Senior Power System Engineer – AI Grid Studies

The role

You will build and validate AI-assisted study capabilities for generation and large load interconnection. You will translate study procedures into software-assisted workflows and perform power flow, contingency analysis, and model preparation.

What you will do

• Support the development and testing of automated workflows for interconnection studies.
• Translate study procedures into structured automation logic.
• Develop Python scripts for model preparation, simulation runs, data checks, and results analysis.
• Prepare and check model files, study assumptions, and input data.
• Support contingency setup, power flow analysis, results extraction, and report generation.
• Work with power system simulation tools such as PSS/E, PSLF, TARA, or PSCAD.
• Compare automated study outputs with engineering expectations and reference cases.
• Develop test cases and QA/QC checks.
• Collaborate with software and AI engineers on model review and report drafting.
• Document model versions, assumptions, methods, and limitations.

Required qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Systems or a related technical field.
• Foundational knowledge of power system modeling, power flow, and dynamics.
• Familiarity with interconnection stakeholders, including ISOs/RTOs, transmission owners, and developers.
• Familiarity with the interconnection process.
• Familiarity with NERC TPL standards, regional reliability standards, or utility/ISO/RTO planning criteria.
• Familiarity with PSS/E, PSLF, TARA, PSCAD, or similar tools and their scripting interfaces.
• Experience using Python for engineering analysis or workflow automation.
• Experience using AI to automate power system study tasks.
• Over three years of experience in interconnection or transmission planning studies for a U.S. region.
• Experience on a transmission planning study team at a utility, ISO/RTO, developer, or consulting firm.
• Project experience in NERC TPL contingency studies, steady-state thermal and voltage analysis, short-circuit analysis, dynamic stability, or EMT simulation.
• Experience proposing and testing network upgrade solutions and estimating costs.

Nice to have

• Experience working at a software company or collaborating with software development teams.
• Experience leading projects and mentoring junior engineers.
• Hands-on experience with short-circuit, dynamic stability, and EMT studies.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end interconnection study process in a U.S. region.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Remote-first culture
• Professional development opportunities, including training, mentorship, and career pathing
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
• Short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance at no cost to you
• 401(k) plan with a 4% match
• Flexible PTO

Before you apply

• Role is restricted to individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, asylees, or refugees).

About the company

GridUnity is the industry leader in interconnection life cycle management, delivering software solutions to accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy future. The company unites grid interconnection stakeholders on a single platform to convert data into actionable intelligence.