Overview As an Electrical Engineer in Jacobs' digital twin and pre-commissioning simulation practice, you translate rigorous power engineering into high-fidelity models that de-risk commissioning. You work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver dynamic electrical models for data centers, distributed energy, and critical infrastructure. You will design and execute contingency, ride-through, and fault analyses, turning simulation outputs into actionable commissioning guidance. This role offers hands-on impact on large-scale, mission-critical projects with hybrid work and travel to client sites. You will help shape safer, more reliable power systems through advanced modeling and validation.
Compensation / Benefits- medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) plan
- paid time off
- stock purchase plan
- deferred compensation options
- discretionary bonus potential
Responsibilities- Develop physics-based dynamic models for the full power path, including generators, switchgear, UPS, ATS, and distribution, with accurate inertia and control characteristics
- Model rotating machinery (gens, turbines) and grid-forming behavior, including governor, AVR, and synchronization logic
- Perform transient, harmonic, and protection studies aligned with ITIC/CBEMA and IEEE 519 standards
- Create and execute contingency and fault simulations (N-1/N-2, UPS faults, transfer scenarios) and assess margins and ride-through
- Model black-start sequencing, expansion capacity analyses, and documentation of results with confidence intervals
- Validate control sequences (ATS, generator paralleling, UPS logic) against narratives; support PLC integration and FAT
- Develop architecture reviews, gap analyses, and technical reports; contribute to reusable model libraries and testing frameworks
- Collaborate across controls, OEMs, commissioning managers, and project teams; support proposals and scoping
Key requirements- 5-10 years in electrical engineering with at least 3 years in power systems design, analysis, protection, or simulation
- Experience developing or contributing to dynamic electrical models for data centers, industrial facilities, or critical infrastructure
- Knowledge of rotating machinery characteristics, synchronization, and droop control for simulation
- Familiarity with transient and power quality phenomena and evaluation against power standards
- Ability to read and develop PLC-based control logic, control narratives, protection studies, and one-line diagrams
- Experience with SCADA/EPMS platforms and data integration (e.g., Ignition, FactoryTalk or equivalent)
- Strong technical documentation skills and cross-functional collaboration
- Available to travel up to 25%
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Effective communication
- Detail-oriented with rigorous analytical thinking
- Physics-based/dynamic simulation platforms (ETAP, PSCAD, SKM Power Tools, EMTP, Modelica)
- BESS modeling including grid-forming inverters
- Protection coordination analysis and relay logic validation
