Backed by Antler.
About the role
You will help shape the exact roadmap, but we expect success in this role to include the following early milestones: Synthesize this information into a C&P roadmap that defines where the architecture needs to go, the sequence of work to get there, and what you need (people, platforms, etc.) to execute.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 15+ years architecting and delivering control systems in safety-critical domains (electric utility, aerospace, robotics, EV, or similar)
- Strong control theory fundamentals: feedback/feedforward control, state estimation, and stability analysis of cascaded multi-loop systems, from fast inner loops through plant-level dynamics
- Hands-on real-time embedded control systems development experience (C/C++ on RTOS or bare-metal platforms) with modern software practices including version control, code review, and CI/CD pipelines running automated SIL regression
- Experience developing and validating controls in simulation (PSCAD, EMTP, MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS) and on HIL/SIL platforms (RTDS, OPAL-RT)
- Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across software, firmware, and hardware boundaries
More about this role
American Terawatt is building a new industrial electric grid for the United States. At the core of our grid - where power systems engineering becomes real - are the distributed, fault-tolerant control loops that keep it safe and stable.
We design and deploy advanced power transmission systems, serving large industrial loads, gigawatts at a time. Our systems deliver power to everything from frontier AI datacenters to advanced automated manufacturing, refineries, mines, and more.
We make interconnection fast, simple, and cheap. On our network, generation owners get their projects online faster, delivering abundant power at competitive prices.
The backbone of American Terawatt’s network is HVDC transmission, anchored by our unique terminal design. American Terawatt’s HVDC terminals are standardized, modular, and natively integrate energy storage. Each terminal is designed to expand to operate as a full node on our future HVDC transmission network.
About the role
We are hiring a Principal Power Systems Control Engineer to design and deliver the Control and Protection (C&P) systems at the core of American Terawatt's HVDC terminals and transmission network.
You will work directly with...
Browse similar: Startup jobs · San Francisco Bay Area