Power Studies Engineer (PSCAD) Canada

Location: Canada (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Mission-Critical Facilities, Data Centers
Travel: Occasional travel within Canada and the United States, as required by project needs

Role Summary

Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O'Brien, is seeking a highly experienced Power Studies Engineer to join our team and support the analysis and design of complex electrical power systems for hyperscale and AI data centers across Canada and North America. This is a remote role within an innovative, international engineering firm recognized for its cutting-edge work in mission-critical infrastructure.

As a Power Studies Engineer, you will play a key role in evaluating electrical system performance, reliability, and resiliency through advanced power system studies and modeling. You will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, utility providers, and project stakeholders to develop solutions for high-density AI and mission-critical facilities where system reliability and uptime are paramount.

This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact projects for global clients in the hyperscale data center market while advancing your career in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

What We Offer

- Experience in a high-tech industry within an international company

- Opportunity to work on unique, cutting-edge hyperscale and AI data center projects

- Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities

- Supportive leadership and a collaborative team environment

- Career growth and advancement opportunities

- Competitive salary

- Comprehensive benefits package, including extended health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, retirement savings program (where applicable), and other employee benefits

- Stock ownership / synthetic equity opportunities

- Flexible remote work environment

What You Will Do

- Perform power system studies including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, grounding, power quality, harmonic analysis, transient analysis, and reliability studies.

- Develop and maintain electrical system models using PSCAD, ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, or similar software platforms.

- Perform electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies to evaluate system behavior during switching events, faults, utility disturbances, and large load changes.

- Analyze the impact of high-density AI loads and other mission-critical electrical loads on utility systems, emergency generation, UPS systems, and facility electrical infrastructure.

- Support utility interconnection studies and coordinate with utility providers regarding service requirements and system performance.

- Evaluate system reliability, redundancy strategies, contingency scenarios, and overall power system resiliency.

- Prepare technical reports, engineering calculations, study documentation, and engineering recommendations.

- Collaborate with electrical design teams on medium-voltage systems, substations, standby generation, UPS systems, mechanical system electrical load characteristics, and utility service infrastructure.

- Participate in design coordination meetings with clients, consultants, utility providers, and project stakeholders.

- Support commissioning activities and provide technical expertise during project execution.

- Review engineering deliverables for technical accuracy, quality, and compliance with applicable industry standards.

What We Expect

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.

- 8–15 years of experience in power systems engineering, utility engineering, substations, transmission and distribution, industrial facilities, renewable energy, mining, or mission-critical infrastructure.

- Demonstrated experience performing power system studies, including transient, harmonic, grounding, load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, and arc flash analysis.

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