Power systems engineering recruiting.
Data center campuses now look like small utilities. We recruit the power systems engineers who model, design and protect them, and the leaders who run onsite generation.
Why power systems recruiting needs a specialist.
- Utility system planning and protection groups
- Power systems consulting firms
- IPPs and generation developers
- Industrial and mission-critical electrical design firms
Large campuses need load-flow, short-circuit, arc-flash and stability studies, medium- and high-voltage design and, increasingly, onsite generation and storage behind the meter.
Power systems engineers with that mix of utility-grade analysis and fast-paced project delivery are in heavy demand across developers, operators, EPCs and consultants.
We recruit power systems engineers, onsite generation managers and electrical engineering leaders who can work at campus scale.
Role guides & salary estimates.
Power Systems Engineer
A power systems engineer models and designs the electrical systems that serve a data center campus and connect it to the grid.
$120K–$180K est. →Onsite Generation Manager
An onsite generation manager develops and delivers behind-the-meter power (turbines, engines, fuel cells and storage) for data center campuses.
$160K–$220K est. →Protection & Controls Engineer
A protection and controls (P&C) engineer designs the relaying and control schemes that keep a data center's high-voltage system safe and reliable.
$120K–$180K est. →Substation Engineer
A substation engineer designs the high-voltage substations that step grid power down for data center campuses.
$120K–$175K est. →
Estimated U.S. base salary ranges. Not offers or guarantees: see the Salary Guide.
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Scope
We define the power systems role with you: reporting line, project stage, must-have experience and a realistic compensation range.
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Map
We map the market across utilities, developers, consultants and contractors, including people who aren't actively looking.
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Engage
We approach candidates confidentially, explain the opportunity in their language and screen for real technical depth.
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Shortlist
You receive a short, calibrated slate with written assessments, compensation expectations and timing.
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Close
We manage interviews, references, offer strategy and resignation so good candidates don't fall away at the end.
Power Systems Recruiting, answered.
What does a power systems engineer do at a data center?+
They model and design the campus electrical system (load flow, short circuit, protection coordination and arc flash) and support utility interconnection and onsite generation.
Which tools do you screen for?+
Commonly ETAP, SKM, PSS/E, PSCAD or PowerWorld, depending on whether the role is campus design or grid-facing analysis.
Do you recruit PEs?+
Yes. Many power systems searches require or prefer a Professional Engineer license, and we screen for it.
Do you recruit for onsite generation?+
Yes: gas turbines, reciprocating engines, fuel cells and battery storage roles are a growing part of this practice.
- Data center developers and operators
- AI compute companies
- Engineering consultants
- EPC firms
- Data Center Power Recruiting →
- Interconnection Recruiting →
- Utility Relations Recruiting →
- Energy Procurement Recruiting →
- Transmission Recruiting →
- Substation Recruiting →
- Power Origination Recruiting →
- Utility Development Recruiting →
- Behind-the-Meter Power Recruiting →
- Power Executive Search →
- Onsite Generation specialty →