Valar Atomics
Director, Electrical - Power Distribution
$225K–$290K
Torrance, California, United States · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years in power systems engineering, including 7+ years leading engineering teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a power systems focus.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
About the job
Leads the Power Distribution engineering organization and delivers islanded, multi-gigawatt microgrid electrical systems from generator terminals to customer meters.
What you'll do
- Build and lead the Power Distribution team, setting its technical standards, organization, budget, and staffing plan.
- Architect and engineer microgrid systems, including substations, transmission, protection, stability, and customer power-quality requirements.
- Lead equipment procurement and support construction, testing, commissioning, and staged energization.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a power systems focus.
- 15+ years of power systems engineering experience, including 7+ years leading engineering teams.
- Hands-on power system analysis experience using ETAP, PSS/E, PSCAD, PowerFactory, or equivalent.
- Experience delivering HV/EHV substations, switchyards, and transmission or large collector systems; strong protection and relaying expertise.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or eligibility.
- Experience with islanded or microgrid systems, large dynamic loads, EMT modeling, or standardized serial deployment.
Pay
$225,000 USD–$290,000 USD base salary
Tools
ETAP, PSS/E, PSCAD, PowerFactory, IEEE 1584, IEEE 80, GIS/AIS
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