Application Guide
How to Apply for Power System Automation Product Owner (Automation Team)
at Electric Power Engineers
🏢 About Electric Power Engineers
Electric Power Engineers focuses specifically on enhancing grid reliability and resiliency for a sustainable energy future, making it unique among engineering firms by combining deep power systems expertise with forward-looking sustainability goals. Working here means contributing directly to modernizing the electrical grid through innovative automation solutions.
About This Role
This Power System Automation Product Owner role involves translating the product vision into actionable user stories while collaborating with software developers and data engineers to deliver features that improve grid automation. You'll bridge technical power systems knowledge with Agile product development, occasionally diving into script development and troubleshooting to support the team.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve refining user stories based on engineering feedback, participating in sprint planning with the development team, and troubleshooting a complex automation script issue. You'll balance product roadmap discussions with hands-on technical support, ensuring features deliver measurable impact for grid operations.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Electric Power Engineers Is Looking For
- Has 5+ years as a Power System Studies Engineer with demonstrated experience automating workflows, OR as a Software Developer/Technical Product Manager in the power systems domain
- Possesses hands-on experience with inverter-based resource modeling in PSSE/PSCAD, steady-state interconnection studies, or transmission planning studies
- Can both define product requirements AND step in to develop automation scripts when needed
- Understands Agile processes and can align development outputs with engineering needs in a remote team environment
📝 Tips for Applying to Electric Power Engineers
Explicitly quantify your automation experience in power systems (e.g., 'automated 3 different study workflows using Python scripts')
Highlight specific experience with PSSE, PSCAD, or transmission planning tools mentioned in the requirements
Demonstrate how you've translated engineering needs into product features in previous roles
Mention any remote collaboration experience with distributed engineering teams
Show how your work has contributed to grid reliability or sustainability goals
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience with power system automation and how it aligns with their grid reliability mission', 'Examples of translating technical requirements into user stories for development teams', 'Your ability to both define product direction and contribute technically when needed', "Why you're passionate about sustainable energy and grid modernization"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Their specific projects in grid modernization and automation (check case studies on their website)
- → Recent industry challenges with renewable integration and grid resilience they might be addressing
- → Their consulting team's focus areas to understand internal stakeholder needs
- → Competitors in power system automation to understand their market position
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with only generic product management experience without power systems context
- Failing to demonstrate both technical depth AND product thinking in your application
- Not showing understanding of how this role bridges engineering and software development
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!
Ready to Apply?
Good luck with your application to Electric Power Engineers!