Director, Generation Controls, Protection, and Automation — Power and Energy

Role description

Role Overview

The Director, Generation Controls, Protection, and Automation will own one of the hardest and most consequential technical problems in Nscale's portfolio: making multi-gigawatt, island-mode power systems stable, protected, and controllable while serving AI data center loads. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that requires 10+ years of experience in power systems controls, protection, or automation engineering.

What You Will Do

The Director will own the microgrid control architecture, define control philosophies and functional specifications, direct dynamic performance requirements and verification, oversee EMT and dynamic modeling, and establish settings management discipline. They will also own the protection philosophy, review and approve protection designs, and direct controller and protection hardware-in-the-loop testing campaigns.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in power systems controls, protection, or automation engineering, with significant time on islanded, industrial, or microgrid power systems. They will also have deep protective relaying expertise, hands-on experience with plant or microgrid control systems, and working fluency with power systems studies and models.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in power systems controls, protection, or automation engineering
• Deep protective relaying expertise
• Hands-on experience with plant or microgrid control systems
• Working fluency with power systems studies and models
• Solid grounding in SCADA and substation automation, communications protocols, and OT cybersecurity practices
• Experience taking controls and protection scopes through commissioning and energization on major projects
• Proven ability to direct OEMs, consultants, and EPC engineering teams
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; PE license preferred

Benefits

• Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Generous PTO plus US federal holidays
• A career-defining opportunity to be an early member of one of the fastest growing AI infrastructure companies in the world