Power Systems Engineer – Protection & Simulation

# Job Description Summary
In this role, you will operate advanced real-time simulators and perform Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), reproducing complex electrical system conditions and testing how protection relays and controllers respond in real-world scenarios.

You will work closely with international engineering teams, troubleshoot complex system behavior, and contribute to a wide variety of projects giving you exposure to a different technologies, customers, and challenging power system applications.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

- Execution of Engineering and Consulting Services Projects inside the Engineering & Consulting CoE. This includes schedule, customer communication, scope of work, budget, and quality.
- Perform Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) tests using a real-time digital simulator, including Factory Acceptance Tests
- Analyze and troubleshoot real time digital simulation scenarios
- Execute engineering studies and analysis across the transmission, distribution, and industrial segments, such as: short circuit, load flow, arc-flash studies, protective device coordination studies.
- Create complex relay setting files to include programming of Protection and Control Elements, Complex control Logic and Communications settings for GE and third-party protective relays.
- Develop test setups, test plans, and test case (including wiring diagrams and configurations of relays and controllers)
- Prepare test reports, project reports, and project deliverables
- Participate in preparation of technical papers to be presented at conferences and other venues.

Required Qualifications

- B.S (Masters or higher is preferred) in Electrical, Computer or Power Systems Engineering with very good understanding of power system applications and analysis.
- Minimum (2) years of experience in protection, control, and automation applications.
- Excellent understanding of power systems phenomena in transmission & distribution systems.
- Understanding of power system protection relays, automation, control and communication protocols.
- Ethical and professional business manner in interaction with team members and customers.
- Customer focused; open to accept new challenges and share ideas
- Technical skills to execute projects, identify opportunities and write SOW proposals.
- Strong learning skills, demonstrate collaborative style and Customer focused.

Desired Characteristics

- Experience with RTDS or Opal Simulation Platforms.
- Experienced in study software and power system tools such as PSCAD, PSSE, Power Factory, ASPEN, CAPE for automating the power system study process.
- Understand of communication system protocols and architectures in electric power industry (IEC61850, DNP, Modbus, etc.).
- Flexibility to work in a multi-customer environment and to adapt to requests/comments made in the course of execution.
- Experience with transmission, distribution, and smart grid standards.
- Strong communication skills including technical writing and presentations.
- Knowledge or field experience with system commissioning and testing including Doble / Omicron test equipment or similar.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No