About this role
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