About this role
Opportunity Overview
Handshake is looking for experienced Power Systems Engineers to support AI research through flexible, part-time contract work. This is not a traditional engineering role—you’ll draw on your hands-on industry experience in power systems, microgrids, high-voltage systems, grid operations, or protection and control to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI reason like a practicing power engineer.
This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that you can take on alongside your current role.
What You’ll Do
- Create expert-level power engineering problems and scenarios grounded in real design, analysis, testing, commissioning, operations, and field work
- Review AI-generated responses for technical accuracy, practical feasibility, safety, and alignment with industry standards and engineering practice
- Evaluate calculations, assumptions, methodologies, and recommendations involving power flow, short-circuit analysis, protection, grid stability, equipment selection, and related topics
- Provide clear, structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance
- Complete tasks at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum-hour requirement
Project Details
- The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.
- The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5–20 hrs
- The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.
- Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.
Qualifications
Ideal candidates meet all three of the following:
- Industry experience — 2+ years of hands-on power systems engineering experience
- Degree — MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, or a closely related field. A BS in Electrical Engineering also qualifies when paired with strong industry experience
- Power systems expertise — demonstrated depth in one or more of the following areas:
- Transmission or distribution systems
- Microgrids and distributed energy resources
- High-voltage equipment and substations
- Protection, control, and relay coordination
- Power-flow, short-circuit, stability, or contingency analysis
- Grid integration of renewable energy and battery storage
- Power quality, grounding, or arc-flash analysis
- Utility operations, commissioning, or field engineering
Additional Qualifications
These are not required but will strengthen your application:
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or comparable professional certification
- Experience applying relevant IEEE, IEC, NERC, NFPA, or utility standards
- Proficiency with power-system tools such as ETAP, PSS®E, PSCAD, PowerWorld, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, SKM PowerTools, CYME, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or comparable simulation and analysis environments
- Experience with protective-relay platforms and software from SEL, GE Vernova, Siemens, ABB, or comparable providers
- Experience at an electric utility, grid operator, engineering consultancy, EPC firm, power-equipment manufacturer, renewable-energy developer, or recognized employer such as GE Vernova, Siemens Energy, Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, Eaton, or Burns & McDonnell
Required for All Applicants
- Based in Canada
- Strong written communication and attention to detail
- Ability to explain complex power-engineering concepts clearly
- Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment
