Power Systems Engineer - Energy Storage & Grid

Redwood Materials Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in San Francisco seeks a Power Systems Engineer, Energy Storage, to develop and validate power system models, controls, and interconnection solutions for energy storage projects. You will work with PSCAD/PSSE modeling, controller and inverter specifications, CHIL testing, and compliance with utility, ISO, and IEEE requirements.

The role requires 3+ years in power system studies and an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, with hands-on experience in MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, PSSE,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in power system studies, dynamic modeling, inverter-based resources, or grid integration of energy storage and renewable energy systems.
• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering with specialization in power systems and control systems (PhD preferred).
• Strong foundation in classical and modern control theory including PID tuning, state-space modeling, small-signal stability analysis, and frequency-domain analysis (Bode plots)
• Expert proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink for control algorithm development and testing.
• Experience developing and validating user-defined inverter or plant controller models in PSCAD and/or PSSE.

Responsibilities

• Translate power system requirements into site controller and inverter controller specifications, influencing system and plant-level control architecture.
• Design, develop, and validate plant controller functions for battery energy storage systems including voltage/frequency control and droop strategies.
• Ensure control algorithms meet utility, ISO, and IEEE requirements including ERCOT interconnection specifications and IEEE 2800 compliance.
• Build modeling capabilities for Redwood Energy’s products in PSCAD and PSSE, with model validation against field data.
• Set up CHIL testing on platforms like RTDS, OPAL-RT, or Typhoon HIL to validate performance under grid disturbances.
• Develop automation tools for PSCAD/PSSE for interconnection studies using Python, C, or C++.

Skills

Power systems

Control theory

Python

C/C++

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

PSCAD/PSSE

RTDS

OPAL-RT

Typhoon HIL

Job description

Redwood Materials in San Francisco seeks a Power Systems Engineer, Energy Storage, to develop and validate power system models, controls, and interconnection solutions for energy storage projects. You will work with PSCAD/PSSE modeling, controller and inverter specifications, CHIL testing, and compliance with utility, ISO, and IEEE requirements.

The role requires 3+ years in power system studies and an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, with hands-on experience in MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, PSSE,