Overhead Distribution Assets Technical Lead

Position Title: Overhead Distribution Assets Technical Lead

Requisition : REQ-3887

Position Type: Full time

Location: Charlotte, NC

EPRI provides thought leadership, industry expertise, and collaborative value to help the electricity sector identify issues, technology gaps, and broader needs that can be addressed through effective research and development programs for the benefit of society.

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Overhead Distribution Assets Technical Lead

The EPRI Distribution Systems Assets research team works at the forefront of medium-voltage utility R&D. This team executes projects that guide new equipment designs, improve reliability, and guide deployment of new technologies onto the distribution system.

This position works as part of the research team to understand how overhead distribution equipment performs, ages, and fails. Specifically, this role is meant to apply industry-leading electrical, mechanical, and materials engineering principals to overhead distribution equipment performance. This includes laboratory testing, failure analysis and forensics, and field demonstrations.

This research has elements of working with a team, as well as some work performed independently. Results from the research are shared with utilities across the world.

As our team continues to grow, we are looking for someone that can:

• Understand how new technology can be applied on overhead distribution systems;
• Help develop research plans to evaluate new technologies and approaches;
• Perform laboratory and field testing, including data collection and analysis; this will require the ability to execute a test plan and operate laboratory test equipment safely;
• Present research results and findings to utilities. This includes presentations, videos, web-content, and technical reports.

Our overhead distribution research focuses on the electrical and mechanical performance of overhead distribution equipment, such as overhead structures and their materials, pole hardware, conductor, connectors, transformers, surge arresters, asset condition monitoring systems.

• Apply technical knowledge to industry issues and gain input on needs from members/stakeholders and identify current and emerging technical issues;
• Develop research or services opportunities of value to EPRI members that fit EPRI’s mission and capabilities. This will include solving customer problems, producing insights and information vital to the members, and delivering information in a manner that members and customers can and will apply;
• May provide oversight of a project team to assure technical and financial milestones are met;
• Assist the EPRI sales staff in Member Services and EPRI International;
• Broaden technical expertise and interface with national and international technical networks with manufacturers, consultants, and academia and research organizations;
• Manage small or medium (less complex) projects including budgets and resources.

Salary range: $135,000–$145,000 USD annually. The salary may be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location and other factors. This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program and standard employee benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), STD/LTD, paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).

EPRI participates in E-Verify and is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.