HVDC Control & Protection Engineer

Job Requirements

Position Title: Control & Protection Engineer

Location: Japan

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience Required: 8–10 years

Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

- Experience in Power Systems particularly for HVDC/VSC/FACTS
- Experience in the areas of power electronics, converter technology (HVDC and FACTS), high-voltage technology, digital simulation technology as well as control and Protection automation technology
- Basic knowledge of real-time simulation systems, preferably with RTDS or and of simulation tools, preferably with EMTDC, EMTP-RV or MATLAB/Simulink
- Dynamic performance studies within tender and project execution of HVDC projects
- Optimizing the dynamic behavior of the HVDC converter (e.g., black-start and network restoration, grid forming controls, multi-terminal systems) according to customer and national grid code requirements
- Analyzing sub-synchronous torsional/control interactions and the harmonic converter impedance, as well as potential interactions between the HVDC VSC Converter and other controlled devices in the power system
- Developing and validating simulation models for diverse EMT simulation tools (e.g., PSCAD/EMTDC, MATLAB/Simulink, EMTP-RV)
- Customer trainings for simulation models and presentation of study results to customer
- Continuous improvement and standardization of simulation models, study procedures and methods, processes in project execution as well as documentation of results

· System configuration drawing (Communication block diagram)

· Description of Control and Protection System Overview, including monitoring system

· Principles of the main and back up of Control & protection systems

· Integration Scheme with external system such as AC protection, AC substation