Principal Power Systems Engineer – Grid Integration & Power Electronics
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JobgetherPower systems engineering
The role is open to candidates based in the United States or Canada, Ability to collaborate across North American time zones.Full-TimePrincipal
SalaryAnnual base salary of $175,000–$215,000 USD for US-based candidates. Compensation for Canada-based candidates adjusted to CAD according to location, experience, and qualifications.
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in the US and/or Canadian power sector
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related engineering discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in the US and/or Canadian power sector, including senior technical or engineering leadership responsibilities.
- Strong expertise in inverter-based resource modeling, grid integration, and complex power systems studies.
- Advanced proficiency in at least two of PSCAD/EMTDC, PSS/E, GE PSLF, ASPEN, MATLAB/Simulink, or PowerGEM TARA.
- Practical experience with RMS and EMT modeling, simulation, and model validation.
- Ability to present and defend technical findings before clients, utilities, and other external stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring engineers and managing project scope, budgets, and schedules.
- Master's degree, M.Eng., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related discipline is preferred.
- PE or P.Eng. license, or progress toward professional licensure, is preferred.
- Preferred experience includes ISO/RTO interconnection queues, grid requirements, grid-forming inverters, weak-grid conditions, renewable-plus-storage systems, or large-load and data-center interconnections.
- Familiarity with NERC standards, IEEE 1547, IEEE 2800, FERC regulations, and Canadian grid operator requirements is preferred.
- Programming or automation experience using Python, C++, MATLAB, Excel VBA, R, or similar tools is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead power systems, grid interconnection, transmission planning, renewable energy, battery storage, inverter-based resource, power quality, and grid compliance studies.
- Establish study methodologies, assumptions, modeling approaches, and technical quality standards.
- Review, validate, and troubleshoot engineering models and serve as final technical reviewer for key deliverables.
- Lead RMS and EMT modeling, model validation, and inverter-based resource performance assessments.
- Present and defend technical findings to clients, utilities, ISO/RTOs, regulators, and other industry stakeholders.
- Manage client relationships, project scopes, schedules, budgets, and technical deliverables.
- Mentor engineers, review technical work, and support engineering capability development.
- Contribute to proposals, technical scopes, fee estimates, and business development initiatives.
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