Silicon Ranch Corporation

Engineer

• Own the performance, reliability, and technical stewardship of substation and MV/HV systems across the operating fleet
• Lead resolution of major equipment failures, recurring issues, and complex technical challenges through structured root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Provide advanced troubleshooting support for transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, protection and control systems, and related equipment
• Serve as the primary engineering liaison with utilities, OEMs, contractors, and technical service providers
• Oversee fleet protection and control systems, including settings, logic, coordination, event analysis, and configuration management
• Develop lifecycle strategies for major substation assets, including condition assessment, maintenance optimization, spare parts planning, and replacement strategies
• Partner with Delivery and Engineering teams to influence equipment selection, design standards, protection philosophies, and commissioning practices
• Collaborate across Asset Management, O&M, Compliance, Performance Engineering, and ROC teams to improve reliability, safety, and operational performance

Senior Substation Engineer

Operations

• Monitor and operate utility-scale solar PV plants using SCADA, EMS, and plant monitoring platforms
• Execute remote switching, curtailments, inverter setpoint changes, and plant controls according to approved procedures
• Respond to dispatch instructions from Balancing Authorities and Transmission Operators
• Identify, diagnose, and escalate plant alarms, outages, and abnormal operating conditions
• Maintain situational awareness of plant status, weather, grid constraints, and interconnection limits
• Perform duties aligned with NERC and GOP-2 standards
• Execute and document operator communications using three-part communication protocols
• Maintain event logs, switching records, and operational documentation
• Support disturbance reporting, event classification, evidence retention, compliance drills, simulations, and NERC audits
• Lead initial response to forced outages, inverter trips, grid events, and weather-related incidents
• Coordinate with Field O&M, OEMs, EPCs, and engineering teams during events
• Support post-event reviews and corrective action tracking
• Extract data from SCADA systems, monitoring platforms, and event logs
• Develop and maintain Microsoft Power BI dashboards and reports
• Collaborate with Performance Engineering, Asset Management, and Compliance teams to analyze trends and improve reporting and decision-making

Operations Center Operator – Onsite, Nashville, TN

• Support the development and documentation of the Level 1 / Version 1 Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Playbook
• Collaborate with O&M team members and subject matter experts to gather information and document operational processes
• Create, update, and maintain process flow diagrams using Microsoft Visio or similar process-mapping tools
• Facilitate the review, revision, and validation of process documentation for accuracy and consistency
• Assist in drafting and formatting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and related operational documentation
• Organize and maintain process documentation libraries and version control practices
• Identify opportunities to improve process clarity, workflow efficiency, and documentation standards
• Participate in meetings and projects involving Asset Management, Performance, Remote Operations, and NERC-related activities

Intern, Asset Operations

Project Manager

• Support the day-to-day execution of Silicon Ranch's interconnection process for an assigned portfolio of development and acquired projects
• Manage interconnection processes and negotiations from siting to execution, including interconnection agreements, system studies, affected systems studies, and engineering agreements
• Coordinate power flow simulation analysis, models, and congestion studies to support siting, interconnection agreements, PPAs, financing, and origination
• Track and manage interconnection commercial arrangements for cost, schedule, and risk optimization
• Build working relationships with utilities, ISOs, and industry representatives
• Serve as the primary contact for interconnection status and risk, escalating issues to the VP of Interconnection as needed
• Support regional interconnection processes, best practices, and due diligence for potential acquisitions
• Support tactical plans and monitor tariff, planning, accessibility, and interconnection developments in new and existing markets
• Provide input on utility system loading, deliverability, congestion, interconnection costs, and gen-tie alternatives
• Support project ranking, prioritization, budget forecasting, underwriting, and development-stage gates
• Track interconnection milestones, utility studies, equipment/testing coordination, facility construction, witness testing, and energization through commercial operation
• Coordinate with internal teams, consultants, utilities, clients, financial institutions, off-takers, investors, government agencies, and other organizations

Senior Substation Engineer

Operations Center Operator – Onsite, Nashville, TN

Intern, Asset Operations

Interconnection Project Manager