Senior Power Engineer, Energy Storage

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:** Senior 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 Senior 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 Senior 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 Senior 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 Senior 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 an 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…