Staff Electrical Engineer, Power Systems Studies

Staff Electrical Engineer, Power Systems Studies (Onsite) $140K-$170K

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Ready to make next-generation power systems safer and more reliable? Read on! Our client is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to lead power-system studies that shape product ratings, protection strategies, and design decisions. This senior individual contributor will bring DC and AC analysis into the product-development process while guiding cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers.

Immediate Opening for a Staff Electrical Engineer, Power Systems Studies who possesses:

• A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline and typically 10+ years of industrial experience, including substantial hands-on power-system studies.

• Independent experience performing and reviewing short-circuit, protective-device coordination, arc-flash, and grounding studies.

• Proficiency in ETAP, SKM PowerTools, or EasyPower, with strong model validation and technical-report writing skills.

• Deep understanding of DC fault behavior, including converter, capacitor, and battery contributions, interruption without a natural current zero, and grounded versus ungrounded systems.

• Working knowledge of NFPA 70/70E, IEEE 1584 and the IEEE 3000 series, plus protective-device ratings, settings, trip units, relays, breakers, and fuses.

• Technical leadership on complex, high-risk work, clear communication of assumptions and limitations, and the ability to influence and mentor across disciplines.

• Preferred qualifications include an EE master's degree, PE/P.Eng., high-voltage DC experience, IEC 61660-1/IEEE 946 familiarity, converter modeling, solid-state DC protection, and product-certification experience.

• Availability for onsite work, preferably in Faribault or Burnsville, Minnesota. Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Victoria, British Columbia; and Loveland, Colorado may be considered. North American travel up to 20%.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Own DC and AC short-circuit, coordination, arc-flash, and grounding studies from early concept through certification and commercial production.

• Analyze DC architectures up to 1,500 VDC, including 800 VDC critical-power applications, and build validated models of converters, batteries, capacitor banks, busbars, cables, and protection devices.

• Determine fault-current magnitude and rise, select protective-device ratings and settings, and establish selective coordination and safe interruption strategies.

• Evaluate incident energy, boundaries, labels, grounding, insulation monitoring, and fault detection; recommend practical design changes that reduce risk.

• Verify withstand and interrupting ratings and provide transient-overvoltage inputs for insulation, clearance, and creepage requirements.

• Develop study methods, templates, model libraries, and acceptance criteria; translate findings into engineering requirements, test plans, and certification evidence.

• Lead technical reviews and root-cause investigations, balancing safety, availability, cost, and footprint while supporting customer applications and proposals.

• Mentor engineers, review analyses, and track emerging DC protection technologies and standards.

Compensation Includes:

• $140K-$170K target base salary DOE, with flexibility up to $195K.

• 10% staff-level bonus.

For immediate consideration, please send your resume to info@venturehiregroup.com!