Sr. Power Systems Engineer (PE)
Baker Electric · Escondido, CA · 1 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
About the role
The Senior Power Systems Engineer (PE) serves as a technical leader for power system design, utility interconnection, protection systems, and distributed energy resources (DER) supporting commercial solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), EV charging, microgrid, and resiliency projects. This role provides engineering expertise throughout project development, design, construction, commissioning, and operations while ensuring safe, reliable, and code-compliant electrical infrastructure solutions. The position may serve as the Electrical Engineer of Record (EEOR) for applicable projects and provide engineering review and sealing of engineering documents where required.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter expert for power systems engineering, utility interconnection, and DER integration.
- Perform and review power system analyses including short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, load flow, and power quality studies.
- Lead technical coordination and utility interconnection efforts with investor-owned and municipal utilities.
- Design, specify, review, and support protective relay systems and non-export control schemes associated with solar PV, battery energy storage, and distributed energy resource projects.
- Develop and review relay protection philosophies, control schematics, relay settings documentation, and commissioning requirements utilizing platforms such as SEL, Basler, and similar protection and control equipment.
- Support relay testing, controls verification, export control validation, and utility witness testing activities.
- Serve as the Electrical Engineer of Record (EEOR) when required and provide