Transmission Planning Engineer

About Nira Energy Nira's mission is to help convert the US power grid to be 100% fossil-free. We are profitable! Nira is a software platform that helps renewable energy developers find the cheapest points on the grid to connect. We focus on estimating the cost to interconnect with the electrical grid (aka the Interconnection Process). Depending on where developers connect, they may be on the hook to pay millions of dollars to upgrade power lines, substations etc. The Company  Nira is a software company with a mission of accelerating the integration of large-scale renewable energy projects. Developers of solar, wind, and energy storage projects use Nira’s software to find the best locations to site their projects and help manage them through the queue. Nira’s software products simplify complex and niche electrical engineering concepts that would otherwise lead most renewable energy projects to be cancelled after significant investment. In less than five years, Nira has solidified a track record of success a with a growing, and profitable, 25+ employee company. They’ve established an extremely reputable brand and have a rapidly growing customer base. The opportunity to join such an early stage, yet risk-reduced, software company in growth mode is a rare opportunity.   Job Description  Nira is hiring Transmission Planning Engineers to join the product team comprised of half planning engineers and half software engineers. In this role, you’ll work with other planning engineers and software engineers to build products that help renewable developers put together successful project portfolios. Specifically, you’ll:  • Focus on deepening and expanding your transmission planning and generator interconnection studies subject matter expertise. • Work with software engineers and product managers to codify your domain knowledge into Nira’s software products’ backend. • Support the full product life cycle including product ideation, research and development, coding, sales support, customer support, and product maintenance.  Who We’re Looking For  This could be a great fit if: • You have experience with generation interconnection related studies. You have 2+ years of hands on experience with tools like TARA, PSS/E, Power World, Python, etc.; and you already have a sense of what data renewable developers need to build a portfolio of successful projects. • You’re motivated by having ownership in your work. You take initiative on projects and have a strong preference to be a trailblazer. Or when the "trail" is given to you, you are motivated to challenge it and ensure it's the best trail every step of the way. • You’re ready to roll up your sleeves for the team, and no task is beneath you. Sometimes the work isn’t always sexy, but you’re down to do it anyway if it means advancing the ...