Power Systems Technical Consultant

CleanTech Talent; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual performance-related bonus

401k Scheme

Medical cover

Enhanced holiday allowance

Charity days

Job summary

SmartGridTechnology is seeking a Solution Engineer (Power Systems) to work with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and grid operators across the US. You will apply advanced simulations and monitoring tools to help solve stability and compliance challenges, while advancing toward senior technical leadership.

The role offers a remote-first path within the US, with opportunities to influence product strategy and collaborate with product, sales, and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related field.
• Knowledge of US reliability standards (NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO interconnection requirements).
• Strong understanding of dynamics stability challenges: oscillations, low inertia, inter-area modes, renewable integration.
• Experience with simulation tools such as PSS E, PSCAD, or PowerFactory.
• Excellent communication skills to present complex concepts to engineers and executives.
• Proactive and ambitious with the drive to grow into a Technical Lead role.
• Experience with synchrophasor (PMU) data and oscillation detection methods.
• Familiarity with ISO/RTO operations (CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, MISO, NYISO).

Responsibilities

• Customer engagement with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and grid operators.
• Deliver dynamic stability assessments and demonstrations addressing oscillations and low inertia.
• Translate NERC/FERC/ISO requirements into technical solutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, sales, and engineering teams.
• Identify customer challenges to inform product strategy and new features.

Skills

Dynamic stability

Oscillation detection

PMU data

Communication

Customer engagement

Education

Electrical Engineering

Power Systems

Tools

PSS E

PSCAD

PowerFactory

Job description

About the job Power Systems Technical Consultant

SmartGridTechnology

RemoteUSA

AreyoupassionateaboutaddressingthemostpressingtechnicalchallengesfacingtheUSgrid,fromlowinertiaandoscillationstolarge-scalerenewableintegrationandNERCreliabilityrequirements?

Doyouthriveattheintersectionofengineeringexpertise,customercollaboration,andreal-worldimpact?Ifso,thiscouldbeyournextbigmove.

TheCompanyAGlobalLeaderinGridInnovation

OurclientisreshapinghowgridsareplannedandoperatedacrossNorthAmericaandbeyond.Theirmission:deliverstable,resilient,low-carbonpowersystemsthatenableutilitiesandoperatorstomeetNetZerogoalswhilemaintainingcompliancewithstringentUSreliabilityandinterconnectionstandards.

Withadvancedanalyticsanddynamicstabilitysolutions,includingoscillationdetection,PMU/WAMS-basedmonitoring,andinertiamanagement,theyareattheforefrontofgridmodernization.

TheRoleSolutionEngineer(PowerSystems)

AsaSolutionEngineer,youllworkcloselywithutilities,ISOs/RTOs,andgridoperatorsacrosstheUS,applyingadvancedsimulationsandmonitoringtoolstohelpthemsolvestabilityandcompliancechallenges.

Thisisanidealroleforanengineerreadytostepintoacustomer-facing,solution-drivenposition,withaclearcareerpathwaytowardseniortechnicalleadership.

KeyResponsibilities

• CustomerEngagement:Partnerwithutilities,ISOs,andtransmissionoperatorstoalignsolutionswithtechnicalandregulatoryrequirements.
• DynamicStabilityExpertise:Deliverpresentationsanddemonstrationsshowinghowtoaddressoscillations,ROCOF,reducedinertia,andweak-gridissues.
• Policy&StandardsAlignment:TranslateNERC,FERC,andISO-specificrequirementsintotechnicalsolutionsthatmeetcustomerandregulatoryneeds.
• Collaboration:Workcross-functionallywithproduct,sales,andengineeringtoco-designtailoredsolutions.
• InnovationTranslation:Identifycustomerchallengesandfeedbackintoproductstrategyfornewfeaturesandcapabilities.

Experience&Skills

• DegreeinElectricalEngineering,PowerSystems,orrelatedfield.
• KnowledgeofUSreliabilitystandards(NERC,FERC,ISO/RTOinterconnectionrequirements).
• Strongunderstandingofdynamicstabilitychallenges:oscillations,lowinertia,inter-areamodes,andrenewableintegration.
• ExperiencewithsimulationtoolssuchasPSS®E,PSCAD,orPowerFactory.
• Excellentcommunicationskills,abletopresentcomplexconceptstobothengineersandexecutives.
• ProactiveandambitiouswiththedrivetogrowintoaTechnicalLeadrole.
• Experiencewithsynchrophasor(PMU)dataandoscillationdetectionmethods.
• FamiliaritywithISO/RTOoperations(e.g.,CAISO,ERCOT,PJM,MISO,NYISO).

WhatsonOffer

• Competitivebasesalary(DOE&qualifications)
• Annualperformance-relatedbonus
• 401kScheme
• Medicalcover
• Enhancedholidayallowance
• Charitydays