Job Description
Who We Are We're powering a cleaner, brighter future. Exelon is leading the energy transformation, and we're calling all problem solvers, innovators, community builders and change makers. Work with us to deliver solutions that make our diverse cities and communities stronger, healthier and more resilient. We're powered by purpose-driven people like you who believe in being inclusive and creative, and value safety, innovation, integrity and community service. We are a Fortune 200 company, 20,000 colleagues strong serving more than 10.7 million customers at six energy companies -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). We're committed to creating an environment where every person can thrive. Our employee experience is grounded in four tenets that guide how we support our people: purposeful careers, growth opportunities, community impact, and support to thrive. In our relentless pursuit of excellence, we elevate diverse voices, fresh perspectives and bold thinking. And since we know transforming the future of energy is hard work, we provide competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career. Are you in? Primary Purpose The Senior Engineer in the Emerging Technologies – Smart Grid team leads the identification, evaluation, and deployment of innovative technologies by owning end-to-end problem definition, impact quantification, and cost-benefit justification. This role drives initiatives from ideation through execution, ensuring emerging technologies deliver measurable grid, customer, and societal value while supporting ComEd’s strategic, regulatory, and modernization objectives. The senior engineer will focus on integrating distributed energy resources (DERs), electric vehicles (EVs), managed charging, microgrids, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and advanced analytics using diverse data streams. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams across engineering, IT, OT, and cybersecurity to support grid modernization and strategic technology roadmaps. The Senior Engineer will also contribute to pilot project design, industry engagement, and mentoring, while staying at the forefront of regulatory and technological trends shaping the future of the electric grid. Develops and/or leads teams in studies, plans, criteria, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, performance assessments, integrated systems analysis, cost estimates, budgets, associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of Exelon's electric generation, transmission, distribution, gas and telecommunication facilities/systems. Provides consultation and recommendations to the Company within and to other business units and/or customers as a result of studying company or customer-owned systems, processes, equipment, vehicles or facilities. Reviews financial data from budget and actual costs of projects. Provides technical expertise to strategic, legislative and operational decisions. Participates in creating, updating, and applying internal/industry standards and technology in a specialized area of expertise. Trains and mentors others. Position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies. Primary Duties Lead smart grid and emerging technology initiatives from ideation through execution, including defining grid problems, quantifying impacts, and establishing economic justification. Own and approve cost-benefit analyses for emerging technologies, ensuring methodologies, assumptions, and results support investment decisions and regulatory defensibility. Quantify grid, customer, and societal impacts of technologies such as DERs, EVs, managed charging, V2G, microgrids, BESS, grid-forming inverters, and advanced analytics. Lead pilot project design and evaluation by defining success criteria, benefit metrics, and pathways to scale based on quantified results. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, IT, OT, cybersecurity, and business teams to align technical solutions with operational, financial, and strategic outcomes. Apply advanced analytics and modeling to synthesize diverse data streams into actionable insights and quantified value propositions. Inform strategic technology roadmaps by translating technical outcomes and economic analysis into clear recommendations for leadership. Represent ComEd in industry forums, pilots, and working groups, influencing standards and best practices related to valuation and impact assessment. Provide technical leadership