Power System Studies Engineer - PJM - REMOTE (US or CANADA)

Root Edge; Canada; Remote; CAD 154,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Root Edge is seeking a highly skilled Power Systems Engineer to own PJM interconnection studies and lead PSS/E modeling initiatives. You’ll work directly with leadership in a fast, small team and accelerate delivering critical grid studies.

Fully remote across the US and Canada, the role offers hands-on responsibility from Day 1, with direct access to tooling and a clear path to seniority as you demonstrate impact on real projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of power systems engineering experience including PJM studies
• Hands-on proficiency with PSS/E
• Ability to work directly with leadership in a small team

Responsibilities

• Lead PJM interconnection studies end-to-end
• Review data for short circuit, load flow, and stability studies
• Develop dynamic models and UDMs
• Coordinate with Transmission Owners to resolve comments and finalize deliverables
• Advise developers on deficiencies, model tuning, and mitigation strategies
• Build study base cases and cluster queue projects across PJM study cycles

Skills

Power systems engineering

PSS/E

PJM studies

Tools

PSS/E

Job description

PJM's queue reform has triggered the largest wave of interconnection studies the market has seen in over a decade — and engineers who can actually do this work are in short supply. root/edge is retained by a growing energy technology firm that pairs power systems expertise with purpose-built software platforms to help utilities and developers run interconnection and grid studies faster and at scale.

You'll join a small, focused team and report directly to the Director — no layers, no waiting your turn. Responsibility lands fast: you'll be building things that matter within months, not shadowing for years. It's hands‑on from day one, and you're backed by real tooling and an established firm, not figuring it out alone.

What you own:

• Hands‑on PSS®E work across the full spectrum of PJM and MISO interconnection studies — stand‑alone, clustered, as‑built, surplus, expedited, and necessary
• Data review and validation for short circuit, load flow, and stability studies through PJM's Queue Point platform
• Dynamic model development, including generic and user‑defined models (UDMs)
• Troubleshooting, validation, and fine‑tuning of load flow and dynamic models to PJM's Dynamic Modeling Design Guide (DMDG) requirements
• MFO and reactive power capability assessments for PJM compliance
• Scope of Work (SOW) development, contingency definition, and dispatch list creation across PJM/MISO areas including AEP, ComEd, DVP, DPL, PECO, PEPCO, and PSEG
• Building study base cases and clustering queue projects across PJM study cycles
• Coordinating directly with Transmission Owners to resolve comments and finalize deliverables
• Stability analysis under stressed system conditions and contingency scenarios
• Advising developers on deficiencies, model tuning, and mitigation strategies

What you bring:

• 3+ years of power systems engineering experience, including at least 9–12 months working directly on PJM studies
• Hands‑on proficiency with PSS®E
• Comfort operating anywhere from Senior to Principal level — we'll calibrate the seat to your experience

Why now:

PJM's queue reform means an unprecedented, sustained volume of interconnection work. This is one of the most technically demanding and in‑demand corners of the grid right now — and a small‑team, direct‑to‑leadership seat is a rare way in.

Fully remote, open to candidates based anywhere in the US or Canada.