Power Engineer, Utility Interconnection

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience. **Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.** **Position Title:** Power Engineer – Energy Storage **Position Location:** Remote - work virtually from anywhere in the United States **Salary** DLB recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates. **Job Summary** DLB is expanding its energy storage engineering services and is seeking a Power Engineer – Energy Storage to support and help grow this practice. This role is responsible for the engineering delivery of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), microgrid, and other inverter-based resource (IBR) interconnections across utility, renewable, data center, and industrial markets, from concept through construction, commissioning, and energization. The Power Engineer – Energy Storage will provide technical input, support engineering decisions, and represent the firm with clients, utilities, and partners. This position is hands-on, blending detailed engineering execution with quality-focused delivery and support of business growth. The Power Engineer – Energy Storage works with a high degree of independence on day-to-day work and receives general direction on new projects, tasks, or assignments. Will execute projects, tasks, or assignments of complex scope. May coordinate activities of other personnel. The Power Engineer – Energy Storage will communicate and operate in line with organizational goals and values, as well as departmental objectives. **Essential Functions** **Energy Storage Engineering (40%)** - Serve as a engineering contributor for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, performing advanced engineering work with general oversight. Perform detailed design, analysis, and engineering of BESS, microgrid, and other inverter-based resource (IBR) systems, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, utility requirements, industry standards, codes and regulations - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate BESS and IBR designs seamlessly into larger electrical systems, including substation, generation, and grid interconnection infrastructure - Support technical scoping, design, and utility/developer coordination for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), microgrid, and other inverter-based resource (IBR) interconnections at the medium- and high-voltage level, including protection philosophy, interconnection studies, and compliance with IEEE 1547 / IEEE 2800 - Contribute to engineering approaches, design standards, and technical risk management. - Support project delivery as engineer of record (or in support of the EOR), contributing to technical accuracy, constructability, and code compliance. - Apply and help maintain engineering standards, design criteria, and quality expectations for energy storage work. **Energy Storage Design Activities (25%)** - BESS one-line, three-line, and AC/DC schematics - Physical layouts, equipment arrangements, and site plans for containerized/modular BESS installations - DC architecture including battery racks, inverters/power conversion systems (PCS), and medium-voltage collection systems - Grounding systems and electrical safety designs - Protection & control philosophies, relay schemes, and coordination - BESS/microgrid interconnection one-lines, protection & control schemes, and anti-islanding / transfer trip logic - Fire detection/suppression and thermal management coordination with mechanical disciplines - Develop and review equipment speci…