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X, The Moonshot Factory · 7 hours ago

Principal Grid Model Architect (Tapestry)

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$183K/yr - $268K/yr

10+ years exp

Tapestry is an energy intelligence company incubated at X, the Moonshot Factory, focused on building the intelligence layer for the future electric grid. The Principal Grid Model Architect will lead the evolution of the core grid model, defining a strategic roadmap that incorporates dynamic context and enhances planning workflows for utilities and grid operators.

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Responsibilities

Define the Grid Model of the Future: You will own the long-term vision for how Tapestry helps partners and customers build the world’s best grid models. You will determine how we move beyond static electrical definitions to include dynamic contextual layers into a unified view and used by different types of simulations

Rapid Prototyping & Applied Science: You won't be writing production code, but you will go hands-on. You will build proofs-of-concept (Python, Jupyter, lightweight web demos) to validate new features; you bridge the gap between "academic theory" and "commercial utility."

Market Discovery: You will engage directly with grid operators, utilities, and ISOs. You will speak their language (literally and technically), creating deep feedback loops to understand challenges in current modeling workflows and identify leapfrog opportunities to help industry move towards new planning and grid model management paradigms

Data Strategy: You will identify and vet in house and third-party data sources that can augment grid models. You will explore how to ingest, normalize, and correlate data to unlock new insights for our users

Cross-Functional Leadership: You will act as a visional leader for a cross-functional squad. You will provide the domain context and architectural guidance that empowers our backend and frontend teams to build the right things, faster

Qualification

Power Systems EngineeringGrid ModelingData ManipulationPythonSQLRPSS/EGIS DataProduct StrategyCommercial StrategyCross-Functional Leadership

Required

10+ years of experience in the energy sector, specifically within transmission/distribution planning, interconnection studies, or grid software development

Strong technical literacy in power systems modeling and simulation (power flow, short circuit analysis, contingency analysis, etc.)

Hands-on experience with data manipulation and prototyping (Python, SQL, R, or similar)

Experience interacting with enterprise customers, ISOs/RTOs, or utility planning departments