Amperesand
Staff Applications Engineer-Grid Integration
$160K–$220K
San Francisco, California, United States +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
Sunnyvale, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Sunnyvale, California, United States - Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related field (advanced degree a plus).
About the job
Serves as the technical authority for grid integration and interconnection, validating electrical models, developing customer reference architectures, and guiding utility-scale project deployments.
What you'll do
- Interface with utilities, EPCs, customers, and researchers on grid interconnection; guide use of customer-sharable electrical model packages.
- Validate PSCAD, PSSE, and other electrical models and develop reference architectures for customer applications.
- Track utility requirements and policy, advise product teams on grid codes and ride-through requirements, and support successful project deployment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- Proficiency with PSCAD and PSSE and/or comparable EMT/phasor-domain simulation tools.
- Experience with MW-scale power electronics, grid-tie inverters, or renewable/storage integration, and MV electrical infrastructure design.
- Experience with utility-scale generation or storage interconnection processes, including direct engagement with utilities and EPCs.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Startup experience; model validation against field or test data; or cross-functional experience with sales, product management, and product design/engineering teams.
Pay
$180,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary); $160,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
PSCAD, PSSE, IEEE 1547, NERC reliability standards
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