Hybrid Director of Power Systems & Microgrid Engineering

Confidential Jobs; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Confidential Search in Houston, TX seeks a senior electrical power-systems engineer to deliver distributed-generation, microgrid, and mission-critical projects. This level-flexible role may be Director/Senior Engineer, Director/Principal Engineer, or Director/Chief Engineer, depending on experience and authority.

The ideal candidate remains hands-on, defends designs, coordinates with utilities and customers, and mentors other engineers while driving interconnection, protection, and power-system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering.
• 10+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.
• Experience with electrical power systems and medium- and/or high-voltage infrastructure.
• Experience with substations, switchgear, transformers, electrical distribution, generation.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or approving one-line diagrams and schematics.
• Knowledge of protection schemes, protective relaying, grounding, and system coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead or drive electrical engineering for distributed-generation, microgrid, and large power-infrastructure projects.
• Develop, review, or approve electrical architectures, single-line diagrams, schematics, and equipment specs.
• Apply technical depth across HV, MV, and LV systems including substations, switchgear, transformers.
• Develop or review protection and control philosophies, relay settings, and system coordination.
• Perform, review, or guide power-system studies including load flow, short circuit, and arc flash.
• Work directly with utilities on interconnection requirements, service requests, and commissioning.

Skills

Power systems engineering

HV/MV/LV systems

One-line diagrams

Protection and relaying

Interconnection with utilities

Technical leadership

Hands-on engineering

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM PowerTools

PSCAD

PSS/E

PowerFactory

CYME

Job description

Confidential Search in Houston, TX seeks a senior electrical power-systems engineer to deliver distributed-generation, microgrid, and mission-critical projects. This level-flexible role may be Director/Senior Engineer, Director/Principal Engineer, or Director/Chief Engineer, depending on experience and authority.

The ideal candidate remains hands-on, defends designs, coordinates with utilities and customers, and mentors other engineers while driving interconnection, protection, and power-system