Distribution Data Center Modeling Engineer

Job Summary

If you’re looking to model the electric distribution systems powering the world’s data center capital, then we’re looking for you! The Distribution DataCenter Planning team is hiring for a motivated engineer to join our team and lead the effort in steady-state, phasor-domain dynamic, and electromagnetic (EMT) modeling of data centers on our distribution system. This position will be responsible for building, maintaining, and analyzing digital models of electric utility systems that serve data centers in Dominion Energy’s service territory. This position is essential for ensuring electrical reliability, supporting future growth, and delivering accurate models that will help guide critical grid decisions. Additionally, this engineer will support the datacenter connection process from the initial Delivery Point Request (DPR) phase up to Conceptual Phase Request (CPR)/Approval for Expenditure (AFE) phases, as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and refine steady-state, phasor-domain dynamic, and electromagnetic (EMT) models of data center electric utility systems, including grid connections, backup generators, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS’s), batteries, transformers, and distribution networks.
• Simulate varying electrical load scenarios, grid failures, and redundancy strategies to assess risk and ensure robust power reliability.
• Work closely with data center customers to understand their performance capabilities and expectations both at the time of interconnection requests and as customers integrate new equipment as technology develops.
• Provide scenario analysis to forecast the impact of site expansions, new technologies, or changes in grid reliability on power system performance and power quality.
• Perform analysis to understand the impact of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and/or Distribution-level Flexible AC Transmission devices (FACTs) on circuits with data center load. Perform data analytics to compare real-time data captured from field events with models to validate their performance.
• Collaborate with our internal Electric Transmission team, external utility companies, engineering, and facilities teams to gather requirements, validate model data, and support electrical infrastructure planning.
• Monitor industry trends, evolving regulations, and advancements in energy modeling software and grid technologies.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support due diligence for new site selection for bridging power and utility negotiations by modeling grid capacity and dynamic behavior.
• This position may require occasional site visits to ensure model accuracy.
• This position involves regular interaction with engineering, operations, utility providers, data center customers, and management teams.
• Support the data center connection process from the DPR phase up to CPR/AFE phases, as needed.
• Support storm restoration as a Night Packager, reviewing unassigned outage and non‑outage jobs, grouping and prioritizing work, and assigning packages to field crews, patrollers, or ghost crews for the next day. Responsibilities include confirming crew availability, updating restoration details, adjusting assignments as needed, and communicating packaging plans to managers and leads while using OMS, TRSi, GIS, and Crew Manager to efficiently organize and dispatch work overnight.

Sponosrship and Relocation Assistance will be available to the successful candidate if necessary.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, Power Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in electric utility modeling, power system analysis, or electrical engineering for critical infrastructure.
• Proficiency with electric distribution and/or power system modeling and simulation tools (e.g., Synergi, ETAP, PSCAD, PSS®E, or similar).
• Experience with power electronics is a plus.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret electrical data and distill complex scenarios into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, especially when working with multidisciplinary teams and external utility partners.
• Familiarity with data center design standards and electrical reliability frameworks (e.g., Uptime Institute, IEEE, NERC) is a plus.
• Keen attention to detail
• Capacity to manage multiple projects and shift priorities in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Commitment to continuous learning, staying current on smart grid and energy innovation.

Education Requirements

REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA:
For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met:

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or

Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or

Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.

Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree):

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Preferred, but not necessary: Master’s Degree; Doctor of Philosophy

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Note: Dominion Energy minimum experience and education requirements may exceed stated ANSI standards and candidates must meet the Dominion Energy minimum requirements.

For Nuclear employees, this ANSI standard must be met, all of which is met or exceeded in the Engineer series job summaries with the exception of the Nuclear Power experience requirement of at least 1 year:

ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014, Section 4.6.1 Education requirements: Baccalaureate or associate degree in engineering or related science. Minimum experience for the position: Related experience which shall include 2 years; Nuclear power plant experience to include 1 year.

Working Conditions

Cold Up to 25%Dust / Grease / Oil Up to 25%Energized Wires Up to 25%Fumes Up to 25%Heat Up to 25%Loud Noise Up to 25%Office Work Environment 76 -100%Outdoors Up to 25%Pressurized Lines & Valves Up to 25%Radiation Up to 25%Travel Up to 25%

Other Working Conditions

Test Description

No Testing Required