Principle Engineer, Power System Controls
Skills
Analytical SkillsAutocadAutocad ElectricalComputer-Aided DesignData CentersEnergy StoragePower Inverters
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering power systems or related field
- 7 to 10 plus years in utility scale solar battery storage or power electronics
- Hands on ownership of single line diagrams and power conversion integration
- Proficiency in electrical CAD and study tools such as SKM ETAP or AutoCAD Electrical
- Strong knowledge of grid forming versus grid following inverter architecture and battery power conversion system behavior
- Strong knowledge of relevant codes and standards for solar AC and DC coupling and energy storage integration
- Experience with islanding controls microgrid energy management systems and inverter or power conversion system integration
- Ability to model islanded systems transient load response and short circuit or coordination studies
- Extreme attention to detail with a bias for speed and rapid iteration
Nice to have
- Microgrid focus
- Off grid experience
- Field validated performance
- EMT modeling
- HIL validation
Day to day
- Own the control architecture for fully islanded microgrids powering AI data centers with solar battery storage and gas generation.
- Define the boundary between OEM firmware and system level controllers and validate that the integrated plant maintains frequency and voltage independently.
- Lead islanded power system studies vendor engagement commissioning plans and field troubleshooting for complex inverter dominant plants.