Senior Origination Engineer, Power Systems & Interconnection

Orenda, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with 3% employer match

Commuter stipend

Learning and education stipend

Flexible PTO policy

Job summary

Orenda, Inc. is seeking a senior Origination Engineer to lead the technical authority for Origination Engineering.

You will create templates, define the product narrative, and drive technical directives while negotiating with utilities and shaping interconnection strategies. You will own standards for a 100+ ConEd portfolio and guide production optimizations, reporting to the Director of Origination Engineering.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in power systems, distribution planning, or DER interconnection engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Experience reviewing utility interconnection studies (CESIR or equivalent).
• Track record creating design standards, templates, or engineering processes.
• Experience negotiating technical scope with a utility.

Responsibilities

• Own the design templates, product narrative, and technical directives inside the OE process documents.
• Optimize the standard design for cost and footprint across projects.
• Review and stamp drawing packages.
• Derive the interconnection path for new investment strategies with validation plans and scope assessment.
• Qualify new technologies and OEMs for compatibility with the process.
• Lead escalated technical negotiations with utility engineering on substation upgrades and cost sharing.
• Mentor the Staff Engineer and Designer through structured reviews.
• Absorb changes in utility specs and update processes quickly.

Skills

Power systems

PE license

Interconnection engineering

Project leadership

Negotiation with utility

Mentorship

Standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in electrical engineering

Master's in electrical engineering

Tools

ETAP

PSS/E

Job description

Orenda, Inc. is seeking a senior Origination Engineer to lead the technical authority for Origination Engineering.

You will create templates, define the product narrative, and drive technical directives while negotiating with utilities and shaping interconnection strategies. You will own standards for a 100+ ConEd portfolio and guide production optimizations, reporting to the Director of Origination Engineering.