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Principal Engineer - ADMS Support

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jun 2026

About the role

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required: Not Applicable

Employment Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship currently.

Hybrid Role: This role is hybrid, with an established schedule of in-person work required at an assigned work location. Any remote work is expected to be performed from an employee’s primary residence, unless allowed (or prohibited) through the Company’s remote work guidelines.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

Senior level engineer responsible for planning and conducting intermediate to more complex engineering related activities requiring the use of creative techniques, as well as application of thorough knowledge of engineering or scientific principles and practice in multiple areas. Incumbents have the authority to makes decisions on engineering problems and methods applicable to the resolution of important issues, which may be complex at times. Participates on and leads teams, as well as develops effective relationships with key decision makers, as needed.

Key Accountabilities

Applies strong knowledge and background of engineering and scientific principles and practices in a variety of assignments.
Develops, coordinates, and directs critical projects or field engineering assignments that are large or complex.
Leads or plays key role on process improvement teams.
Initiates or performs engineering studies, proposing solutions or recommending alternatives.
Develops presentations of engineering-related projects to stakeholders.
Develops models and analyzes data to support improvement programs, techniques and solutions.
Conducts studies and analyses to assist in the resolution of engineering-related issues; may assist with developing engineering standards and practices.
Mentors and provides guidance/direction for less experienced engineers.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology and a minimum of 6 years of job relevant experience

Other Qualifications

Preferred

Master's Degree in Engineering or job relevant discipline
Professional experience in one or more of the following areas: Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), SCADA, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Strong working knowledge of ADMS architecture, support models, and databases, including application change management, roles and permissions, integrations, configurations, incident response, and remedy ticketing.
Experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, and performing application failover functionality for ADMS applications.
Strong technical acumen in Distribution Management System (DMS) functions and platforms
Experience with end-to-end network model maintenance, including changeset promotion processes for substations, feeders, and SCADA points. Skilled in validating and updating connectivity models based on as-built documentation and GIS extracts, applying changesets to core systems, and resolving data errors in network models and SCADA configurations.
Experience working with the GIS team to validate and update the distribution network model via the changeset promotion process using GIS extracts.
Experience in rectifying data errors in the network model and SCADA configuration and providing timely and sustainable solutions.
Knowledge of electrical operations, distribution systems, and data management<