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Utility Distribution Engineer

United States, Buffalo 80000.00 - 120000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 21, 2026
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You excel in this role by combining strong technical expertise with a consultative, client-focused approach. You are highly analytical and comfortable working with large, time-synchronized data sets to identify patterns, anomalies, and root causes related to power quality, system losses, and grid performance. You proactively collaborate with client grid personnel to understand system history, priorities, and constraints, allowing you to deliver practical, prioritized recommendations rather than just technical findings. You communicate complex electrical and engineering concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, helping clients articulate issues to large power users, regulators, and funding stakeholders. Through clear reporting, confident presentations, and a focus on actionable solutions, you consistently help clients move from data to decisions that improve reliability, efficiency, and overall grid performance.

Job Responsibility

  • Combine strong technical expertise with a consultative, client-focused approach
  • Work with large, time-synchronized data sets to identify patterns, anomalies, and root causes related to power quality, system losses, and grid performance
  • Collaborate with client grid personnel to understand system history, priorities, and constraints
  • Deliver practical, prioritized recommendations
  • Communicate complex electrical and engineering concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Help clients articulate issues to large power users, regulators, and funding stakeholders
  • Provide clear reporting and confident presentations
  • Help clients move from data to decisions that improve reliability, efficiency, and overall grid performance

Requirements

  • Technician associates degree in electronics
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent preferred
  • Five to seven years tenure in utility industry or utility equipment industry
  • Responsibilities related to understanding, articulating and/or troubleshooting grid shortcomings
  • Working with both company and client teams
  • Experience documenting client interactions

What we offer

  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Medical coverage
  • Wellness programs
  • Career development opportunities

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