Principal Project Engineer, ES

The Senior Project Engineer, Energy Storage at Anza is responsible for providing technical expertise during the design and execution of energy storage projects, supporting utility-scale and distributed generation customers. The role involves multidisciplinary system design, vendor collaboration, and project oversight from interconnection to commercial operation.

Location: United States

Salary: $150k–$170k

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key technical expert in the integration of energy storage products into project designs, ensuring compliance with ISO, NERC, NFPA, and other relevant standards.
• Review engineering deliverables (e.g., documentation, calculations, design sets, RFI responses) from multiple disciplines, and respond to RFIs and submittals.
• Assess and mitigate project risks related to design, certification, testing, systems integration, and commissioning.
• Collaborate with and possess a deep technical understanding of deliverables from battery/PCS/EMS vendors, ISOs, utilities, IPPs, EPCs, NRTLs, third-party QA/QC, and engineering consulting firms.
• Lead and coordinate commissioning activities between various stakeholders for both utility-scale and DG-scale projects.
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership to junior and mid-level Project Engineers, focusing on core competencies in system design and commissioning best practices.
• Act as a subject matter expert, guiding technical decisions and troubleshooting complex design or field issues across the project life.
• Conduct detailed technical reviews of key contractual documents in support of customers’ goals to validate technical scope, performance guarantees, and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct product diligence and develop engineering tools integrated with Anza’s platform to deliver high value quickly to platform users.
• Support internal technical requests from Anza’s Solutions Engineering team, to ensure Anza is properly representing energy storage products and architectures to our customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of related experience in energy storage product design and integration, utility-scale energy storage facility design, construction, and commissioning.
• 7+ years of related experience in power systems design, construction, commissioning, and field support.
• Strong knowledge of relevant codes and standards (UL, NEC, NFPA, IEEE etc.). In particular, familiarity with Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) related standards is a plus (e.g., IEEE 2800, new NERC standards, etc.).
• Experience working with fire departments, building departments, utilities, and ISO/RTOs.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and Excel. Experience with ETAP, PSSE, PSCAD, PSLF, and Python is a plus.
• Experience with communication protocols (Modbus TCP/IP, DNP3, CAN, etc.) and tools (Wireshark).
• Advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering focused on Power Systems, Renewable Energy, or Power Electronics are highly desirable.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health, life, and disability insurance.
• A comprehensive wellness program.
• 401(k) plan with company match and immediate vesting.
• Continuing education and professional development assistance.
• Self-managed flexible work schedules and time-off policies.