HV Engineering Lead

Company Overview BrightNight is a high-growth renewable power developer and Independent Power Producer (IPP) with a 30-gigawatt portfolio spanning 20 U.S. states. The company develops innovative, dispatchable, and hybrid energy solutions that deliver reliable, cost-efficient renewable power to utilities, data centers, and other high-demand customers across fast-growing energy markets. Supported by strong financial partners, including Goldman Sachs, experienced industry leadership, and proprietary capabilities such as PowerAlpha®, BrightNight is scaling rapidly while differentiating itself through an AI-enabled, automation-driven approach to project development and operations. For candidates, BrightNight offers the opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility, work directly with experienced industry leaders, and grow alongside a company with real momentum and ambitious plans for the future. We’re building a company where intelligence is built in, not bolted on. It is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where smart, curious people can make an outsized impact, grow quickly, and help shape the future of reliable clean energy. Role Summary In this hands-on role, you will develop and review high-voltage engineering designs for utility-scale solar and hybrid projects. You will manage assigned design packages, apply study findings to detailed designs, and work with multidisciplinary partners from design through construction support. What You’ll Do Develop HV designs and support collector-system and point-of-interconnection design for solar and hybrid projects. Prepare and update single-line diagrams, substation layouts, protection-and-control schematics, and associated engineering calculations. Perform or interpret power-system studies and incorporate findings into design packages. Review equipment vendor drawings and coordinate technical comments with the Lead Engineer. Coordinate with DC engineering, civil, SCADA, project teams, utilities, EPCs/EORs, and vendors; support construction clarifications, RFIs, commissioning documents, and as-built updates. What You’ll Bring Bachelor in Electrical Engineering and 5–8 years of high-voltage electrical engineering experience. HV design experience in utility-scale solar, hybrid, or other power-generation projects. Understanding of AIS/GIS substations, protection and control, and grid interconnection. Experience with relevant power-system studies and proficiency in ETAP, PSCAD, PSS®E, or similar tools. Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and cross-functional coordination skills. US-based project experience is an advantage.