Application Guide

How to Apply for Power Systems Engineer, Microgrids

at Intersect Power

🏢 About Intersect Power

Intersect Power stands out by developing scalable low-carbon solutions specifically for both retail and wholesale energy markets, offering a dual-market approach that's rare in the clean energy sector. Their focus on delivering both clean electricity and fuels positions them uniquely to address comprehensive decarbonization challenges, making them an attractive employer for engineers passionate about market-transforming energy solutions.

About This Role

This Power Systems Engineer role involves designing and validating high-performance microgrid control systems by building detailed EMT and dynamic models of generation assets like batteries, wind, and PV. You'll directly impact Intersect Power's ability to deploy reliable microgrids by simulating contingency events and validating system stability, ensuring their clean energy solutions perform robustly in real-world conditions.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves building and refining PSCAD models of microgrid components, running contingency simulations to validate system stability, and collaborating with controls engineers to refine control logic based on simulation insights. You might participate in SIL/HIL testing sessions or prepare validation plans for field deployment while ensuring models accurately represent real-world generation assets and protection schemes.

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🎯 Who Intersect Power Is Looking For

  • Has 4-8+ years specifically performing EMT and dynamic studies for microgrids, islanded systems, or weak-grid environments (not just transmission systems)
  • Possesses hands-on PSCAD expertise and familiarity with Simulink/Modelica, with practical experience in SIL/HIL testing methodologies
  • Demonstrates deep understanding of inverter operating modes (grid-forming vs. grid-following) and their application in microgrid contexts
  • Can bridge theoretical power system analysis with practical engineering judgment to inform real-world microgrid design decisions

📝 Tips for Applying to Intersect Power

1

Quantify your EMT/dynamic study experience specifically with microgrids or islanded systems (e.g., '5 years modeling battery-PV hybrid microgrids using PSCAD')

2

Highlight any experience with both retail and wholesale energy market considerations in your power system designs

3

Mention specific microgrid components you've modeled (reciprocating engines, protection schemes, supervisory controls) rather than generic power system experience

4

Describe a specific instance where your simulation insights directly influenced a microgrid design decision or controller validation

5

If you have experience with scalable energy solutions, emphasize how your work supported repeatable/replicable system designs

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your hands-on experience with PSCAD/EMT tools for microgrid applications (not just academic use)', 'Specific examples of validating system stability through contingency event simulation (breaker trips, generator failures, fault conditions)', 'Experience collaborating across engineering teams to feed simulation insights into design decisions', 'Understanding of how microgrid control systems support low-carbon energy solutions in market contexts']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Intersect Power's specific projects in retail vs. wholesale energy markets and how microgrids fit into both
  • → Their technology partnerships or supplier relationships in the microgrid space
  • → Their approach to 'scalable low-carbon solutions' - look for patterns in their project portfolio
  • → Any public information about their Microgrid Engineering team's recent work or challenges

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk through your process for building an EMT model of a hybrid microgrid with batteries, PV, and reciprocating engines
2 Describe how you would simulate and validate system stability for a specific contingency event in a weak-grid environment
3 Explain the practical differences between grid-forming and grid-following inverters in microgrid applications
4 Discuss your experience with SIL/HIL testing and how you've used results to optimize controller performance
5 How would you approach collaborating with controls engineers and utility operators to ensure fit-for-purpose power system models?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing primarily on transmission-level power system experience without emphasizing microgrid/islanded system expertise
  • Vague descriptions of EMT/dynamic study experience without specifying tools (PSCAD) or microgrid applications
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of how microgrid engineering supports both clean electricity AND fuels delivery

📅 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:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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