Power Systems Software Engineer

Camus Energy

Power Systems Software Engineer developing and validating power systems models at Camus Energy. Collaborating with utility customers and engineering team to improve and deploy models in cloud-native architecture.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $180,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open SourcePython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain high-fidelity power flow & optimal power flow models
Write and maintain automated tests and validation pipelines that verify model accuracy, catch regressions and ensure solver reliability
Drive the architecture of solvers that balance accuracy with computational performance
Build tooling that visualizes and translates model outputs into actionable insights, for internal and client-facing applications
Partner with our utility customers to understand their datasets and validate model outputs against their system measurements
Collaborate with Camus’ internal teams to integrate utility models (GIS, ADMS, and time series data) into the Camus platform
Identify and resolve computational bottlenecks in large-scale grid simulations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Masters/Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline with 5+ years of industry experience deploying power systems models for real world applications
Strong foundations in power systems concepts, methods and convex/non-convex optimization solvers for distribution grids
Experience working with large utility datasets (GIS, SCADA, AMI, network models)
Experience with OpenDSS or other open source or commercial power flow modeling software
Ability to translate complex mathematical formulations into production-ready code
Strong Python skills: you write clean, maintainable, production-ready code, not just analysis scripts
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Comfortable operating with autonomy in a small team, balancing speed of delivery with the engineering discipline that production-grade software demands.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary
Comprehensive benefits, including FSA and 401k for full time employees
Fully remote workplace with options for in office work in the Bay Area
Flexible PTO, which we encourage you to use!
A real impact on climate change - we’re building the world we want to live in and we want you to join us!

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Hard Skills & Tools

power flow modelsoptimal power flow modelsautomated testsvalidation pipelinesconvex optimizationnon-convex optimizationproduction-ready codePythonlarge-scale grid simulationsdata visualization

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationautonomyengineering discipline

Certifications

Masters in Electrical EngineeringPh.D. in Electrical EngineeringMasters in Computer SciencePh.D. in Computer Science