Research Engineer, Power Systems

Description

This research engineer role sits in the company's R&D group, where you will help build and lead work on advanced electrical power and energy systems and their components for many kinds of applications.

You will work with several of the company's businesses and with several US government customers and partners.

You are also encouraged to pursue new or disruptive ideas that no company business has adopted yet.

Responsibilities

• Help create new technologies and capabilities across power generation, transmission, distribution and end-user products by turning system needs into new and existing product designs.
• Write algorithms that pool distributed energy resources so they can serve the grid as a microgrid or virtual power plant.
• Build methods to measure how distributed energy resources affect the grid, and design ways to reduce the problems they cause.
• Adapt modern distribution automation and management systems so they operate with distributed energy resources.
• Turn electrical system requirements into projects on power electronics, electrical machines, propulsion, energy storage and similar areas.
• Join cross-disciplinary teams as the power system analysis expert, covering real-time modeling, simulation, network modeling, system analysis, protection, transient stability, grid codes, smart grid concepts, economic dispatch, and HVDC or FACTS.
• Carry out analytical work to define, meet or exceed customer entitlements.
• Help identify technology, product and service opportunities.
• Report results in written documents and presentations that explain the analyses, the solutions and the value delivered.
• Keep the organization current on the latest technology developments and trends, including competing and disruptive technologies.
• Contribute to proposals for company businesses and government agencies.

Requirements

• A doctorate in electrical engineering or a related field, or a master's in electrical engineering or a related field plus at least 3 years of professional experience in electric power systems or a related field.
• At least 2 years of power system engineering experience in two or more of the following areas:
• Power system impact of renewable energy systems
• Network modeling
• Protection and stability
• Transmission or distribution system planning and optimization
• Impact of novel and intelligent devices such as HVDC, FACTS, energy storage, electric vehicles and solid state transformers
• System integration of electric power
• Control and communication technologies
• Machine learning applied to power systems
• You must be 18 years or older.
• Desired: experience leading large multi-million-dollar projects with multiple partners and stakeholders as principal investigator.
• Desired: experience in product development, with knowledge of the customer and competitive landscape.
• Desired: patents or publications on power system modeling, simulation, optimization, control or AI.
• Desired: extensive use of power system simulation software such as PSCAD, MATLAB-Simulink, EMTP, PSLF, MAPS, OpenDSS, GridLAB-D or cymdist.
• Desired: experience implementing control algorithms and analytics in control hardware or energy or distribution management systems, in field or lab hardware-in-the-loop setups using RTDS, Opal-RT or similar.
• Desired: experience in control theory focused on control algorithms for power or energy systems.
• Desired: experience applying machine learning to power systems.
• Desired: experience with alternative energy and distributed generation, such as wind, PV, fuel cells, and combined heat and power.
• Desired: a global mindset and a strong customer focus.
• Desired: strong analytical skills.
• Desired: strong interpersonal skills, with humility and candor.
• Desired: self-motivation, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Desired: strong oral and written communication skills.

Conditions

You must be legally authorized to work in the US. The company will not sponsor master's-level candidates for employment visas, now or in the future, for this opening.

You must be willing to work from the Niskayuna, NY office.

Any offer is conditional on passing a drug screen, where applicable.

Relocation assistance is provided.

For US-based roles, the pay range is $89,300.00 to $148,700.00. In certain areas the company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary. Actual pay depends on factors such as experience, education and skill set.

The posting will stay open for at least seven days after its posting date of October 08, 2026.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program for assessment, counseling and referrals.
• Retirement savings through a tax-advantaged 401(k) with company matching and company retirement contributions, plus Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits and life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
• The company may change, suspend or end its benefit plans at any time at its discretion, and no one has a vested right to them. This does not create an employment contract.