Electric Distribution Modeling Engineer (Entry, Staff, Senior)

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what youre looking for.

This role is part of Xcel Energys Integrated System Planning (ISP) organization, which leads long‑term, risk‑based scenario development and system‑level solution analysis to address load growth, electrification, large customer needs, and regional development. ISP evaluates both infrastructure and non‑infrastructure options to support transparent, data‑driven investment and operational decisions aligned with regulatory, policy, and customer objectives, while advancing reliability, grid modernization, and the Companys Net Zero vision.

Role Overview

Within the Integrated Model Innovation (IMI) group, Distribution Modeling Engineers provide technical leadership in developing and applying advanced distribution system models to support integrated planning, reliability, and operational decision‑making. Responsibilities include building and maintaining detailed distribution models; performing power flow, fault, contingency, and hosting capacity analyses; and assessing system performance under evolving load growth, DER adoption, electrification, and policy‑driven scenarios. The role collaborates closely with distribution planning, DER integration, and operations teams, drives continuous improvement in modeling tools, processes, and data quality, and provides subject‑matter expertise to support regulatory filings, stakeholder engagement, and data requests. Engineers are expected to stay current on industry best practices and emerging modeling techniques to continuously enhance analytical capabilities and planning outcomes.

The job summary below and responsibilities reflect the entry engineer level role. The successfully chosen candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with their skills and experience as different skills and/or experience will be required at the staff, senior and principal engineer levels.

Position Summary

This is an entry level position designed to develop technical expertise in a particular area of specialty. Performs work that involves conventional types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are precedents. Activities are of limited scope requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in the specific narrow area of assignments. May lead small-medium, non-critical projects and/or provide field oversight of critical projects under direction of higher-level engineer or supervisor. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy. As proficiency is gained, may work on portions of larger projects. Works under supervision and follows established procedures. May supervise or coordinate the work of interns, drafters, craft personnel, technicians and/or others.

Essential Responsibilities

• Uses and applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to perform activities/assignments of limited scope.
• Supports the development of technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.) Utilizes and may assist with the development of procedures.
• Provides ongoing technical support for project activities within areas such as Operations, Maintenance, Testing/diagnostics, Regulatory, etc. May provide field engineering oversight for activities such as commissioning, testing, inspections etc. under direct supervision.
• Coordinates/leads projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement support, installation and commissioning), under the direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor.
• Under the direction of a higher-level engineer/supervisor, supports bid/evaluation processes by performing basic analysis and calculations on existing documentation and materials that support the preparation of bid documents. In completing segments of technical evaluations for proposals may need to effectively communicate with other business areas of the company following appropriate processes.
• Effectively exchanges information in all formats, on matters having a wide range of importance and complexity both inter-organizationally and with outside customer/vendors.
• May coordinate the work of interns, drafters, technicians, and/or others and provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers. Responsible for continuous self-development of technical skills and competencies.
• May perform activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, work order management, in support of engineering projects.

Entry Engineer LevelSalary Range: $70,000-$88,667

Minimum Requirements

• Required bachelors degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, electrical engineering degree preferred.
• 0+ years relevant engineering experience. Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• Preferred EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering).

Staff Engineer LevelSalary Range: $81,000 - $106,267

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in engineering from ABET accredited, electrical engineering degree preferred.
• 2+ years relevant engineering experience. Demonstrated broad knowledge & proficiency in specialty area, knowledge of related specialties, & general knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills & core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) strongly preferred.

Senior Engineer LevelSalary Range: $97,000-$129,267

Minimum Requirements

• Required bachelors degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, electrical engineering degree preferred.
• 5+ years relevant engineering experience with EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) required; 7+ years relevant engineering experience without EIT/FE.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• Preferred PE (Professional Engineer) registration may be required depending on business need.

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If youre ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

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