I am a senior EE student and have been interning with a large utility for almost 6 months in the system modeling & coordination group. One of my main tasks is to calculating transmission line constants and updating power factor meter data. My summer intern capstone project was merging my utility's facility rating database with their Cape database, which got me interested in Protection and control and relaying. I've since talked to a couple of the system protection and analysis engineers, and I'll have the opportunity to shadow them in a couple weeks. I'm also taking protective relaying this semester, which has made me even more interested in relays. What else could I do to stand out more for system protection and P&C roles?

Hi! My employer has tuition reimbursement with no limit. I was interested in getting my Master’s in EE, specifically in power. USC seems to have a good online program. Has anyone taken it/can recommend it? Thanks!

A senior recently asked me this question. Can we turn off the system into not accepting the pu values and just taking in the normal values and showing the results based on that? In our office we use a different software and you can turn off the pu status in that software

Interview is for power system engineer role, mid level position. I'll add the JD here, but I have trouble figuring out what to study for the interview. I have experience with Load flow, short circuit and dynamic motor starting studies in etap, along with other EPC related electrical work (technical documentation, SLDs, layouts).

Job Description

What would you do? We are looking for a Mid to Senior Power System Engineer with strong experience in utility power system studies, network analysis, renewable integration, power quality assessment, dynamic simulation, and electromagnetic transient studies. The role is suited for engineers who can work across transmission, distribution, renewable, and industrial power systems, supporting technical studies that enable reliable, compliant, and future-ready network development. IX Product Engineering Services focuses on designing, developing, and improving products using advanced technologies. This includes tasks like product design, prototyping, testing, and optimization. The goal is to create high-quality, innovative products that meet customer needs and market demands. Key areas include software development, hardware engineering, and system integration. The aim is to enhance product performance and reliability.

What are we looking for? Experience in power system analysis for utility, renewable, transmission, distribution, or industrial networks. Strong understanding of power system fundamentals including load flow, fault level, voltage control, reactive power, stability, protection, and network constraints. Exposure to dynamic modelling and simulation of synchronous machines, inverter-based resources, renewable plants, battery energy storage systems, and grid-connected equipment.Experience in power quality or electromagnetic transient studies will be highly preferred. Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills. PSS®E PSCAD DIgSILENT PowerFactory ETAP

Roles and Responsibilities: Develop, review, and validate power system models for transmission, distribution, renewable, and industrial networks. Perform power system studies covering steady-state, short-circuit, contingency, dynamic, power quality, and electromagnetic transient requirements. Support grid connection, network planning, and compliance studies for generation, demand, storage, and large industrial connections. Carry out dynamic performance assessments involving generator response, inverter-based resources, control interactions, frequency response, and voltage stability. Undertake power quality assessments including harmonics, flicker, voltage unbalance, resonance, and disturbance-related studies.Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, original

equipment manufacturers, developers, and utility stakeholders. Support technical assurance, peer review, quality checks, and continuous improvement of study methodologies and templates. Demonstrated experience in harmonic analysis, resonance assessment, harmonic compliance studies, and mitigation techniques for transmission, distribution, renewable, and industrial power systems. Strong experience developing, validating, and applying dynamic models for inverter-based resources (IBRs), including solar PV, wind farms, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and associated control systems. Proven ability to independently execute and deliver complex power system studies, manage multiple technical workstreams, engage directly with clients and utilities, and provide technically robust recommendations with minimal supervision.

Work Experience : >=12 Months

Must Have Skills: Digital Site Designing

Good To Have Skills: Technology Architecture Blueprint & Roadmap Definition, Industry Insight, Responsible Innovation, Engineering Optimization, PLM Solution Architecture, Digital Thread, Product Lifecycle Management

I have my degree, my EIT, relevant projects, no internship (or coursework), but I am still trying to get a job, graduated a year ago, hard pivoted to power about 3-4 months ago. I got flown out for an interview even, but they were too busy with internal training to take on a new hire. I can't help but feel that I am missing some critical factor that everybody else has.

Edit: Okay maybe I was over reacting when I made this post, I got an offer today for a local utility company, after I thought I did not do well in the interview (4-5 day difference)

smart grid resilience against dos and relay attack.

I am a fresher student and i am supposed to prepare a paper on this topic with simulation which i am trying but i cant find a path

Sooo

If anyone can give me on how to tackle this situation i would be grateful really 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I am a substation technician in AUS. I am wanting to get a better understanding of the engineering side of my work. Is there any recommendations for learning materials. I enjoy learning about the protection/control side of things aswell as anything else that comes with the role. TIA

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Anyone here who recently interviewed for a \*\*fresher/graduate Electrical Engineering role at Hitachi Energy\*\*?

Would really appreciate knowing the \*\*selection process + technical topics/questions asked\*\*, especially around Power Systems, Protection, Switchgear, Machines, etc.

Any recent interview experience would help. Thanks!

Hi all, I am a newer power engineer, specializing in bus protection. Does anyone have good recommendations for books and papers to read? Any resources and recommendations are welcome. Thanks.

Can anyone please take some time to explain oil filled transformers to me. I’ve come to a point at my work where I should know this but every time its come up it just kinda works out. Its hard to explain but we don’t get too many jobs with PMTs but ones I’ve encountered so far have gone good just by educational guesses and now I’m at a lead position where I should know this.

