Senior Power Systems Engineer

Calibrant Energy

16h

About The Position

Calibrant Energy is seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to lead technical direction and execution for utility-scale and distributed renewable energy assets. This role involves serving as the primary electrical engineering point of contact for sophisticated external customers, ensuring projects meet design standards, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The engineer will deliver design, modeling, and technical support throughout project lifecycles, including developing preliminary single-line diagrams, assessing interconnection strategies, and resolving interconnection and protection-related issues. The position also requires providing technical support to the O&M team.

Requirements

8+ years of professional experience working in the renewables industry, with a focus on developing and implementing solutions that accelerate the energy transition, with direct ownership of electrical engineering scope on complex projects.
Familiarity and hands-on proficiency of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures.
Experience with energy generation technologies including one or more of the following: solar, wind, battery storage, geothermal, biomass, fuel cells, EV charging.
Proven experience with utility interconnection processes: applications, impact studies, facilities studies, and utility technical negotiations.
Proficiency in electrical design and modeling tools; experience with protection coordination, load flow, and short circuit analysis software.
Working autonomously on deadline-driven projects, your strong analytical and problem-solving skills will ensure on-time delivery to stakeholders.
Effectively manage multiple projects, consulting engineers and vendors, negotiate contracts and oversee schedules of deliverables.
Ability to travel to client sites as needed.
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering (PE) license
Field experience commissioning distributed generation equipment.
Experience designing distributed generation, isochronous grids.
SCADA Protections and Controls Experience.
Experience working directly with data center clients on electrical infrastructure, redundancy requirements, or utility service design.
Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems — a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead technical direction and execution during the development, construction, commissioning, and operation of utility-scale and distributed renewable energy assets, including BESS, solar+storage, and hybrid systems.
Serve as the primary electrical engineering point of contact for sophisticated external customers — including hyperscale and colocation data centers, C&I clients, managing technical relationships from early development through commercial operation.
Ensure all projects meet design standards and maintain high-quality engineering designs. Establish and enforce design standards; provide quality oversight across cross-functional project teams.
Collaborate with customers, utilities, AHJs, and third-party consultants to support the design and engineering of complex projects.
Stay abreast of industry developments, new project requirements, and emerging trends to inform project strategies.
Share technical knowledge by coordinating with cross-functional teams throughout various project phases.
Deliver design, modeling, and technical support from initial customer solution designs through to successful project implementation and operation.
Model and optimize engineering designs and review electrical engineering deliverables: single-line diagrams, protection coordination studies, load flow and short circuit analyses, equipment specifications, and interconnection design packages to meet project specifications and regulatory standards.
Develop preliminary single-line diagrams depicting equipment sizing and MV/HV interconnection topologies.
Assess and lead interconnection (INTX) strategy across multiple ISOs/RTOs — including application preparation, impact study review, facilities study negotiation, and utility technical coordination.
Engage directly with utility technical staff, transmission planners, and grid operators to resolve interconnection and protection-related issues.
Provide technical support to O&M team