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System Integration Engineer 1, 2, or Senior

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date: May 14, 2025

**Requisition ID** : 18695

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

+ Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)

+ 401(k) plan with employer matching

+ Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

+ Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)

+ Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance

+ Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)

+ Short and long-term disability plans

+ Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs

+ 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

The System Integration Engineer will drive the advancement of SRP's integrated system planning capabilities through innovative data-driven solutions. This role combines technical expertise with strategic thinking to enhance system-wide planning across multiple organizations including load forecasting, customer programs, transmission, distribution and resource planning through development of sophisticated analytical tools and models. The engineer will architect and execute the strategic roadmap for industry leading planning tools, elevating SRP's integrated system planning capabilities to meet future challenges. The engineer will update SRP's planning systems by integrating models/tools, improving analytics, and connecting input and output platforms. Working closely with other departments, this role will improve how SRP plans the power system through enhanced processes, aligning inputs, maintaining data quality, and providing clear insights for decision-making. The position includes creating clear visual representations of data through dashboards and reports to support business decisions. This role is essential to SRP's move toward more efficient and integrated system planning, combining technical skills with practical business needs.

What You'll Do

• Support the development of a roadmap of how to advance SRP’s current planning tools to the future state that is needed to bring SRP to the next level of integrated system planning.

• Support the continued development of collaborative planning across the organization and advance SRP to the next level of integrated system planning.

• Monitor, track, and benchmark industry models and tools, providing insights and recommendations to support SRP’s advancement to integrated system planning.

• Develop a database to document assumptions and data inputs for various planning scenarios and sensitivities associated with the Integrated System Plan (ISP), Special Studies, and the Integrated Annual Plan.

• Prepare and present reports on resource performance, including renewable generation, carbon/water intensity, battery metrics, and system variability.

• Work with software vendors to understand existing and future functionality and capabilities. Assist in evaluating various planning software and application development packages within the Transmission, Distribution, and Resource Planning organizations, providing recommendations based on departmental current & future needs.

• Communicate results and recommendations in a clear & concise manner to all levels within SRP as well as external stakeholders.

• Prepare/analyze/interpret technical reports for executive management using oral and written communication techniques and graphic visual aids.

• Monitor the evolution of integrated system planning by participating in utility working groups, engaging in EPRI research, and maintaining strategic relationships with utilities that are advancing coordinated planning.

• Research & pilot innovative ideas, testing & evaluating new technologies and software.

• Develop solutions to complex, open-ended questions that involve significant uncertainty and ambiguity, with meaningful economic and operational implications.

• Occasional travel to represent SRP with industry groups, customers, and regulatory and political bodies.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Experience with power system planning and operations is highly desirable.

• Knowledge of SRP’s power system planning tools.

• Positive attitude and excels in a team/collaborative environment.

• Ability to navigate and thrive in situations with ambiguous or unclear requests, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.

• Knowledge in advanced modeling software for planning which could include load flow/stability transmission analysis, production cost/ long-term capacity expansion resource analysis, or reliability/contingency analysis for distribution analysis.

• Prior planning experience in resource planning, transmission planning or distribution planning with experience with system planning tools like Aurora, Plexos, PSLF, LoadSEER, PowerWorld or Synergi is preferred.

Experience

Five (5) years full time experience actively engaged in engineering practice. Must have demonstrated the successful accomplishment of work of the nature defined for the job of Senior Engineer.

Promotion to Level 2 requires a minimum of two years of experience at Level 1; demonstrated capability to perform advanced and more difficult work as determined by the supervisor. Promotion to Senior Level requires a minimum of three years of experience at Level 2; is fully competent in all aspects of functional area of assignment and as such would be recognized as a specialist in area of assignment and may have periodic or occasional lead responsibilities.

Education

A bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution is required and a master’s degree in the area of specialty is preferred.

Testing and Certifications

Must possess the appropriate valid Arizona driver’s license.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

**Nearest Major Market:** Phoenix