Ehvert Inc
Power Studies Engineer (PSCAD)
United States · Full-time
No sponsorshipDetected 8 days ago
NLPCFDSystems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingWritingBIMPE LicenseRenewable Energy
About the role
- As a Power Studies Engineer, you will play a key role in evaluating electrical system performance, reliability, and resiliency through advanced power system studies and modeling.
- This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact projects for global clients in the hyperscale data center market while advancing your career in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
- How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their resume detailing their relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O'Brien, is seeking a highly experienced Power Studies Engineer to join our team and support the analysis and design of complex electrical power systems for hyperscale and AI data centers across the United States.
- You will work closely with electrical engineering teams, utilities, and project stakeholders to develop solutions for high-density AI and mission-critical facilities where system reliability and uptime are paramount.
- Perform power system studies including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, grounding, power quality, harmonic analysis, transient analysis, and reliability studies.
- Develop and maintain electrical system models using PSCAD, ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or similar software platforms.
- Perform electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies to evaluate system behavior during switching events, faults, utility disturbances, and large load changes.
- Support utility interconnection studies and coordinate with utility providers on service requirements and system performance.
- Collaborate with electrical design teams on medium-voltage systems, substations, standby generation, UPS systems, mechanical system electrical load characteristics, and utility service infrastructure.
- Participate in design coordination meetings with clients, consultants, utilities, and project stakeholders.
- Support commissioning activities and provide technical guidance during project execution.
- This ranges from advanced power system analysis and utility coordination to the design of mission-critical facilities, digital twins, BIM modeling, computational fluid dynamics, and the development of custom controls software.
Requirements
- Required as per project needs
- Ability to effectively communicate study results, findings, and recommendations to clients. • Experience supporting data center, utility, industrial, or large-scale infrastructure projects is highly desirable. • Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
- Minimum of 8-15 years of experience in power systems engineering, utility engineering, substations, transmission and distribution, industrial facilities, renewable energy, or mission-critical infrastructure.
- Experience performing power system studies, including transient, harmonic, and grounding analysis, is required.
- Proficiency with PSCAD is required.
- Experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, PowerFactory, CYME, or similar power system analysis software.
- Strong understanding of electrical power systems, utility infrastructure, substations, protective relaying, and system reliability.
- Experience with utility interconnections and medium-voltage power systems.
- Experience performing underground ductbank ampacity and heat studies (Neher-McGrath methodology), short circuit, load flow, protective device coordination, and arc flash analysis is considered an asset.
Compensation
- Why Join Us? • Work on cutting-edge data center projects in a fast-growing industry. • Opportunity to collaborate with industry-leading professionals and firms. • Competitive salary, benefits, and career growth opportunities. • Dynamic environment fostering creativity through exposure to diverse technologies and experiences.
Benefits
- Health insurance (Medical, HSA & FSA, Dental, Vision), Life insurance, Short-term and long-term disability, many other benefits, including PTO, retirement plan Stock ownership / synthetic equity options Work from home
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Apply directly at Ehvert Inc →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Ehvert Inc immigration profile
This listing is sourced directly from Ehvert Inc's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.