Sr Engineer
Job Description
Job Summary
Responsible for planning and conducting engineering activities.
Use of advanced techniques, practical field experience, and decision-making authority on engineering problems.
Participation in leading teams of field employees, technicians, engineers, and other personnel.
Developing and directing important projects or field assignments with complex features. Includes performing engineering studies, proposing solutions to engineering-related problems, and developing models for improvement programs.
Requirements
Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology and at least 4 years of relevant job experience.
Preferred: Master's Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
Experience maintaining State Estimator technical applications.
Familiarity with Energy Management System (EMS) including State Estimator (SE), Contingency Analysis (CA), and N-1 conditions operating practices.
Familiar with PSSE or TARA applications.
Ability to provide operational feedback to improve EMS system models based on real-time measurements.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs like Excel and Word.
Strong communication skills both written and oral.
Good interpersonal skills for building relationships within the team.
Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.
