Principal Planning Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-28
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineer, Energy Management/ Efficiency -
Energy/Power Generation
Renewable Energy, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineer, Energy Management/ Efficiency
Company Overview
Hanwha Renewables, headquartered in Irvine, California, a member of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. Hanwha Renewables designs, builds and manages renewable energy solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in renewable energy to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade energy solutions customized for local energy markets.
Hanwha Renewables offers the full spectrum of energy solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the renewable energy value chain, Hanwha Renewables minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in renewable energy.
Company Overview
Hanwha Renewables, headquartered in Irvine, California, a member of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. Hanwha Renewables designs, builds and manages renewable energy solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in renewable energy to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade energy solutions customized for local energy markets.
Hanwha Renewables offers the full spectrum of energy solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the renewable energy value chain, Hanwha Renewables minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in renewable energy.
Position Overview
Lead and perform interconnection planning analysis and economic studies for utility scale solar PV plants and energy storage projects with a special focus on production cost simulations and utility grid capacity assessment. Principal IPE will be responsible for supervising and performing electrical analysis on the utility high voltage transmission system to identify capacity for potential (utility scale solar & storage) projects and handling necessary transmission & interconnection processes of utilities and ISO’s.
Provide due diligence engineering review, statement, and technical feasibility. Coordinate and manage internal and third-party studies, consulting and independent transmission planning resources during the pre-acquisition leading technical diligence, development activities, and engineering. Principal IPE provides mentorship to junior transmission planning engineers in the team and provides day-to-day guidance for performing interconnection planning viability studies and economic analysis as needed. This role provides necessary technical training for performing loadflow injection studies using TARA and PSS/E software.
Responsibilities
- Routinely lead and perform powerflow studies (using Power Gem TARA and Siemens PSS/E software) and economic studies (using PROMOD) to assess electric interconnection viability of renewable projects and support Development and Commercial Teams for due diligence studies and efforts before commencing interconnection applications. Identify optimal interconnection locations in target markets based on multiple cross-functional siting criteria.
- Perform detailed technical reviews of interconnection study reports (Feasibility, System Impact, and Facilities) to validate assumptions, identify technical errors, inconsistencies, and optimization opportunities. Collaborate with utilities, ISOs, consultants, and internal stakeholders to resolve study issues, reduce network upgrade costs, shorten project schedules, and improve interconnection outcomes by developing technical questions, comments, and alternative mitigation strategies.
- Lead the negotiation of Generator Interconnection Agreement (GIA), amendments, Facility Construction Agreements (FCAs), and other interconnection-related agreements. Coordinate internal reviews with Legal, Engineering, Development, and Commercial teams, and negotiate directly with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and transmission providers to achieve timely execution while…
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