Senior Power System Engineer – AI Grid Studies

WHO WE ARE

GridUnity is the industry leader in interconnection life cycle management, delivering cutting-edge software solutions that eliminate bottlenecks in the interconnection process and accelerate the transition to a more affordable, sustainable, and resilient energy future.

Our Mission

We unite all grid interconnection stakeholders on a single platform that converts centralized data into actionable intelligence and accelerates the transition to a reliable, sustainable, and cost-efficient electric grid.

GridUnity is a trusted partner to leading utilities, grid operators, and policymakers. Our technology solutions tackle the interconnection queue backlog by significantly reducing processing times. Whether cutting transmission interconnection timelines from years to months or enabling distribution applications to be processed within a day, we help accelerate energy projects at every scale.

Our Vision

Energizing the planet with a faster, smarter, and more sustainable grid.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Power System Engineer to help build and validate our AI-assisted study capabilities for generation and large load interconnection. This role is ideal for someone with a foundation in power system modeling and grid studies, practical scripting experience, and an interest in applying generative AI or automation to engineering workflows.

You will work at the intersection of grid planning, interconnection analysis, simulation automation, and AI-enabled engineering productivity. You will help translate study procedures into repeatable, software-assisted workflows and check automated outputs against reference cases and engineering expectations.

The initial focus is power flow, contingency analysis, and model preparation. Depending on your background and project needs, the work may also include short-circuit, dynamic stability, or electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies.

Key Responsibilities

Study Workflow Automation

Support the development and testing of automated workflows for generation and large load interconnection studies.

Help translate study procedures into structured, repeatable, and auditable automation logic under engineering supervision.

Develop Python scripts for model preparation, simulation runs, data checks, and results analysis.

Model Preparation and Simulation

Prepare and check model files, study assumptions, and input data using approved public, synthetic, or authorized grid data.

Support common study tasks, including contingency setup, power flow analysis, results extraction, and report generation.

Work with power system simulation tools such as PSS/E, PSLF, TARA, PSCAD, or similar platforms, as relevant to assigned projects.

Validation and Quality Assurance

Compare automated study outputs with engineering expectations, applicable planning criteria, reference cases, and manual study results.

Help develop test cases and QA/QC checks, reproduce issues, and verify fixes with supervising engineers.

Collaboration and Documentation

Collaborate with software and AI engineers on document interpretation, model review, study setup assistance, result summarization, and report drafting.

Document model versions, assumptions, methods, result differences, and limitations. Communicate findings to engineering and product teams.

Required Qualifications

Education

A PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Systems or a related technical field.

Technical Knowledge

Foundational knowledge of power system modeling, power flow, and dynamics.

Familiarity with interconnection stakeholders, including ISOs/RTOs, transmission owners, and developers, and their roles.

Familiarity with the interconnection process, from application through agreement and construction.

Familiarity with NERC TPL standards, regional reliability standards, and utility or ISO/RTO planning criteria.

Tool Skills

Familiarity with PSS/E, PSLF, TARA, PSCAD, or similar tools and their scripting interfaces.

Experience using Python for engineering analysis or workflow automation.

Experience using AI to automate power system study tasks.