Job description
Join PowerNova Engineering, a premier innovator in electrical power systems, offering a fast-paced environment where your expertise shapes critical infrastructure. Based in Houston, TX, we provide advanced solutions for utility-scale and industrial clients.
As a Senior Electrical Power Systems Engineer, you will lead design, analysis, and deployment of resilient power systems, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with industry standards.
We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth in a collaborative, high-performance culture.
Responsibility
- Lead the planning, analysis, and design of electrical power systems for large-scale industrial and utility projects, including generation, transmission, and distribution components.
- Perform protective relay coordination, protection schemes, and arc flash studies using industry tools (ETAP, SKM, PSS/E).
- Develop and review detailed one-line diagrams, single-line diagrams, and equipment specifications for switchgear, transformers, and feeders.
- Conduct short-circuit, load flow, and dynamic studies; assess grid interconnection impacts and reliability metrics.
- Support project delivery from concept through commissioning, including cost estimates, schedules, and risk assessments.
- Collaborate with clients, vendors, and field teams to ensure safety and compliance with NEC, IEEE standards, and local regulations.
- Mentor junior engineers; lead technical reviews, document control, and QA/QC of engineering deliverables.
- Stay abreast of renewable integration, energy storage, and smart grid technologies to drive innovation.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; master's preferred.
- Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in electrical power systems engineering for industrial or utility environments.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain in TX within 12 months.
- Proficiency with power system analysis tools (ETAP, PSS/E, SKM, or similar).
- Strong knowledge of protection coordination, arc flash analysis, and switchgear equipment.
- Experience with NEC and IEEE standards; ability to review and prepare technical specifications.
- Excellent communication, project management, and client-facing skills.
- Ability to travel up to 20% and work in field environments.