Senior Renewable Studies Engineer (NERC Compliance)

Location: Fully remote or local/in-office in Lakewood, Colorado; applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States. Occasional field work and 5–15% travel may be required.

Salary: $100,000–$165,000 per year. The detailed salary range is based on the Denver, Colorado labor market.

Company

hirify.global is an engineering services firm delivering electrical power engineering, renewable energy, and compliance solutions across the United States.

What you will do

• Perform electrical system modeling and studies for solar, wind, battery storage, collection systems, and substations.
• Develop short-circuit, load-flow, arc-flash, protection coordination, dynamic, transient, harmonic, grounding, ampacity, and interconnection compliance studies.
• Lead client-facing renewable studies scopes and deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Review studies and provide QA/QC support for renewable studies and design teams.
• Establish study templates, methodologies, and best practices while serving as a subject-matter expert for at least one study software platform.
• Support regulatory compliance, equipment and relay testing, troubleshooting, startup, commissioning, and detailed electrical design activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution; an electric power focus is preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering or field experience.
• FE certification required; PE preferred.
• Required proficiency with PowerFactory and ETAP, plus relevant power-system modeling and analysis software.
• Strong written, oral, interpersonal, and client communication skills.
• Current authorization to work full-time in the United States is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with EasyPower, SKM Power Tools, Aspen, WindMil, CAPE, CDEGS, WinIGS, PSS®E, PSLF, CYMCAP, or PSCAD.
• PE license and additional power-system design or commissioning experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote flexibility with an option to work in the Lakewood office.
• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and long-term disability premiums.
• 401(k) with employer matching and immediate vesting.
• Paid vacation, sick time, parental leave, and eight holidays.
• Employer-paid FE/PE licensure, certifications, seminars, conferences, tuition reimbursement, and professional development.
• Annual and discretionary bonus programs, coaching opportunities, and pet insurance.