Senior Associate, Power Systems Engineer
Company Summary

Converge Strategies, LLC (CSL) provides consulting services focused on the intersection of resilience, national security, and clean energy. Our mission is to integrate resilience and security as first principles in the clean energy transformation. CSL takes new approaches to resilience strategy development in the face of climate change, vulnerable infrastructure, and determined adversaries. Clients include the military, private sector, and all levels of government with rapid growth in each sector of engagement. CSL has offices in Washington, D.C. and Chicago. This position is 100% remote, or hybrid in the DC or Chicago offices. CSL is focused on the following opportunities:

• Rapidly deploying clean energy technologies such as solar energy, wind energy, and battery storage to support critical infrastructure and disaster preparedness in states and cities.
• Scaling-up Department of Defense energy and climate resilience strategies for domestic and global missions.
• Supporting energy and climate partnerships between companies, governments, and the national security enterprise.

Position Summary

The Senior Associate is a full-time position that emphasizes a candidate's professional adaptability, team-based engagement, and willingness to learn. This Senior Associate position will support multiple projects by developing energy resilience solutions that satisfy our client needs and conform to electrical codes, requirements, and standards. This includes identifying project requirements based on interactions with project stakeholders, creating conceptual designs and initial cost estimates, and interfacing with engineering partners.

Specifically, the Senior Associate will be expected to:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine project objectives and create implementation roadmaps to ensure client success.
• Analyze energy requirements of interdependent infrastructure operation and create conceptual designs of power generation, transmission, and distribution systems that will increase resilience.
• Develop and review electrical system specifications, drawings, and documentation that comply with industry standards and regulations.
• Bridge the gap between the project ideation and practical design, and provide guidance to engineering partners responsible for creating detailed designs.
• Discuss complex power systems engineering concepts, such as the power transmission business and electrical power grid stability, with clients and project partners from non-technical disciplines.
• Support managers in assessing client needs, formulating technical approaches, preparing proposals, and making presentations.
• Connect with professional networks to create new opportunities for collaboration.
• Travel approximately 25% or as needed, based on safety restrictions.

Preferred Technical Experience

• Strong technical knowledge of utility scale energy systems, renewable energy, and energy storage. Including:
  • Experience with electric transmission and/or distribution systems.
  • Experience with power generation (microgrids, energy storage, engines/turbines, renewables, etc.).
  • Operational experience with electric utilities, Independent System Operators (ISO), or Independent Power Producers (IPP)
• Experience with cybersecurity for distributed power system applications.
• Experience with interdependency, vulnerability, or fault tree analysis.
• Familiarity with electric company resource planning.
• Proficiency in relevant software tools (e.g., AutoCAD, ETAP, SEL AcSELerator).
• Past work experience with federal agencies, preferably the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or similar.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or power systems engineering.
• Minimum of 3-5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Knowledge of electrical power system infrastructure and equipment, industry standards and codes, and emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with technology cost and performance analysis related to the construction and operation of power generation facilities.
• Professional or academic experience working with or for electric utility providers, state energy offices, and state or federal regulatory authorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive within highly collaborative and dynamic teams.

Commitment to Diversity

Converge Strategies, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition including pregnancy, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Statement. Converge Strategies' mission is to integrate resilience and security as first principles in the clean energy transformation.

Through our work focused on the future of energy in America, our team has experienced the lack of racial and gender diversity within the energy industry. We are motivated to work towards more inclusive and equitable energy projects and business practices nationwide.

Our team is committed to:

1. Fostering a culture of intentional inclusivity and accessibility within our business practices and with our clients.
2. Engaging in purposeful conversations with our clients about workforce diversity related to the energy transition.
3. Driving impactful solutions that balance principles of justice and equity with security, resilience, environmental, and other technical requirements.

Compensation

Converge Strategies, LLC, offers a competitive salary, vacation, and benefits package, including health insurance and retirement benefits. This is a full-time, salaried position commensurate with relevant work experience and education. The salary range is $83,500 - $105,500, and employees are eligible for an annual bonus.