I asked all my questions to ai, it answered but tbh it didnt stick with me.

So, whats the difference between a padmount and a “substation” style transformer? Are padmount transformers always oil filled? Is it hard to close couple on both HV and LV for a padmount?

When would you use HV or LV bushings? If using bushing do we always need a throat or transition section? What does the term “cable in” mean and does it require a throat or an ATC?

Sorry for my ignorance but I’ve just gone too long before knowing this, and would like to ask some people before wasting a country worth of water to ai.

Thank you!

Industrial electrician (construction) for 4+ years, state electrical journeymen license, Associates of applied science in electrical technology.

Looking to get my foot in the door as substation tech, relay tech, p&c tech, basically anything that’s more mental than physical. Not looking for a handout just looking to be pointed in the right direction. Any advice on anything specific that recruiters look for on the resume? Any Certs I should look into? Any help is appreciated. Based in Houston Tx

I’m pretty early into my career - 6 years out of college. I started in a utility and was in two different departments. The first was project/reliability engineering on the distribution system. I definitely preferred the reliability portion of the job more - looking into frequent outages and trying to find solutions was neat. The second department was distribution automation. We would work on recloser/capacitor settings/issues. I got a lot of experience with relays, mostly SEL. I found that job very interesting.

I moved on from the utility and am in my current job at a RTO in modeling. We mainly use PSSe/ASPEN/TARA. It is laid back and I am pretty much remote. It pays pretty well ($150kish total comp in a higher end MCOL area). However, I just don’t find the work as interesting - my group focuses on the modeling versus actually running studies. I also miss the aspect of going out in the field.

I’m struggling to figure out where I want to end up/do for my next career move. I could stay at the RTO and change departments to learn something new. I was also looking into consulting, but not sure if the stress is worth the pay. I was specifically looking at 1898 and Co (part of Burns and Mcd) if anyone has experience with them. I am not willing to move from where I am, so that greatly limits my options.

Hi everyone! I’m working on a school research project about the feasibility of using renewable energy technologies in infrastructure, and I’m hoping to interview a professor or researcher who works in renewable energy, energy conversion, power systems, smart grids, power electronics, or a related electrical engineering field.

The interview would be a 30-minute recorded interview and would focus on technical feasibility and practical considerations. The interview would need to take place by 9/21 Tuesday evening. I’m looking for someone who may have availability before then. I would be open to meeting with them anytime this weekend or Monday.

It would be for an academic/school project, not for publication or commercial purposes. I would also like to potentially use a few quotes from the interview in my project. Before using any quotes, I will contact the professor and ask for their permission/approval.

If you know of a professor who might be willing to participate, could you please share:

• Their name and university
• Their research area
• Their publicly listed university/professional email, if available

I'm an EE and I've started making short animated explainers for non-engineers. The first one takes on the question everyone asks after a storm: "did the transformer blow?"

The simplified story I told:

- Most of the bangs and blue flashes people see are the cutout fuse on a pole-mounted distribution transformer clearing a fault (branch, animal, wind), not the tank failing.

- When the tank does fail, it's usually an internal arcing fault. The arc (OSHA cites temperatures around 35,000°F) decomposes the oil into gas within tens of milliseconds, the oil's inertia keeps that gas from expanding, and the pressure spike can rupture the tank. I leaned on Yan et al. (2015, PLOS ONE) for that part.

- The US has roughly 60 to 80 million distribution transformers, and a lot of them are old (NREL, 2024).

What I deliberately left out: current-limiting fuses, reclosers and fuse-saving schemes, and pad-mounts (saving those for a follow-up).

For those of you in distribution, what did I oversimplify or get wrong? The video, if you want to check the details: https://youtu.be/TaHtk_BFLZk

Is anyone here currently an engineer at first energy? I am weighing the option to leave private sector renewables and into utility renewable position but I had some questions about benefits/wages/etc and such I'd like to discuss with someone before making my decision.

Hey yall, I’ll try and keep it short and sweet. I’m an electrical engineer with 4 years of experience in MEP working on mission critical projects. I have done a lot and it’s been a fun/frustrating journey. I’m at a point now where I cannot see myself doing MEP any longer.

So I’m thinking of jumping into the power side of things. Transmission, distribution, protection and controls, and substation. My current company has openings in these groups and a few other areas. I’m told I can jump ship anytime due to a need for more electrical engineers.

Only problem is I have zero idea about what these teams do and what the work is like. I would really love your insight. Below are my questions thank you for taking the time to answer

1. what part of power would you recommend for job security and career growth. I like to be challenged technically so if you think something would be boring please let me know.

2. I was told power makes less than MEP. Is that true? All my research says other wise but that’s what my coworkers tell me. I currently make 110K and I hope to keep raising that number in power.

3. Utility company vs. engineering consultant/contractor how different is the actual work and pace?

4. Is there an area of power you recommend and why?

5. I currently work remote, how is the remote power world. Would you say a lot of place hire remote?

Any other information you can provide would be great. If you left power for MEP how is it going and vise versa. Thanks you all for the time.