NATIONAL GRID CO USA (NE POWER) Hiring for Senior Engineer, Telecom Job at Syracuse, NY Full Time

About us

Primarily responsible for engineering design, implementation, integration, and troubleshooting support for telecommunications and data network systems involving electric transmission, distribution, sub-transmission, metering and other grid technologies. The NY T&D Telecom Engineering Department is focused on telecommunications technology development for National Grid’s U.S. business. Our team culture is self-directed and empowered. Team members work on a wide range of projects; taking innovative concepts/ visions and making them a reality. We are hiring engineers for projects in our NY jurisdiction.

Job Purpose

As a Senior Engineer in the department your duties will include evaluation of emerging technologies; participation in equipment specification and selection; and performing end-to-end solution design including validation and testing of advanced communications systems.

You will work closely with our Substation Engineering, Protection Engineering, Distribution Control & Instrumentation Engineering, Meter Engineering, and other departments to provide communications solutions for projects assigned to those groups. In addition, you will be responsible for the development of long-term strategies for telecom networks supporting substations, distribution system controls, meters and other fixed and mobile devices.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the Capital Delivery Construction process involving new and existing substation projects.
• Support Company initiatives for innovation and modernization of our energy delivery infrastructure.
• Create and obtain approval for special projects, engineering design, analysis and investigations, and training to deploy new technologies and work practices.
• Support development and ongoing maintenance of all transmission and distribution communications technologies.
• Support Company Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI) initiatives in the NY jurisdiction including the design and deployment of Field Area Networks (FAN) and their monitoring and control systems.
• Actively engage our IT and external communications partners in the development of end to end communications solutions for substation SCADA, metering, Volt Var Optimization (VVO) and other active and future projects.
• Be part of the team that will upgrade our SONET fiber core network to a new system and expand the network to reach more substations and company facilities.
• Build and nurture relationships with industry peers and other external industry influencers to keep abreast of technical innovations and their potential benefits.
• Support storm restoration efforts in addition to normal job duties.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

• Able to lead and supervise a project team or virtual teams to achieve business objectives.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Telecommunications/Network Engineering or associated disciplines from an accredited engineering school with at least 6 years of related experience in a number of technical roles.
• Experience creating new ways to plan and operate communication systems using advanced analytics and emerging technologies and industry trends
• Expertise in some or all of the following communications technologies:
  • RF Data Communication Systems including point to point, point to multipoint and mesh topologies.
  • Private and Public LTE networks
  • Fiber Optic and Microwave Transport Systems
  • Leased wired and wireless services
  • Computer Network Routing/Switching, Cloud Services
• Capable of developing relationships across the industry and with regulators.
• Experience with programming, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting communications hardware.

More Information

This position is one of National Grid’s career path roles which provide for promotional opportunities within and across salary bands as you develop and evolve in the position by gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.