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Lead Engineer - Battery Storage

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMemphis, TN, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline is required.
At least 8 years of experience in power systems engineering is required.
At least 4 years of direct experience with utility-scale or large commercial and industrial battery energy storage is required.
Candidates must be able to perform hands-on work in heat, cold, rain, tight quarters, or at heights.
Candidates must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed for construction, energization, and operations.
Candidates must remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment.
Candidates must be able to lift up to 25 pounds unassisted.
Candidates must provide 24/7 on-call support for emergencies.
Candidates must be willing to work on-site in Memphis, Tennessee; the role is not remote or hybrid.
Candidates must be willing to travel up to 25% for factory witness testing, vendor and original equipment manufacturer engagement, and supporting other sites.
A valid driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

Own the storage fleet as a power plant, including architecture, sizing, controls, the safety case, and grid-forming behavior that allows the campus to ride through compute step loads and generation contingencies.
Own battery energy storage system architecture, including pack-to-medium-voltage transformer grouping, string composition, medium-voltage collection topology, string-level protection, and physical block layout with spacing per NFPA 855.
Translate compute duty cycles, including step loads, training-job ramps, and actual-versus-nameplate utilization, into power and energy requirements.
Own inverter control strategy, including grid-forming versus grid-following operation, droop and virtual inertia, fault-current contribution, ride-through, and coordination with generation governors and excitation.
Own the plant controller and energy management system functional specification for dispatch, state-of-charge management, peak shaving, spinning-reserve emulation, islanding, and black-start participation.
Own the fire and life-safety case, including the UL 9540 and 9540A basis, thermal runaway propagation, deflagration venting, water supply, the emergency response plan, and authority having jurisdiction engagement.
Own the original equipment manufacturer relationship, including technical requirements, factory testing, performance guarantees, and degradation and augmentation planning.
Direct design, commissioning, operations/build, network, civil, and program manager seats on battery storage as those seats fill.

Desired Qualifications

Experience sizing storage against a real duty cycle rather than using a rule of thumb.
Working knowledge of NFPA 855, UL 9540 and 9540A, IEEE 1547, and IEEE 2800.
Utility-scale battery energy storage system fleet experience at large pack counts.
Deep understanding of grid-forming inverter control and its interaction with synchronous machines.
Experience using PSCAD or other electromagnetic transient modeling of inverter-based resources.
A Professional Engineer license or intention to actively seek one.
Experience building and leading an engineering team from the first hire.

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