Lead Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the battery energy storage system (BESS) fleet as a power plant, including architecture, sizing, controls, safety case, and grid-forming behavior.
• Own BESS architecture, including pack-to-medium-voltage transformer grouping, string composition, medium-voltage collection topology, string-level protection, and physical block layout with NFPA 855 spacing.
• Size storage based on compute duty cycles, step loads, training-job ramps, and actual-versus-nameplate utilization.
• Own inverter control strategy, including grid-forming versus grid-following operation, droop, virtual inertia, fault-current contribution, ride-through, and coordination with generation governors and excitation.
• Own plant controller and energy management system functional specifications for dispatch, state-of-charge management, peak shaving, spinning-reserve emulation, islanding, and black-start participation.
• Own the fire and life-safety case, including UL 9540 and UL 9540A basis, thermal runaway propagation, deflagration venting, water supply, emergency response planning, and authority having jurisdiction engagement.
• Own OEM relationships, including technical requirements, factory testing, performance guarantees, and degradation and augmentation planning.
• Direct Design, Commissioning, Ops/Build, Network, Civil, and Program Manager team members supporting Battery Storage as the organization grows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of power systems engineering experience.
• 4+ years of direct experience with utility-scale or large commercial and industrial battery energy storage.
• Experience sizing storage against a real duty cycle.
• Working knowledge of NFPA 855, UL 9540, UL 9540A, IEEE 1547, and IEEE 2800.
• Utility-scale BESS fleet experience with large pack counts.
• Deep understanding of grid-forming inverter control and its interaction with synchronous machines.
• Experience with PSCAD or other electromagnetic transient modeling of inverter-based resources.
• Professional Engineering license or intention to actively seek a PE license.
• Experience building and leading an engineering team from the first hire.
• Ability to perform hands-on work in heat, cold, rain, tight quarters, and at heights.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed for construction, energization, and operations.
• Ability to remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate PPE.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
• Ability to provide 24/7 on-call support for emergencies.
• Valid driver's license.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for factory witness testing, vendor and OEM engagement, and support of other sites.

Compensation and Benefits

• No compensation information was provided.