Grid Integration Engineer – Renewable Energy Interconnection
You will steer renewable and storage assets onto the transmission and distribution grid. Using PSS/E, PSCAD, CYME, ETAP, and MATLAB / Simulink, you execute interconnection feasibility studies, transient stability assessments, and protection schemes that satisfy utilities and ISOs. Remote or hybrid work is available for qualified candidates.
Responsibilities
- Lead interconnection feasibility, system impact, and detailed facility studies.
- Build and validate power flow, short-circuit, and dynamic models for wind, solar, and battery systems.
- Conduct transient stability and low-voltage ride-through analysis in PSS/E and PSCAD.
- Design protection & control schemes—relay settings, breaker coordination, communications (DNP3).
- Verify IEEE 1547, NERC, and regional ISO/RTO compliance across voltage classes up to 345 kV.
- Review vendor specifications for high-voltage transformers, inverters, and switchgear.
- Manage interconnection queue milestones, submit data packages, respond to utility RFIs.
- Mentor junior power systems engineers; present technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with power systems concentration.
- 4+ years performing grid integration, interconnection, or protection studies in North America.
- Hands-on expertise with at least two tools: PSS/E, PSCAD, ETAP, CYME, MATLAB / Simulink.
- Solid grasp of symmetrical components, relay coordination, and load-flow theory.
- Familiarity with IEEE 1547, FERC Order 845, and regional tariff procedures.
- Strong written and verbal communication—translate complex analysis into clear action.
Preferred Extras
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or active EIT pursuing PE.
- Experience interfacing with PJM, CAISO, ERCOT, or NYISO.
- Knowledge of grid-forming inverters and microgrid controllers.
- ETAP Real-Time or CYME Distance Protection module exposure.
- Master’s in Power Systems or Renewable Energy.