Senior Power Delivery Engineer - Subsea Grid & HVDC

Endurance Energy Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity and annual incentive potential

Paid time off and holidays

Global fieldwork opportunities

Company boat access

Job summary

Endurance Energy Inc. is seeking a Power Delivery Engineer to lead power systems and grid interconnection for subsea geothermal plants. You will own interconnection strategy, system studies, protection, equipment specs, installation, and commissioning.

Role requires 10+ years in grid-connected projects, on-site Seattle work, and frequent travel to supplier sites and utilities. You will collaborate with EPCs, universities, and internal teams to scale demonstrations into commercial deployments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience in power systems, transmission, or grid interconnection of large-scale generation or transmission projects, from either the utility side or the plant side
• Has taken at least one large project through the interconnection process
• Experience performing or directing power system studies and reviewing utility interconnection studies
• Experience with protection and control design for substations, generation plants, or transmission infrastructure
• Experience writing specifications for high-voltage electrical equipment and evaluating supplier proposals
• Field experience with equipment testing, installation, and commissioning
• Strong working knowledge of electrical codes, standards, and regulatory requirements for grid-connected projects
• Experience managing EPC or installation contractors
• Ability to work onsite in Seattle and travel frequently to supplier sites, utilities, construction sites, and international project locations

Responsibilities

• Serve as Endurance’s technical lead on power systems, transmission, and grid interconnection
• Perform early feasibility analysis for new project opportunities in support of business development, regulatory, procurement, and siting efforts
• Lead pre-FEED and early FEED power delivery engineering, including transmission architecture, voltage selection, export system design, and AC/DC trade studies
• Take projects through the utility or transmission operator interconnection process, including applications, model submittals, study phases, and interconnection agreements
• Scope and review utility interconnection studies, push back where needed, and run independent studies to anticipate results
• Perform or direct plant-side power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, grounding, protection coordination, arc flash, harmonics, and cable ampacity
• Develop protection philosophy and design protection and control systems for the plant and interconnection, including relay selection, settings, and coordination with the utility
• Design or specify control house / E-house infrastructure, including layout, auxiliary power, HVAC, fire protection, and SCADA and communications
• Write specifications for high-voltage and interconnection equipment, including subsea export cables, transformers, switchgear, reactive compensation, and converter equipment
• Translate grid code and interconnection requirements into design requirements for the generator team
• Ensure designs meet applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements in each jurisdiction we operate in
• Qualify suppliers and support procurement of long-lead electrical equipment
• Witness factory acceptance testing and manage shipping, receipt, inspection, and installation of high-voltage equipment and infrastructure
• Select and manage EPC and installation contractors through construction and commissioning
• Commission and energize Endurance power plants and their grid interconnections
• Drive development of next-generation grid-tie technologies with universities, research labs, vendors, and internal teams
• Identify technical risks early and drive mitigation before they threaten first power
• Help define future hiring needs as the power delivery function grows

Education

PE license or international equivalent

Job description

Endurance Energy Inc. is seeking a Power Delivery Engineer to lead power systems and grid interconnection for subsea geothermal plants. You will own interconnection strategy, system studies, protection, equipment specs, installation, and commissioning.

Role requires 10+ years in grid-connected projects, on-site Seattle work, and frequent travel to supplier sites and utilities. You will collaborate with EPCs, universities, and internal teams to scale demonstrations into commercial deployments.