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Staff Electrical Engineer, Balance of Plant

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-27

Core

Design, modeling, and protection of electrical infrastructure for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), bridging high-voltage grid requirements with system-level architectures.

Role type

Staff Electrical Engineer (Balance of Plant)

Builds

Utility-scale BESS sites and microgrids

Domain

Energy storage, power systems, electrical infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

power system analysis, protective relay coordination, load flow studies, short-circuit calculations, arc flash analysis, equipment sizing, code compliance (NEC/IEEE/IEC), ETAP modeling

Preferred skills

SKM or EasyPower modeling, grounding analysis (CYMCAP/CDEGS), inverter-based generation knowledge, data center electrical systems, Python automation, PSCAD/PSS®E familiarity

Technologies

ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, CYMCAP, CDEGS, ASPEN, CAPE, PSCAD, PSS®E

Responsibilities

Perform and review balance-of-plant power system studies (load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, harmonic analysis, grounding design); Develop and validate protective relay coordination studies and settings; Size and specify major electrical equipment (transformers, switchgear, inverters, cables, etc.); Create and maintain detailed power system models; Prepare engineering reports and design documentation.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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