Energy Storage Power Systems Engineer - Controls & Grid

Redwood Materials, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,200 - 196,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy storage company in California is seeking a Power Systems Engineer to design and validate controller functions for cutting-edge battery energy storage systems. The ideal candidate will have an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering and expertise in control theory, MATLAB/Simulink, and programming in Python, C, or C++. The role offers a competitive salary range of $145,200 - $196,800 based on experience, along with full-time employment and opportunities in an innovative work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in PID tuning, state-space modeling, and frequency-domain analysis.
• Expert proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink for control algorithm development.
• Experience with inverter-based resource modeling and grid stability concepts.

Responsibilities

• Translate power system requirements into controller specifications.
• Design and validate plant controller functions for storage systems.
• Develop automation tools for interconnection studies using Python or C.

Skills

Classical and modern control theory

MATLAB/Simulink

Python programming

C programming

C++ programming

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSCAD

PSSE

CHIL environments (RTDS, OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL)

Job description

A leading energy storage company in California is seeking a Power Systems Engineer to design and validate controller functions for cutting-edge battery energy storage systems. The ideal candidate will have an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering and expertise in control theory, MATLAB/Simulink, and programming in Python, C, or C++. The role offers a competitive salary range of $145,200 - $196,800 based on experience, along with full-time employment and opportunities in an innovative work environment.