Staff Applications Engineer-Grid Integration

Amperesand is seeking a Staff or Sr. Staff Applications Engineer, Grid Integration to join the Deployment team as the primary technical authority on interconnection of Amperesand customer projects. You’ll be the primary Amperesand interface for any external organizations working on interconnection of Amperesand customer projects such as EPCs and Utilities. You’ll partner closely with the Product team and Controls team to validate and develop our PSCAD, PSSE, and other product electrical models. You’ll utilize PSCAD, PSSE, and other product electrical models to study facility architectures and develop reference architectures. You’ll own the customer-sharable electrical system model package, and guide customers in usage of the models. Additionally, you’ll be a key customer interface in evaluating new product application opportunities and lead our investigation of intergration with (or obfuscation of) neighboring medium voltage electrical infrastructure. You’ll be the strategic lead identifying and defining product applications in the Utility sector while tracking Utility sector trends such as large load flexibility. You’ll partner with our Product and Compliance team to ensure Amperesand products meet applicable Utility/ISO/RTO requirements such as ride-through requirements. You’ll interface with national laboratories and other researchers and author technical whitepapers. You’ll occasionally provide on-site oversight of product deployment to ensure product installation and integration success. In this role, you will set the direction and the strategy for chasing opportunities in your domain of ownership. You’ll enjoy high levels of autonomoy, responsibility, and leadership visibility.

• Experience working in a startup.
• Experience validating power system models against field or test data, with the ability to translate validation findings into actionable feedback for model developers.
• Experience working cross-functionally with sales, product management, and product design/engineering teams.

• Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.
• The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.
• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)
• Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.