EMF/RF Power Engineering Specialist III

Job Title:EMF/RF Power Engineering Specialist III

Location:Charlotte, NC, Knoxville, TN, Lenox, MA, Palo Alto, CA, Remote/Home Based

Job Summary and Description:

The EMF/RF Health Assessment and Safety Program focuses on studying the potential impacts of EMF and RF, associated with the electric power system, on workers and the public. Environmental health and safety issues related to electric and magnetic field (EMF) and radiofrequency (RF) exposure are evolving. These evolving issues include:

• Rapid evolution and expansion of the electric grid to meet increasing demands for low-carbon electrification and grid resiliency

• Increasing use of flexible ac transmission system (FACTS) and high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) technologies, including application of new transmission approaches, such as hybrid (HVAC/HVDC) lines

• Increased installation of smart grid and distributed energy resources, including smart meters, electric vehicle chargers, photovoltaic installations, and new energy storage options

• New work practices and workforce to support the modern grid

• The loss of EMF expertise and knowledge as utility subject matter experts (SMEs) retire

The EMF Power Engineering Specialist will conduct research in complex, high impact technical or scientific fields.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Works independently and within a team environment on technical activities without direct supervision

• Assumes responsibility for highly specialized technical objectives or problems where the relationships between cause and effect are difficult to establish and little or no precedence exists, and the use of creative and imaginative thinking is required

• Maintains familiarity with the progress and problems in assigned technical areas and support identification of industry gaps

• Acts as technical specialist for executing on projects or project tasks and provides guidance and oversight to other team members as needed.

Essential Skills:

• Relevant educational background (e.g., EE or applied physics)

• Knowledge of how power transmission and distribution systems are designed

• Knowledge of corona and field effects is a plus

• Interest in learning

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Skills:    

• Understanding of power system designs (e.g. HVAC, HVDC overhead and underground transmission) and how it could affect electric and magnetic fields

• Electric and magnetic field mitigation approaches such as shielding materials and influence of conductor phases/configurations

• Fundamental understanding and application of electric and magnetic field modeling methods and measurement techniques

• Experience with EMF modeling of HVDC, HVAC, and Hybrid overhead lines and submarine cables (HVDC, HVAC)

• Knowledge of EMF compatibility with implanted medical devices, sensitive imaging equipment, and GPS

• Familiarity with radiofrequency (RF) safety concepts and modeling/measurement approaches

Additional Requirements:

•  Works alongside EPRI …