Grid Engineering Careers

Updated October 24, 2026

11 employers have 182 open grid engineering roles on Verde Talent right now. About 12% are advertised as entry level. Below is what those postings ask for, where they are, and what they pay.

182roles open now
11employers hiring
12%entry level
13apprenticeships or internships

What grid engineering roles involve

Grid Engineering roles support the projects and assets on transmission and distribution infrastructure. Engineers design and validate the systems - layouts and yields, electrical and structural design, interconnection studies, and the drawings and calculations that get a project permitted and built. Much of it is desk work with site visits at key milestones.

What the postings show today

Employers have 182 open grid engineering roles listed from 11 companies, the most in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. Where a posting advertises pay, the median is $107,000 a year. About 12% are advertised as entry level. The skills named most often in these postings are NERC, Aspen and Professional Engineer.

Getting into the role

Most postings ask for an engineering degree; senior and stamping roles ask for a PE licence. Design software named in postings is worth learning early.

What employers are asking for

NERC
64
Aspen
37
Professional Engineer
33
Python
25
FERC
24
PSS/E
23
AutoCAD
19
Excel
18
SCADA
16
GIS
10

Counted from the skills and certifications named in current postings for this role.

What it pays

$107,000median advertised

Where the roles are

Massachusetts67Connecticut27New York24California10Illinois8Ohio7

Who is hiring

Commonwealth Fusion Systems66
Avangrid Renewables37
Eversource Energy29
AES Corporation16
Xcel Energy12
Duke Energy8

What nearby roles pay

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Common questions

What do grid engineering roles involve?

Engineers design and validate the systems - layouts and yields, electrical and structural design, interconnection studies, and the drawings and calculations that get a project permitted and built. Much of it is desk work with site visits at key milestones.

What do grid engineering roles pay?

Across grid engineering postings on Verde Talent that advertise pay, the median is $107,000 a year. That is what employers advertise rather than what offers finally settle at, and postings without a published range are not counted.

Do you need experience for grid engineering roles?

Most postings ask for an engineering degree; senior and stamping roles ask for a PE licence. Design software named in postings is worth learning early. About 12% of current postings are advertised as entry level.

Where are most grid engineering roles?

Right now the most grid engineering postings are in Massachusetts (67), Connecticut (27) and New York (24), counting open roles listed on Verde Talent today.

Which employers are hiring for grid engineering roles?

The employers with the most open grid engineering roles today are Commonwealth Fusion Systems (66), Avangrid Renewables (37) and Eversource Energy (29). The full list, with every open posting, is on the grid engineering jobs page.

See 182 open rolesFull pay breakdown

Built from live postings on Verde Talent and updated daily. Counts reflect roles open right now, and pay figures are what employers advertise rather than offers made.

Data updated October 24, 2026