Manager, Power Systems Engineering

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States; hybrid office schedule with office attendance Tuesday through Thursday. Corporate new hires are prioritized near Clearway offices.

Salary: $155,000–$175,000 USD annually, plus eligibility for an annual cash bonus.

Company

hirify.global Group develops and operates clean-energy and dispatchable power generation assets, including wind, solar, battery storage, and conventional generation across 26 states.

What you will do

• Lead, develop, recruit, and mentor the Power Systems Engineering team, including workload planning, staffing, performance management, and succession planning.
• Direct dynamic modeling and electromagnetic transient studies supporting MOD, PRC, and related NERC Reliability Standards, while contributing to complex studies and technical reviews.
• Oversee plant trip and event analysis, root cause investigations, controls and protection reviews, ETAP short-circuit, load-flow, protection-coordination, and arc-flash studies.
• Lead technical investigations and responses for regional entities such as WECC and ERCOT, including PRC-028 and PRC-030 assessments.
• Own modeling and study approaches for new construction, acquisitions, repowers, commissioning, and technical acceptance, including field presence and discrepancy closure.
• Partner with Development, Construction, Asset Management, Operations, and Electrical Regulatory Compliance on interconnection requirements, complex projects, budgets, business cases, and technical recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a Power Systems emphasis.
• 7+ years of power systems engineering experience, including utility-scale generation or transmission interconnection, with 3+ years leading technical teams or projects.
• Hands-on experience with positive-sequence dynamic modeling and EMT modeling of inverter-based resources using tools such as PSS/E or PSCAD.
• Working knowledge of NERC Reliability Standards for generator owners, including MOD, PRC, and VAR standards.
• Experience with protection and short-circuit/coordination tools such as ETAP and with arc-flash analysis.
• Ability to manage vendors and consultants and enforce quality standards for deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical findings to non-technical leaders.
• Visa sponsorship or any other sponsorship for employment authorization is not available now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with wind, solar, and BESS plants, plant controllers, and SEL or similar relay and settings platforms.
• Experience supporting commissioning, acquisition diligence, regional entity audits, or requests for information.
• Experience negotiating technical scope in EPC or interconnection agreements.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid collaboration for corporate employees, with office-based work Tuesday through Thursday and company-provided meals and events.
• Benefits are available to eligible employees working 20+ hours per week, including PTO, medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA options, and commuter benefits.
• 401(k) plan with employer match, life and accident insurance, fertility and adoption assistance, parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance and benefits for employees in same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity, accessibility, diversity, and support for veterans.

Hiring process

• Official communication regarding the position will come only from an email address ending in @clearwayenergy.com.
• Applicants requiring disability accommodation during the employment process should contact recruiting@clearwayenergy.com with the nature of the request and contact information.