Engineer II - Emerging Technology

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Position Summary

The work within the Emerging Technology Office (ETO) is a critical part of Duke Energy's corporate strategy by reducing emissions through the demonstration and deployment of emerging technologies such as long duration storage, transportation electrification, energy orchestration, distributed intelligence, and other customer products and services. There is an increased focus on these initiatives by the company with more urgent needs for data and integration of emerging technologies into daily operations.

The Engineer II position is the intermediate level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer II position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with general supervision. An Engineer II is expected to develop advanced skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer II effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is fairly complex and varied.

Successful candidate will work in the ETO Customer Tech group as an Engineer II to provide support for the pilots and technology testing in the Energy Wise lab facility in St Pete, Florida and other R&D facilities. The Engineer will be responsible for evaluating, developing, and troubleshooting of various Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for functionality and performance testing. The Engineer will assist the team operate and maintain lab hardware and software equipment. The engineer will help develop test plans, conduct performance testing and troubleshooting, and test reports.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of well-defined problems in area of expertise.

• Support and coordinate DER performance testing activities at the lab. Monitoring and troubleshooting technologies.

• Contribute to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities; deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decisions that may affect the work of the team.

• Conduct engineering, research and related studies of emerging technologies. Projects and assignments are clearly defined with focus on development but must be able to complete routine engineering projects with minimal oversight; competent to design, operate and maintain systems with minimum impact on existing systems.

• Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures; demonstrates proficiency in technical competencies and has ability to interpret technical information and instructions.

• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities. Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills. Maintains accurate records and files.

• Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally.

• Report out on data collection and analysis of DER testing.

Basic/Required Qualifications:

• Must have obtained Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.

• Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience in the utility industry.

• A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Electrical Engineering degree.

Desired Qualifications:

• Electrical Engineering background preferred.

• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles.

• Understanding of basic practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations and preparing and presenting recommendations.

• Familiar with ac and dc power systems

• Safe use of voltmeters, hand tools, etc.

• Familiar with residential wiring such as thermostats and types of heating and cooling systems

• Comfortable in installing electrical devices while adhering to code

• Understand concepts of power vs. energy

• Familiarity with product testing and testing concepts

• Passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam

• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnical backgrounds.

• Good written and oral communications skills.

• Good computer/software skills. Example: database management, Excel, PowerBI, Rest APIs, JavaScript, Python, Amazon Web Service, HMAC (Hash based Message Authentication Code), TLS encryption (issuing certificates), setting up Linux servers,

• Understanding of communications protocol. Example: OCPP, OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, Modbus, MQTT, Node-RED

• Understanding concepts of VPN, static IP address, mDNS

• IoT skills using microcontrollers (Arduino, ESP32, Rasberry Pi)

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles.

• Understanding of basic practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations and preparing and presenting recommendations.

• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam.

• Understanding of basic principles of project management.

• Experience in the utility industry.

• Department specific experience applicable to the hiring department.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid - Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to their designated Duke Energy facility.

Specific Requirements

• Must have obtained Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program

• Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience

• A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree.

Travel Requirements

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