Remote Senior Power Systems Modeling & Microgrid Engineer

DKMRBH Inc; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off and holiday policy

Career progression

Home office set up allowance

Job summary

Terabase Energy seeks a Power Systems and Controls Engineer to lead modeling, simulation, and controls for renewables, energy storage, and microgrids across transmission, distribution, and behind-the-meter systems.

You will develop high‑fidelity models for PV, wind, BESS, and hybrids using PSLF, PSS/E, PSCAD, RTDS, RT-LAB, and related platforms, supporting load flow, dynamic, transient, and EMTP studies, including interconnection requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 3–5 years of relevant experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong understanding of renewable generation, energy storage, and hybrid/microgrid architectures.
• Experience with modeling, simulation, and testing of renewable energy resources and control systems.
• Experience with microgrid controller design, validation, or operation, including islanding, resynchronization, dispatch optimization, and coordinated control of DERs.
• Hardware-in-the-loop testing and validation of protection and control systems using real-time digital simulators.
• Interconnection impact studies for renewable power plants and hybrid systems.
• Power quality studies for utilities and wind/solar/storage plants, including voltage/current unbalance, flicker, voltage sag, and harmonics.
• Fault analysis and transient overvoltage studies, including capacitor and reactor switching, faults and clearing, line energization, and lightning.
• Black start studies, including transformer energization and synchronization.
• Experience with transformer saturation and inrush, load flow and dynamic studies, short-circuit analysis, and SSCI.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, customers, research partners, and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the power system modeling and simulation function for the Operational Technologies team.
• Build, manage, and maintain plant models in PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD, RTDS, RT-LAB, and similar tools for PV, BESS, wind, and hybrid plants, including plant control systems.
• Develop and validate control models for PPC, EMS, BESS controls, inverter-based resources, and microgrid controllers for both grid-connected and islanded operation.
• Support the design and simulation of microgrid control strategies, including dispatch logic, mode transitions, load sharing, spinning reserve management, black start, and coordination of solar, storage, generator, and interconnection assets.
• Perform dynamic, transient, EMT, and stability studies for renewable plants, storage systems, and microgrids.
• Lead and represent the Operational Technologies group on matters related to power systems, controls, and microgrid performance.
• Support DOE/SETO FOA responses and other power systems research initiatives and proposals.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop and controller-in-the-loop testing for protection, plant control, EMS, and microgrid control systems.
• Develop technical documentation, testing procedures, validation methods, and study reports for stakeholders.
• Lead continuous improvement and lessons-learned programs related to modeling, controls, and system performance.
• Perform other duties as required by management.

Skills

Power system modeling

EMT simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Real-time simulators

PSLF

PSS/E

PSCAD

RTDS

RT-LAB

Controller validation

Grid-forming control

Education

Master’s degree with 3–5 years experience or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSLF

PSS/E

PSCAD

RTDS

RT-LAB

OPAL-RT

Typhoon HIL

Job description

Terabase Energy seeks a Power Systems and Controls Engineer to lead modeling, simulation, and controls for renewables, energy storage, and microgrids across transmission, distribution, and behind-the-meter systems.

You will develop high‑fidelity models for PV, wind, BESS, and hybrids using PSLF, PSS/E, PSCAD, RTDS, RT-LAB, and related platforms, supporting load flow, dynamic, transient, and EMTP studies, including interconnection requirements.