Senior Power Systems Consultant

Siemens Energy; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Flexible work

Global team

Medical benefits

Parental leave

Employee resource groups access

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks a Senior Power Systems Consultant to lead technically challenging projects across North America, including HVDC, BESS, and data center interconnections. You will guide interconnection processes with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and developers while mentoring junior engineers.

Required is a strong background in transmission planning, power-system studies, EMT analyses, and client-facing consulting, with experience on North American utility environments and leading cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 8+ years of experience performing transmission-level studies and analyses.
• Experience with North American utility/ISO/RTO interconnection processes.
• Proficiency with PSS/E, PSCAD, PowerFactory, PSLF, or ASPEN.
• Customer-facing consulting experience and leadership in grid modernization.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced power system studies for transmission planning and interconnections.
• Perform detailed analyses: load flow, short-circuit, transient and stability assessments.
• Conduct EMT studies focusing on transients, harmonics and power quality.
• Advise customers and coordinate with utilities, ISOs/RTOs and regulators.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Transmission planning

Power system analysis

EMT studies

Client engagement

Mentoring

Proposal development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree in Power Systems Engineering

Tools

PSS/E

PSCAD

PowerFactory

PSLF

ASPEN

Job description

This position can be based in either the United Sates or Canada.
A Snapshot of Your Day

Join us as a Senior Power Systems Consultant and help shape the future of North America’s electric grid! In this dynamic role, you will lead technically challenging projects that encompass transmission planning, grid interconnection, HVDC systems, renewable integration, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and hyperscale data center developments. You will collaborate with utilities, developers, ISOs, TSOs, and industrial customers to tackle complex power system challenges while working alongside some of the industry’s leading experts.
How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead and execute advanced power system studies that support transmission planning, generation interconnection, grid modernization initiatives, and large-scale infrastructure projects, including HVDC, FACTS, renewable energy, BESS, and data center interconnections.
• Perform detailed power system analyses, including load flow, short-circuit, transient and voltage stability, protection coordination, transfer capability, and dynamic performance assessments.
• Conduct electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies, focusing on switching transients, harmonics, transient recovery voltage (TRV), insulation coordination, and power quality assessments.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, guiding interconnection processes and facilitating successful engagements with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, developers, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Lead multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams, ensuring successful project execution, quality delivery, customer satisfaction, and strong consulting outcomes.
• Mentor junior engineers and consultants while contributing to proposal development, technical strategy, business growth, and thought leadership initiatives.
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; advanced degree in Power Systems Engineering preferred.
• 8+ years of experience performing transmission-level power system studies and analyses.
• Expertise in load flow, short-circuit, transient/voltage stability, and transmission planning studies.
• Experience with generator interconnection, system impact, and grid compliance studies within North American utility and ISO/RTO environments.
• Proficiency with industry-leading tools such as PSS®E, PSCAD™, PowerFactory, PSLF, ASPEN, and/or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated success leading customer-facing consulting projects and providing technical leadership on complex grid modernization, renewable integration, HVDC, and BESS initiatives.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada at the time of application.
  

About The Team
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the successful delivery of North America’s energy transition by supporting some of the industry’s most complex grid modernization projects. Your expertise will directly influence project strategy, execution planning, and business growth while working alongside a highly collaborative team committed to innovation, safety, and operational excellence.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Rewards/Benefits
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
Access to a variety of employee resource groups