare technical reports, engineering evaluations, and recommendations.

- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on system planning and emerging technology initiatives.

- Assess the impacts of new technologies and evolving industry trends.

- Present technical findings to engineering staff, management, and other stakeholders.

- Support the development of technical standards, guidelines, processes, and best practices.

- Evaluate the impacts of increasing levels of BPS-connected inverter-based resources, emerging technologies, and data centers on power system reliability.

The ideal candidate will have:

- A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.

- Experience in power systems, electrical equipment, or power system protection and controls is a plus.

- Experience with power system modeling and analysis tools such as PSCAD, PSS/E, EMTP-RV, CAPE, PowerWorld, or PSLF is a plus.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to work well in a team environment, both in-person and virtually.

- Self-motivated, results-oriented, and innovative mindset.

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Systems
- System Stability
- Power Quality

### Nice to have
- PSCAD
- PSS/E
- EMTP-RV
- CAPE
- PowerWorld
- PSLF
- MATLAB
- Visual Basic
- Python

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