Sparkfund is the utility services company unlocking capacity on the grid. Through its Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP) model, Sparkfund enables utilities, energy majors, and large-load customers to deploy front-of-the-meter batteries and gensets as distribution infrastructure. By adding targeted capacity exactly where and when the grid needs it most, DCP helps meet demand, support reliability, and put downward pressure on rates. Sparkfund supports program design, grid value assessment, asset host engagement, and value chain management to ensure on-time, on-budget deployment with maximum system value and lowest cost.
With more than 3,200 projects deployed across 43 states and more than 300MW of energized assets constructed, Sparkfund is transforming customer-sited assets into a valuable portfolio resource for the benefit of our society. To learn more about Sparkfund, visit sparkfund.com.
Sparkfund is looking for a Senior Engineer, Power Systems with deep experience in electric utility distribution systems, power systems analysis, and distributed energy resource (DER) interconnection to help advance the deployment of distributed energy infrastructure across multiple utility markets.
This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to work beyond the boundaries of a traditional utility environment. Rather than focusing on a single utility territory, you'll collaborate with utility partners, technology providers, and internal teams to solve complex engineering challenges and develop scalable approaches to grid integration.
As part of our Systems Engineering team, you'll serve as a technical expert supporting Sparkfund's Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP) platform. You'll lead engineering work on assigned programs, from grid needs assessments and distribution system analysis through interconnection, protection coordination, and integration with utility operational systems.
This role combines hands-on engineering expertise with direct utility engagement. You'll work closely with utility planning, protection, and operations teams to address technical requirements, move interconnection reviews toward approval, and ensure that distributed energy assets can be safely and effectively integrated into the grid.
You'll also partner across Sparkfund with Commercialization, Program Management, and Project Delivery to support technical feasibility, program design, and successful deployment.
This is a senior individual contributor position reporting to the Director, Power Systems Engineering. The role requires a high degree of technical independence, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to navigate complex utility requirements while developing repeatable solutions that can be applied across markets.
Our values shape how we work, make decisions, and show up for our customers and each other. They are also part of how we evaluate success at Sparkfund.
We hold ourselves to high standards and continuously look for ways to improve.
In this role, Excellence means applying sound engineering judgment, maintaining technical accuracy, and delivering high-quality engineering work that meets utility requirements and industry standards. It also means continuously improving our technical approaches, solving complex problems, and developing scalable solutions that support reliable grid integration.
We take ownership, follow through on our commitments, and make thoughtful decisions with the long term in mind.
For this role, Stewardship means taking accountability for engineering decisions, recognizing the operational and financial impacts of technical recommendations, and balancing safety, reliability, cost, and deployment requirements. It also means building trust with utility partners and making decisions that support long-term grid performance and responsible use of resources.
We approach challenges constructively, assume positive intent, support one another, and bring solutions.
For this role, Positivity means approaching complex engineering and utility challenges with a collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset. It means communicating technical concerns clearly and respectfully, working through differences in engineering approaches, and helping internal teams and utility partners find practical paths forward.
This role requires direct power systems engineering and electric utility distribution or interconnection experience. Experience limited to general electrical design, renewable energy project development, or project management without direct utility engineering experience does not substitute for these technical requirements.
You have a strong understanding of electric distribution systems, protection, interconnection requirements, and relevant engineering standards. You're comfortable performing detailed technical analysis, evaluating system constraints, and making sound engineering recommendations.
You understand how utilities evaluate engineering proposals and interconnection applications. You can engage directly with utility planning, protection, and operations teams, work through technical challenges, and build credibility through your expertise and practical approach.
You can take responsibility for complex engineering workstreams, establish priorities, evaluate technical risks, and move work forward without requiring extensive oversight. You know when to make a recommendation, when to collaborate, and when to escalate an issue.
You look beyond the immediate project and identify opportunities to develop repeatable processes, engineering standards, and technical solutions. You understand the importance of building approaches that can work across different utilities, markets, and deployment environments.
You work effectively with engineering, commercial, program management, and project delivery teams. You understand how technical decisions affect schedules, budgets, customer commitments, and operational outcomes.
You can navigate varying utility requirements, evolving technical standards, and complex engineering challenges. You balance technical rigor with practical implementation and can develop solutions when the path forward isn't immediately clear.
The approved salary range for this position is $145,000–$180,000, based on experience, qualifications, and location.
Where applicable, this position may also be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Any such compensation is separate from base salary and is not guaranteed. Eligibility, amounts, and payment are subject to applicable plan terms, company performance, individual performance, and other business considerations.
Sparkfund offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Sparkfund is a remote-first company with emerging hub offices in Denver, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC.
This position is remote within the United States, with occasional travel of approximately 15% for utility partner meetings, project site visits, company gatherings, industry conferences, and business development activities.
The role is primarily performed in a remote office environment, with periodic visits to utility and project sites. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
Sparkfund is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Sparkfund also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs or practices, in all phases of the hiring process and throughout employment. If you need an accommodation, please let us know.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may change at any time based on business needs. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply — even if you do not meet every listed qualification — as skills and competencies can develop in different ways.
Sparkfund is the deployment services company utilities rely on to take DERs from grid edge to grid core.
With over a decade of experience as a utility services company, Sparkfund has pioneered a smarter approach to deploying distributed assets as part of a fast-growing grid. Through its Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP) model, Sparkfund enables utilities to plan, deploy, and dispatch DERs at the scale and pace necessary to meet load growth demand and unlock the full value of the grid. We support program design, assessment of DER grid value, host engagement, and value chain management to ensure on-time, on-budget deployment of distributed resources with maximum grid value and lowest cost.
With more than 3,200 projects deployed across 43 states and more than 300MW of energized assets constructed, Sparkfund is transforming buildings into a valuable extension of the grid for the benefit of our society.
