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Principal Engineer Transmission Planning

Avangrid Service Company

BIBLE SCHOOL PARK, NYJob$128–160K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$128–160K/yr
Location
BIBLE SCHOOL PARK, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Principal Engineer will lead and perform reliability- and economics-driven transmission studies, assess complex transmission systems, and communicate findings and recommendations. The role also involves improving planning methods, mentoring and supporting the team, collaborating with internal teams and industry peers, and applying planning criteria, standards, and analysis software. The position is office-based in New York, with work locations listed in Rochester and Binghamton.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Transmission PlanningPower System StudiesPower Flow AnalysisStability AnalysisShort Circuit AnalysisPower System AnalyticsPlanning CriteriaRegulatory StandardsEngineering DesignEngineering DocumentationConstructionModeling and CalculationBusiness Case DevelopmentPSS/ETARAASPENEnfuzionMentoringReport WritingPresentations

Qualifications

BSEE10+ Years ExperienceAdvanced DegreeCertificationsMSEEPE

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Title: Principal Engineer - Transmission Planning Location: NY Rochester and NY Binghamton Salary Range: $128,000 - $160,000 Work type: Office We do provide GREAT BENEFITS + SIGN ON BONUS + RELOCATION Key Responsibilities: Collaborate, perform, and lead reliability and/or economic driven studies including voltage, thermal, PV, transfer limit, short circuit, and stability assessments. Analyze and assess complex transmission systems at numerous voltage levels. Document and communicate results and recommendations as appropriate including data manipulation, report writing, and summary presentations. Continually strive to innovate and integrate improvements to increase the precision and efficiency of transmission planning. Strive to seek out and develop subject matter expert skills as necessary to mentor and support the team to aid in the advancement of business needs. Collaborate and interact with internal teams and industry peers on regional activities (e.g., NPCC, ISO's, etc.). Develop and apply a thorough understanding of various planning criteria, guidelines, standards (e.g., NERC, NPCC, etc.) and analysis software packages such as PSS/E, TARA, and ASPEN. Participate in transmission and substation site inspections; attend industry workshops, training, and user group meetings as needs arise. Required Qualifications: Education & Experience Requirements: BSEE required with additional consideration given to applicants with Advanced Degrees or Certifications (e.g., MSEE, PE, etc.) 10+ years of experience (Industry Related) Technical Skills/Competencies Theoretical Engineering knowledge: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytics, Modeling & Calculation (e.g., sym. Components, per unit, etc.), Understanding the Business Model Practical Engineering Experience/Application: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g. field experience, standardization, develop business case and defend in front of stakeholders) Engineering documentation: Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation, review, and approve engineering work done by others Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment: Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and Requirements (NERC, NPCC, ISO, PUC, etc.) Functional Job Specific Competencies Power System Studies - Knowledge & Interpretation of Study Assumptions and Results: (e.g., Power Flow, Stability, Short Circuit, etc.) Software Proficiency - Power System Analytics: (e.g., PSSE, TARA, ASPEN, Enfuzion) #LI-SJ1 #Office Company: NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP Mobility Information Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [email protected]. Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power. Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in el ctric transmission,

How this job compares

Set against the 2,958 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$128–160K/yr
  • New York median$110–150K/yr93 salary ranges
  • US median$129–194K/yr1,789 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $144K, is 8% above the New York median midpoint ($133K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineering salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 130 open Electrical Engineering jobs in New York and 2,958 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (1,970 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,383 of the 2,958 open Electrical Engineering jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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