Southern Company
Research & Development
(Candidates Local to Birmingham, Alabama Preferred)
(Please ensure that you include my name, Jeff Lowery, in your email with your resume and contact information.)

Work Location/Arrangement:
• Primary work location is in the Alabama Power Company (APC) Headquarters Building, 600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, AL, 35203
• Candidate will work in a hybrid work arrangement reporting in-person/in-office at least 3 days per week (12 days a month).
Please note that driving is required with this position, so must have clean full driver's license.

Straight-Time Pay Rate: $47.00/hour, non-exempt, 40 hours/week.

Start: February / March 2024 – February 2025 (12 months – Contract; possible extension)

Electrical Engineer – II
Description of Work Environment:
This position supports the Schatz Grid Visualization and Analytics Center (SGVAC) within Southern Company's Research & Development department. The SGVAC is an innovation center that facilitates the research, pre-operational development and assessment and demonstration of situational awareness technologies for Transmission and Distribution. Areas of focus include synchrophasor technology, next generation control center functionalities, cyber security testing, new visualization approaches, DERMS platform evaluation, data analytics as well as modeling and simulation including via a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) with hardware-in-the-loop testing capability.

Summary of Position Duties:
This position provides support to the Grid Operations and Planning Research area within Southern Company’s Research & Development. The engineer will support projects and in time lead efforts to deploy and evaluate the performance of emerging technologies in this arena. The position is primarily focused on tools to support grid operations with an emphasis on power system analysis, “big data” analytics, and visualization. However, the work will involve projects in other areas of the power system. Knowledge of databases, data structures, computer networking is desirable as well as an aptitude to apply engineering analysis to solve problems.

Education Requirements
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE) required.
• Specialization in Power Systems desired.
• Experience with computer programming (Python, C#, SQL) desired.
• Advanced degree in EE, computer science or other related fields strongly preferred.
Job Responsibilities
• Develop research plan to evaluate new technology.
• Manage multiple tasks at one time.
• Provide documentation of study assumptions and methods used to arrive at results.
• Provide informative reports and presentations on projects.
• Some overnight travel may be required but this is not extensive.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Must demonstrate good communication skills, both internal and external to the company
• Must have excellent organizational skills.
• Must possess analytical skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must work well in a team environment.
• Must have the ability to manage your own work schedule and work with limited direction.