Power System Engineer

About Us

GridCARE is a leading venture-backed startup solving the most critical bottleneck in AI’s growth trajectory: immediate access to power. While leading tech companies invest billions in speculative long-term solutions, GridCARE’s pioneering physics-based generative AI platform and a unique go-to-market strategy in partnership with utilities enables AI data center developers to unlock and secure gigawatts of immediate power capacity from today’s grid.

Founded at Stanford’s Doerr School and led by a third time-founder with successful exits, GridCARE has assembled an unmatched team of electric grid and AI experts.

• Work at the intersection of the world’s most important trends: AI, energy, and infrastructure.

• Partner with leading hyperscalers, developers, and electric utilities on mission-critical projects.

• Help shape a smarter, faster, and more resilient energy future for digital infrastructure.

• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits in a fast-growth company.

• Hybrid work environment with 3 days/week in our Redwood City office.

Job Description

We are seeking a Power System Engineer to support load and generation interconnection studies and design of improved interconnection automation systems. You will be responsible for conducting technical analyses, optimizing study processes through automation, and collaborating with utilities, developers, and regulators to improve interconnection timelines. This role requires expertise in power system modeling, analysis, and a strong interest in applying AI-driven solutions to enhance grid integration. In particular, we are looking for engineers familiar with steady-state, dynamics, and short-circuit studies.

Responsibilities

• Perform load and generation interconnection studies, including steady-state, short-circuit, and dynamic analysis with widely accepted commercial and open-source tools.

• Develop power flow and stability models to evaluate system impact for new interconnections, including large data centers and renewable generation (inverter-based resources).

• Assist in the design of interconnection facilities, including substation and transmission system upgrades.

• Collaborate with AI and automation teams to streamline study processes and improve accuracy.

• Evaluate system and interconnection options and upgrade costs including evaluating Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) options.

• Work closely with utilities, developers, and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with interconnection standards.

• Stay updated on interconnection policies, standards, and emerging AI-driven solutions in power systems, including the i2X forum and ESIG modeling task force.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in power system studies, interconnection planning, or related fields. Prefer experience at a utility and evaluation of interconnection upgrade options. Experience in AI applications for grid studies is a plus. Experience with cloud implementation of power system applications is a plus.

• Proficiency with power system analysis tools (e.g., PSSE, PSLF, PowerWorld, PSCAD, PowerGEM TARA, ASPEN). Experience with Python or other scripting languages, including APIs for commercial tools such as psspy. 

• Strong understanding of FERC, NERC, and ISO/RTO interconnection processes and standards.

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills in a fast-paced startup environment.

• Bachelor’s or higher in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related field.