Senior Electrical Engineer – BESS & Engineering Automation

Hydrogen Group is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer – BESS & Engineering Automation for a 12-month remote contract opportunity.

This position combines hands-on electrical engineering for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and inverter-based projects with the development of digital tools that improve engineering efficiency, quality and consistency.

The successful candidate will first and foremost be a strong electrical engineer with a solid understanding of power systems, electrical equipment, design deliverables and project execution. You will also have an interest in using Python, automation and emerging AI technologies to improve engineering workflows.

The role

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle, reviewing electrical designs and calculations while helping develop practical digital solutions for engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Review one-line diagrams, equipment specifications, electrical calculations, design drawings and technical studies

• Assess engineering deliverables for technical accuracy, completeness and constructability

• Support utility-scale BESS and other inverter-based resource projects

• Provide engineering expertise across batteries, power conversion systems, inverters, transformers, switchgear, cables, grounding, protection, controls and auxiliary power systems

• Apply electrical engineering fundamentals to equipment sizing and system configuration

• Support power flow, short-circuit, voltage drop, cable ampacity and reactive power considerations

• Support the resolution of electrical design, equipment, construction, commissioning and operational issues

• Perform or support root-cause analysis relating to equipment failures, design deficiencies and system performance

• Coordinate technical engineering deliverables with internal and external engineering teams

• Identify repetitive or manual engineering activities that could be improved through automation

• Develop and maintain engineering calculation tools, applications, data-validation utilities, dashboards and workflow automation

• Use Python and other appropriate technologies to translate engineering methodologies into practical digital tools

• Develop tools supporting design reviews, engineering calculations, equipment comparisons, data-quality checks, requirements tracking and technical decision-making

• Apply engineering judgment to validate software-generated calculations and outputs

• Establish appropriate testing, documentation, version-control and change-management practices for engineering tools

• Gather requirements from engineers and other technical stakeholders and translate them into effective solutions

• Explore practical applications of AI-assisted development within engineering workflows

• Ensure appropriate technical validation and human review of automated engineering outputs

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience within power, energy, data center or industrial infrastructure environments

• Strong electrical and power systems engineering fundamentals

• Experience interpreting and reviewing one-line diagrams

• Knowledge of protection and controls, grounding, arc flash and electrical interconnection

• Experience with electrical equipment including transformers, switchgear, inverters and power conversion systems

• Experience reviewing technical calculations and engineering design deliverables

• Ability to identify and resolve complex technical engineering issues

• Experience coordinating deliverables with multidisciplinary engineering teams or external design organizations

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Digital engineering experience

Experience combining engineering expertise with software or automation is highly desirable, including:

• Python programming

• Engineering calculation tool development

• Workflow automation

• Data validation and analytics

• Internal web applications or engineering software tools

• Version control and structured software development practices

• AI-assisted software development

• Automating repetitive engineering calculations or design-review processes

You do not need to be a traditional software engineer. The key requirement is the ability to combine strong electrical engineering judgment with technology to develop practical, technically reliable tools for engineering applications.

Previous utility-scale BESS, renewable energy or inverter-based resource experience would be particularly valuable.

Contract details

Location: Remote
Contract: 12 months
Pay rate: Up to $52.96 per hour

If you're an experienced Electrical Engineer with strong power systems fundamentals and an interest in BESS, Python, engineering automation and AI-enabled tools, we'd like to hear from you.

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