Senior​/Staff Engineer: FACTS & HVDC Subject Matter Expert

Hybrid 3‑2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking) to accommodate flexibility.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5‑E9, W1‑CW5, or O3‑O6, plus an appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

As part of Dominion Energy’s Electric Transmission (ET) organization, this position is responsible for providing technical focus on equipment procurement, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), lifecycle management, and field engineering activities involving Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC). This position will help support the many STATCOMs, SVCs, and Fixed Series Capacitors (FSCs) deployed on the system that require continual maintenance, troubleshooting, and engineering support across multiple organizations within the company.

Additionally, there are new STATCOMs and an HVDC line in the process of design, engineering, and procurement that this role would be responsible for supporting. Dominion Energy is building the first HVDC line in the state of Virginia and within our Regional Transmission Operator, PJM’s, footprint. Furthermore, this role will work to develop asset management criteria and documentation of engineering and design requirements relating to the application of substation equipment and related turnkey substation projects associated with FACTS and HVDC.

Job duties include:

• Providing subject matter expertise to FACTS and HVDC equipment programs, working closely with system planning, asset management, procurement, and transmission expansion teams to support alignment and strategic objectives.
• Collaborating on solutions to complex, cross‑disciplinary engineering challenges within Electric Transmission, with an emphasis on integrating FACTS and HVDC systems into the existing AC transmission network and operational environment.
  • This role owns the lifecycle of FACTS and/or HVDC equipment – from developing the technical requirements for performance, running Requests for Proposals to determine which vendor to choose, supporting Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), working with project managers, construction, substation design on plans for installation, and then supporting the testing at installation with Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). This also includes assisting with performance monitoring, warranty management, technical issue resolution, and partnership development.
• Driving engagement with key Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), EPC contractors, and technology vendors specializing in FACTS and HVDC systems.
• Providing technical input to standardization efforts for EPC projects involving specialized substation, FACTS, and HVDC systems to help ensure consistent design, constructability, maintainability, and reliability across installations.
• Supporting existing FACTs Real‑time digital simulator (RTDS) replicas and upcoming HVDC replicas in our laboratory environment used to understand how changes in control logic will impact behavior in the field.
• Assisting with the identification, evaluation, and application of innovative technologies and solutions to address FACTS and HVDC equipment challenges, improve performance, reduce risk, and enhance operational flexibility.
• Creating and presenting training materials, standards, and operational guidelines for Operations and Field organizations regarding maintenance procedures and response protocols for system events involving FACTS and HVDC systems.
• Contributing expertise to FACTS and HVDC spare and critical material strategies and governance programs, including participating in spare need assessments, supporting risk‑based spare sizing, assisting with lifecycle obsolescence planning, and collaborating with supply chain and inventory management teams.
• Providing in‑field support through on‑site or remote means, as necessary, to assist in facilitating required vendor‑governed maintenance or Substation/ETFO support.
• Facilitating technical collaboration and…