Electrical Power Systems Engineer - Grid Modeling Expert

Siemens Gamesa; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive work culture

Company paid Health and wellness benefi

Paid Time Off and holidays

Job summary

Siemens Gamesa is seeking a proactive Power System Engineer to develop, test, and debug grid simulation models on wind turbines and plant controllers. You will build electrical models in MATLAB/SIMULINK, validate PSSE/PSCAD models, and benchmark against reference data.

The role includes report-writing and customer communication as a grid SME. Requirements include a Master’s in Electrical Power Engineering and 8–10 years of experience with grid compliance and multiple electrical studies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Power Engineering required.
• 8–10 years’ experience in electrical models and control development.
• Experience with grid compliance regulations and grid authorities (ERCOT, NERC, FERC).
• Experience with various electrical studies (harmonic, load flow, dynamic stability, frequency domain).
• Modeling and simulation of control systems and power system components in time- and frequency-domain.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical simulation wind turbine models in MATLAB/SIMULINK.
• Develop and validate RMS and EMT models using MATLAB/SIMULINK DLLs; benchmark.
• Analyze results, identify performance improvements, and validate against reference data.
• Model wind farms for steady state, dynamic, transient, and frequency-domain simulations.
• Prepare reports describing inputs, results, and conclusions of simulations.
• Support customer communications as grid subject matter expert.

Skills

Power systems

Grid compliance

Electrical modeling

Research and analysis

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Power Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/SIMULINK

PSSE

PSCAD

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

SGRE is looking for a self-driven and proactive Power System Engineer that would be responsible for developing, testing, and debugging grid simulation models on wind power turbines and plant controllers.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Development of electrical simulation wind turbine models in MATLAB/SIMULINK.
• Develop and validate RMS (PSSE) and EMT (PSCAD) model using the dll obtained from MATLAB/SIMULINK and perform benchmarking.
• Analysis of simulation results and identify needed performance/modelling improvements. Benchmarking and validation of wind turbine models against reference data (field/HIL test result).
• Modeling of Wind Farms; these models will be used to perform steady state, dynamic, transient and frequency domain simulations. Perform simulations to evaluate compliance to requirements related to: Short Circuit, PQ capability, Voltage limits, overloading, of equipment, other simulations.
• Write reports where the input data, results and conclusions of the above simulations will be clearly described.
• Support customer communication including meetings as grid subject matter expert.

What You Bring

• Master’s degree in Electrical Power Engineering
• 8-10 years’ experience in electrical models and control development in performing design and grid compliance.
• Have knowledge of current grid compliance regulations and experience working with grid authorities like ERCOT, NERC, FERC.
• Have experience performing several types of electrical studies like Harmonic Studies, Load Flow Analysis, Dynamic Stability, Frequency domain analysis, Transient studies.
• Have experience modeling and simulation of control systems (e.g. current control, voltage control) and power system components (e.g. transmission lines, transformers, generators) in time-domain and frequency-domain
• Desirable experience with wind turbines (DFIG and/or FC technologies), or other converter-based units (e.g. PV, HVDC, STATCOM, Energy Storage) or other generation units (e.g. hydro power plants).
• Desirable experience with mathematics; numerical analysis, signal processing: filtering, interpolation, FFT, control theory, optimization techniques.

Who is Siemens Gamesa?

Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation.

Rewards/Benefits

• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays