Principal Engineer, Qualus
$170-210k
Pure-play power services firm
Be an early applicant
Pure-play power services firm
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$170-210k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To pioneer an intelligent and sustainable energy future.
Role
Who you are
- BS Degree in Electrical Engineering (MS or PhD in Power Systems preferred)
- 8+ years of power system planning, protection, or compliance experience in North America
- Strong working knowledge of NERC reliability standards, particularly MOD-025/026/027/032 and PRC-019/024/025/026
- Extensive experience with PSSE, PSLF, and/or TSAT for steady-state and dynamic modeling and studies
- Experience developing and validating generator, excitation system, governor, plant controller, and IBR models
- Knowledge of short-circuit and protection studies, including relay loadability and coordination concepts
- Experience with ASPEN OneLiner and/or SIEMENS CAPE for short-circuit and protection-related modeling and analysis (strongly preferred)
- Familiarity with EMT modeling using PSCAD for protection, control interaction, or IBR-focused studies (preferred)
- Ability to interpret field data, relay settings, and test results for model validation and compliance assessments
- Experience with Python or similar scripting tools for automation of studies and data processing
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills, particularly for compliance documentation
What the job involves
- Power your future with Qualus as a fully remote Transmission Planning Enigneer supporting our Resource Integration Advisory group with a primary focus on NERC reliability standards compliance modeling and studies
- This role centers on generator and transmission system modeling, validation, and protection-related studies required to meet NERC MOD and PRC standards for generation, storage, and transmission assets across North America. This position is completely remote
- Lead and perform power system modeling and validation studies to support compliance with NERC standards, including:
- MOD-025 / MOD-026 / MOD-027: Generator excitation, governor, and plant control model verification
- MOD-032: Development, verification, and submission of steady-state, dynamics, and short circuit models and associated data
- PRC-019: Coordination of generating unit or inverter-based resource controls and protection
- PRC-024: Generator frequency and voltage ride-through
- PRC-025 / PRC-026: Generator relay loadability and stability
- Develop, review, and validate steady-state, dynamic, short-circuit, and electromagnetic transient models for synchronous generators, inverter-based resources (IBR), and associated controls
- Perform generator model validation testing using disturbance data, staged testing results, and simulation benchmarking
- Perform protection-related studies to support relay coordination, equipment duty, and PRC compliance
- Review and prepare technical documentation, compliance reports, and model submittals for utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and regulatory audits
- Provide technical leadership and peer review for junior engineers on NERC modeling, study methods, and best practices
- Interface directly with clients to explain compliance requirements, study results, and mitigation recommendations
Our take
To support the energy transition, Qualus supplies solutions across grid modernization, resiliency, security and sustainability. The firm offers bespoke solutions and advice to utilities, commercial, industrial, renewable and energy storage developers, as well as government clients.
The company's already robust offering is continually growing through strategic acquisitions such as that of Ferreira Power Group and GridBright. This consistent expansion of its capabilities is what makes Qualus stand out as a top-choice partner in the sector.
Boasting a well-established footprint across the US and Canada, Qualus has a solid foundation from which to grow. And, with the energy transition a hot topic, the company should have ample opportunity to capitalize on this position and reach for further success.
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Company
Company HQ
Winton Place, Cincinnati, OH
Leadership
Hisham Mahmoud
(Executive Chair)Chair of the Board of Cumming Group and Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital. They were also Global President and CEO of Golder and Enterra Holdings, as well as President of Infrastructure at SNC-Lavalin.
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