Senior Engineer, HV Engineering

About the role

Cypress Creek Energy is seeking a Senior Engineer, HV Engineering to serve as a lead technical authority on generation and load interconnection engineering, substation design, and utility compliance. This role sits at the intersection of substation design and project execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical engineering support for interconnection requests on both generation and load projects, including initial queue submissions, material modifications, and as-built updates.
• Review internal site plans and single line diagrams (SLDs) for physical interconnection feasibility and utility compliance, including Point of Interconnection (POI) substation expansion configurations.
• Review ISO/RTO interconnection studies including System Impact Studies (SIS), Facilities Studies, and short circuit studies to validate assumptions, identify cost drivers, and flag technical concerns on behalf of CCE project teams.
• Review and validate consultant-prepared generator and load models across all interconnection lifecycle stages — initial requests, as-built submissions, and material modifications — in PJM, MISO, ERCOT, WECC, and other markets.
• Manage external engineering consultants and technical parties to create deliverables and studies necessary for project execution.
• Support EPC procurement processes including preparation and review of RFPs for substation and interconnection scope.
• Respond to EPC technical RFI’s, ensuring alignment with overall project design, company standards and value engineering.
• Review EPC-submitted design packages and engineering studies for technical accuracy, utility compliance, and alignment with internal company standards. This includes reviewing substation and project level electrical, P&C, and physical designs.
• Lead technical interconnection oversight with utilities and transmission owners throughout the project lifecycle, serving as CCE's primary engineering point of contact on HV and utility engineering matters.
• Provide high voltage and utility engineering support during construction, commissioning, and energization activities. This includes coordinating with utility on project back-feed and providing guidance to internal PM’s on testing and commissioning activities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of power systems or transmission engineering experience in a utility, generation developer, EPC, or consulting engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of utility substation design, HV equipment specifications, and interconnection study processes across multiple ISOs/RTOs and utilities.
• Preference for candidates with steady-state and dynamic modeling tools (PSS/E, PowerWorld, ETAP, or equivalent) as well as experience reviewing wide area screening analyses.
• Experience reviewing substation design (electrical/P&C) packages and commissioning documentation.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize across multiple simultaneous workstreams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical findings clearly to non-technical and commercial audiences.

Qualifications

• Preference for candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with GIS software and power system analysis tools.
• Knowledge of NERC reliability standards and practices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

• Power systems engineering
• Substation design
• Interconnection studies
• Utility compliance
• Steady-state and dynamic modeling
• GIS software
• Power system analysis tools
• NERC reliability standards

Benefits

• 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays.
• 401(k) Match
• Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
• Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Phone Bill Reimbursement
• Company Swag