Senior Electrical & Automation Engineer - Microgrid Storage
Raise
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Job summary
Raise is hiring a Senior Electrical & Automation Engineer in Burnaby, BC to join a team generating electricity for 14 isolated microgrids serving over 20 Indigenous communities. The role focuses on diesel generation, hydro generation, energy storage integration and advanced microgrid control systems.
You will act as Professional of Record or Owners Engineer for electrical, automation and protection, provide technical support for off‑grid facilities (100 kW–10 MW), and help develop capital and
Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant electrical engineering experience in diesel and hydro-generation.
- P.Eng with EGBC permit to practice required.
- Ability to travel to off-grid remote communities for extended periods (about 5 weeks per year).
- Experience leveraging AI tools in engineering workflows.
Responsibilities
- Act as Professional of Record or Owners Engineer for electrical, automation, protection and control across generation and energy storage facilities.
- Provide technical support for diesel generation and energy storage systems for off-grid communities (100 kW–10 MW).
- Design, program, troubleshoot and commission PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, protection relays, and microgrid controllers.
- Prepare technical documentation including control narratives, specs, hazard logs, test plans, procedures, and drawings.
- Witness FATs and oversee installation and commissioning of diesel gensets and energy storage Systems.
- Collaborate with maintenance crews to sign off on repair and re-commissioning of protection and automation devices.
- Help develop capital and maintenance plans.
- Utilize MS CoPilot to enhance innovation and efficiency.
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Raise is hiring a Senior Electrical & Automation Engineer in Burnaby, BC to join a team generating electricity for 14 isolated microgrids serving over 20 Indigenous communities. The role focuses on diesel generation, hydro generation, energy storage integration and advanced microgrid control systems.
You will act as Professional of Record or Owners Engineer for electrical, automation and protection, provide technical support for off‑grid facilities (100 kW–10 MW), and help develop capital and
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