# Principal Engineer

Overview We are designing the grid of the future! This role leads the delivery of power system generation and merchant transmission interconnection services across ERCOT. Operating with minimal supervision, the position manages complex technical studies, oversees interconnection processes, and guides a team of power system engineers. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in generation interconnection, advanced modeling capabilities, and strong client-facing communication skills. This role is central to shaping interconnection strategy, ensuring high-quality technical analyses, and supporting the growth of the organization’s power systems practice. Responsibilities How you can make an impact: Lead generation interconnection efforts within the ERCOT footprint, serving as the technical expert for energy resource (generator and load) interconnection processes. Identify optimal grid interconnection strategies based on system impacts and grid capacity. Perform EMT studies as well as model benchmarking studies in accordance with IEEE, ISO and Utility guidelines. Create and validate PSS/E, PSCAD, and TSAT plant models for Solar PV, BESS, Wind, and conventional projects. Serve as subje

- **Id**: 3726847
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/electric-power-engineers-principal-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Toronto, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T06:01:23Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T03:04:50Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4699
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Power Grid, Smart Grid, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 9364
- **Name**: Electric Power Engineers
- **Domain**: epeconsulting.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/electric-power-engineers>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Technologies

- **PSCAD** — Optional: no
- **PSS/E** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country
- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T06:01:23Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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