Key skills
Power Systems PlanningRenewable Energy InterconnectionData Center Load InterconnectionPSCAD EMT ModelingRSCAD EMT ModelingRTDS CHIL TestingNERC RequirementsFERC RequirementsISO/RTO RequirementsTransmission Service Provider (TSP) RequirementsETAP ModelingPSS®E ModelingPPC Control StrategiesMPC Control StrategiesSteady State Power System ModelingShort Circuit AnalysisProtection CoordinationArc-flash StudiesReactive Power AnalysisHarmonic StudiesElectromagnetic Transient (EMT) StudiesTransient Overvoltage (TOV) AnalysisTransient Recovery Voltage (TRV) AnalysisInsulation CoordinationSSR/SSO Screening and MitigationMicrogrid DesignHV/MV Substation DesignProfessional Engineer (PE) LicenseAnalytical CapabilitySSO
About this role
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. They are seeking a Senior Power System Engineer specializing in Renewable & Data Center Integration to support transmission-level planning, system impact studies, and EPC design efforts for utility-scale renewable projects and hyperscale data center developments.
Responsibilities:
- Support large load and generation interconnection studies
- Apply and interpret NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO, TSP requirements for both generation and large load interconnections
- Develop and validate steady state models in ETAP and PSSE, and dynamic models in PSS®E and PSCAD for:
- Large electronic loads (e.g., data centers)
- PV, wind, and BESS resources
- Support development and integration of:
- Solar/Wind/BESS Power Plant Controllers (PPCs)
- Master Plant Controllers (MPCs)
- Lead RTDS / RSCAD CHIL testing (Control Hardware-in-the-Loop)
- Support microgrid design and control studies at MV and HV levels
- Participate in EPC HV/MV substation design studies for:
- Large data center projects
- Utility-scale PV, wind, and BESS projects
- Interface with Transmission Service Providers (TSPs), ISO/RTOs (especially ERCOT), developers, OEMs, and project stakeholders
- Perform steady-state and short-circuit analyses including: Load flow studies, Short circuit analysis, Protection coordination, Arc-flash studies, Reactive power and energy loss analysis, and Harmonic studies
- Conduct electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies in PSCAD, including: Transient overvoltage (TOV), Transient recovery voltage (TRV), Insulation coordination, SSR/SSO screening and mitigation analysis
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems preferred)
- 5+ years of relevant experience in power systems planning and interconnection
- Strong experience in: PSCAD/RSCAD EMT modeling
- Experience embedding and coordinating PPC and MPC control strategies
- Experience with RTDS / RSCAD CHIL testing (Control Hardware-in-the-Loop)
- Demonstrated experience with: Large load interconnection studies (data center experience strongly preferred)
- Generation interconnection (PV, wind, BESS)
- Familiarity with NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO, TSP requirements for both generation and large load interconnections
- Professional Engineer (PE) license (preferred but not required)