Power Studies Engineer, PSCAD

Role Overview

• Perform power system studies including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, grounding, power quality, harmonic analysis, transient analysis, and reliability studies.
• Develop and maintain electrical system models using PSCAD, ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or similar software platforms.
• Perform electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies to evaluate system behavior during switching events, faults, utility disturbances, and large load changes.
• Analyze the impact of high-density AI load characteristics, and mission-critical loads on utility, emergency generators, and facility electrical infrastructure.
• Support utility interconnection studies and coordinate with utility providers on service requirements and system performance.
• Evaluate system reliability, redundancy strategies, contingency scenarios, and power system resiliency.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering calculations, study documentation, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with electrical design teams on medium-voltage systems, substations, standby generation, UPS systems, mechanical system electrical load characteristics, and utility service infrastructure.
• Participate in design coordination meetings with clients, consultants, utilities, and project stakeholders.
• Support commissioning activities and provide technical guidance during project execution.
• Review engineering deliverables for technical accuracy and compliance with applicable standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 8-15 years of experience in power systems engineering, utility engineering, substations, transmission and distribution, industrial facilities, renewable energy, or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Experience performing power system studies, including transient, harmonic, and grounding analysis, is required.
• Proficiency with PSCAD is required.
• Experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, PowerFactory, CYME, or similar power system analysis software.
• Strong understanding of electrical power systems, utility infrastructure, substations, protective relaying, and system reliability.
• Experience with utility interconnections and medium-voltage power systems.
• Experience performing underground ductbank ampacity and heat studies (Neher-McGrath methodology), short circuit, load flow, protective device coordination, and arc flash analysis is considered an asset.
• PE license preferred. Additional certifications are a plus.
• Clear understanding of NEC, IEEE 519, IEEE 3000 series, IEEE transformers and switchgear, NFPA, NESC, and utility standards.
• Strong technical writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to effectively communicate study results, findings, and recommendations to clients.
• Experience supporting data center, utility, industrial, or large-scale infrastructure projects is highly desirable.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Tech Stack

• Flash
• Switching

Benefits

• Health insurance (Medical, HSA & FSA, Dental, Vision)
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• PTO
• Retirement plan
• Stock ownership / synthetic equity options
• Work from home