Interconnection Engineer — Solar & Storage Projects Lead

Sol Systems; Washington (Washington County); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Gym reimbursement

Transportation benefits

Education benefits

Paid vacation and federal holidays

Job summary

Sol Systems is seeking an Interconnection Engineer based in Washington, DC to manage solar, storage and hybrid projects through the interconnection process with utilities and RTOs. The role leads cross-functional collaboration and negotiations, aligning with the VP of Transmission Strategy and the Development team.

Responsibilities include managing queue positions, coordinating with consultants, reviewing studies and costs, and supporting M&A with interconnection analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Power Systems focus preferred.
• 0–5 years of relevant professional experience following graduation.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Strong understanding of power system fundamentals and analysis.
• Experience with North American wholesale electricity markets or RTOs (PJM, MISO, ERCOT, SPP) preferred.
• Experience with transmission planning studies and power system modeling tools favored (PSSE, TARA).

Responsibilities

• Partner with Development Ops, Enterprise, Engineering and Construction teams to deliver utility-scale projects through interconnection.
• Manage interconnection queue positions, applications, modeling packages and supporting docs with utilities and RTOs.
• Oversee external consultants for electrical modeling, interconnection studies and congestion analyses.
• Serve as project manager for interconnection activities and greenfield efforts.
• Support M&A by evaluating interconnection reports, GIAs and related documents.
• Develop or oversee interconnection package development (single-line diagrams, models, docs).
• Review study results, network upgrade costs to reduce cost and risk.
• Lead GIA negotiations with utilities and RTOs.
• Represent Sol in stakeholder meetings and industry committees; monitor rule changes.
• Perform market intelligence analysis.

Skills

Power systems analysis

PSSE

TARA

Interconnection processes

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Tools

PSSE

TARA

Job description

Sol Systems is seeking an Interconnection Engineer based in Washington, DC to manage solar, storage and hybrid projects through the interconnection process with utilities and RTOs. The role leads cross-functional collaboration and negotiations, aligning with the VP of Transmission Strategy and the Development team.

Responsibilities include managing queue positions, coordinating with consultants, reviewing studies and costs, and supporting M&A with interconnection analyses.