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Shades Of Grey Hr. lists this Remote Principal Power Systems Engineer Grid Integration & Power Electronics opportunity in ames, Iowa. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Title: Principal Power Systems Engineer – Grid Integration & Power Electronics
Location: Remote, Canada or United States; preference for candidates based in Canada
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: President
Travel: Occasional North American and international travel
Compensation: $175,000–$215,000 USD annual base salary for U.S.-based candidates. Compensation for Canada-based candidates will be adjusted to CAD based on location, experience, and qualifications.
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement plan with company contribution; PTO and holidays; professional-development support; stock ownership opportunity
Job Summary
Our Client is an engineering and energy consulting firm supporting utilities, renewable-energy developers, investors, government agencies, and other power-sector clients. Since 2011, our client has supported more than 180 GW of clean and renewable energy projects.
We are seeking a Principal Power Systems Engineer to serve as a senior technical and client-facing leader. This role will lead complex grid interconnection, transmission planning, renewable and battery-storage integration, inverter-based resource (IBR), and reliability studies while mentoring engineers and supporting client growth.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Lead complex power-system, interconnection, transmission, renewable, storage, IBR, power-quality, and grid-compliance studies.
Establish study methodology, assumptions, modeling approaches, and quality standards.
Review, validate, and troubleshoot models and serve as a final technical reviewer.
Lead RMS and EMT modeling, validation, and IBR performance assessments.
Present and defend technical findings to clients, utilities, ISO/RTOs, and other stakeholders.
Manage key client relationships, project scope, schedules, and technical deliverables.
Mentor engineers and review technical work.
Support proposals, scopes, fee estimates, and business development.
Stay current on FERC, NERC, IEEE, ISO/RTO, utility, and Canadian grid requirements.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, power systems, or a related engineering discipline.
8+ years of U.S. and/or Canadian power-sector experience, including senior or technical leadership responsibilities.
Strong experience with IBR modeling, grid integration, and complex power-system studies.
Advanced proficiency in at least two platforms such as PSCAD/EMTDC, PSS/E, GE PSLF, ASPEN, MATLAB/Simulink, or PowerGEM TARA.
Experience with RMS and EMT modeling and model validation.
Strong client-facing experience and ability to defend technical work before external stakeholders.
Experience mentoring engineers and managing project scope, budget, and schedules.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Authorization to work in the U.S. or Canada, or ability to obtain authorization through employer-sponsored immigration support. Visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s, M.Eng., or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, power systems, or a related field.
PE, P.Eng., or progress toward professional licensure.
Experience with ISO/RTO interconnection queues and grid requirements.
Experience with grid-forming inverters, weak-grid conditions, renewable-plus-storage, or large-load/data-center interconnections.
Knowledge of NERC, IEEE 1547, IEEE 2800, FERC, and Canadian operator requirements.
Programming or automation experience with Python, C++, MATLAB, Excel VBA, R, or similar tools.
Proposal development, regulatory, technical advisory, or business-development experience.
Work Environment / Schedule
Fully remote within the U.S. or Canada.
Collaboration across North American time zones.
Occasional domestic and international travel.
Valid passport and ability to travel across the U.S.–Canada border, as legally permitted.
Compensation and Benefits
$175,000–$215,000 base salary.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
401(k) with company contribution for U.S. employees or Group RRSP for Canadian employees.
PTO and company holidays.
Professional licensure and continuing-education support.
Stock ownership opportunity, subject to eligibility and vesting terms.
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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