EMT Modeling Engineer – PSCAD & HIL Automation

Nextracker Spain, S.L.

Valencia

On-site

EUR 45,000 - 65,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Nextpower seeks an engineer to build PSCAD EMT models of inverters and plants, port control code from Typhoon HIL to PSCAD, and automate testing with reproducible validation reports. You will define interfaces, implement grid-support functionalities, and integrate validation workflows into CI/CD pipelines.

The role requires 1–3+ years in EMT simulation, strong power electronics knowledge, and experience with PSCAD, Python, and C.

Qualifications

BSc/MSc in Electronic, Electrical, Industrial or Telecommunications Engineering.
1–3+ years in EMT simulation, model development or validation tooling.
Power electronics: three-phase inverters, PWM/SVPWM, LCL filters.
Converter control: dq transformation, PLL, current and voltage loops, PI tuning.
C programming: pointers, structs, building and linking libraries.
Python: NumPy, SciPy, pandas, Matplotlib; automation-oriented scripting.
Signal processing: FFT, digital filters, phasors, resampling.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain PSCAD models of the inverter and plant: power stage, LCL filter, transformer, grid equivalent and protections.
Port control from HIL to PSCAD: adapt C control code into libraries or interfaces.
Define model-control interface and troubleshoot compilation and DLL loading.
Implement grid-support functions: LVRT/HVRT, Volt-VAr, Freq-Watt, ROCOF, GFL and GFM modes.
Develop automated PSCAD test suites and perform parametric sweeps.
Post-process results and compare against grid-code criteria.
Automate PSCAD vs. HIL and PSS/E vs. PSCAD validation with reports.
Integrate workflow into GitLab CI/CD and version libraries.