Lead Application Engineer - Grid Integration & Stability

Roles and Responsibilities

• Perform technical analysis related to power electronic and power systems control of renewable generation, battery energy storage systems, large industrial drives, HVDC and FACTS.
• Supportcustomerswithpowersystemsengineeringexpertise;includingmodeling,analysis,equipmentdesign and specification,andfailuremodeanalysis
• Create,modifyandparametrizesimulationmodelsrepresentingelectricalequipmentlike gas turbines, wind turbines,solarinverters,batterystorage and their controls in PSS/E, PSCAD, DIgSILENT Power Factory
• Performpowersystemplanning studies, renewable integration studies, feasibility studies for HVDC and FACTS, Energy Storage etc. for large utility systems
• Effectivelycommunicateresults to bothinternal and externalcustomers by preparingdetailedwrittenreportsorpresentationsdescribinganalysesperformed,solutionsdeveloped, and customervaluepropositions
• Enhanceindustryknowledgeandpresenttechnicalcontentinregionalforumsandconferences;serveas a thoughtleader in industryactivities
• Activelyparticipate in a workingenvironmentwhereteamwork,quality,customerservice and innovationareprized
• Willingness to travel to supportprojectwork (up to 10%)

Required Qualifications

• MastersDegreeinelectricalengineering or electricpowerengineering
• Minimum 2-3 years of IndustryexperienceperformingtransientanalysisusingsimulationtoolslikeATP/EMTP,PSCAD/EMTDCandEMTP-RV and/Or steadystateanddynamicanalysisusinglargedatabasesimulationtoolslikePSS/E,PowerFactory,PSLF
• Experiencewiththeuseandapplication of commonprogramminglanguages(e.g.Python,FORTRAN, C, C++)

Desired Characteristics

• Excellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills(e.g.ability to effectivelycommunicate with all levels of GE andcustomer/plantstaff)
• Ph.D.degreeinelectricalengineering,electricpowerengineering, or relatedfield of study
• Industryreputation,priorIEEE/CIGREpublishedarticlesrelated to practicalpowersystemsengineeringtopics,participation in industrystandardsworkinggroups
• Experiencecreating and modifyingdynamicusermodelsinsimulationtoolslikePSS/E, PSCAD, PowerFactoryandPSLF
• Knowledge of Grid codes of Major utilities in Asia, Australia and Middle East and exposure to Grid code compliance studies
• Advancedexperiencewithdynamicandtime-domainsimulationtools(e.g.FORTRANprogramming of user-writtenblackboxmodelsin PSCAD, use of MATLABorPython scripting toautomateexecutionandanalysis of multiplesimulations)
• Demonstratedapplication of complexmathematicsandengineering to real-world electricpowersystemproblems