Senior Engineer – Grid Integration and Stability

Overview

Senior engineer role performing power systems analysis, modeling and integration studies for renewable generation, battery energy storage, HVDC and FACTS, supporting customers and communicating results.

What you'll do

• Perform technical analysis related to power electronic and power systems control of renewable generation, battery energy storage systems, large industrial drives, HVDC and FACTS.
• Support customers with power systems engineering expertise, including modeling, analysis, equipment design and specification, and failure mode analysis.
• Create, modify and parametrize simulation models representing electrical equipment such as gas turbines, wind turbines, solar inverters, battery storage and their controls in PSS/E, PSCAD and DIgSILENT PowerFactory.
• Perform power system planning studies, renewable integration studies, and feasibility studies for HVDC, FACTS and energy storage for large utility systems.
• Effectively communicate results to internal and external customers by preparing detailed written reports or presentations describing analyses performed, solutions developed, and customer value propositions.
• Enhance industry knowledge and present technical content in regional forums and conferences; serve as a thought leader in industry activities.
• Participate in a working environment where teamwork, quality, customer service and innovation are prized.

What you'll need

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or electric power engineering.
• Minimum 2-3 years of industry experience performing transient analysis using simulation tools such as ATP/EMTP, PSCAD/EMTDC and EMTP-RV, and/or steady state and dynamic analysis using large database simulation tools such as PSS/E, PowerFactory and PSLF.
• Experience with the use and application of common programming languages (e.g. Python, FORTRAN, C, C++).

Nice to have

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (e.g. ability to effectively communicate with all levels of GE and customer/plant staff).
• Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, electric power engineering, or related field of study.
• Industry reputation, prior IEEE/CIGRE published articles related to practical power systems engineering topics, participation in industry standards working groups.
• Experience creating and modifying dynamic user models in simulation tools like PSS/E, PSCAD, PowerFactory and PSLF.
• Knowledge of grid codes of major utilities in Asia, Australia and Middle East and exposure to grid code compliance studies.
• Advanced experience with dynamic and time-domain simulation tools (e.g. FORTRAN programming of user-written black box models in PSCAD, use of MATLAB or Python scripting to automate execution and analysis of multiple simulations).
• Demonstrated application of complex mathematics and engineering to real-world electric power system problems.

Details

• Willingness to travel to support project work (up to 10%).
• Relocation assistance provided.