Postdoc: Sensing & Measurement for Next-Gen Power Grid

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 69,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Relocation assistance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in the United States is seeking a Post- Doctoral Researcher to join the Energy Systems Engineering Group. The role focuses on power systems monitoring, statistical signal processing, and grid reliability challenges with evolving loads and generation mixes.

The candidate should have a strong background in power systems dynamics and experience with MATLAB/Python scripting, and with simulators such as PSS/E, PowerWorld, or PSCAD, aiming to contribute to

Qualifications

• PhD within the past five years (60 months) or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python.
• Strong foundation in power systems dynamics; hands-on experience with commercial power systems simulators like PSS/E, PowerWorld and/or PSCAD; familiarity with inverter control principles.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of innovative, technically rigorous research approaches to address challenges in modern power system dynamics, emerging power electronics-interfaced loads, generation/storage resources, and electrified transportation.
• Collaborating closely with researchers from diverse technical backgrounds across the group and division to contribute to solutions that enable the grid of the future.
• Executing research tasks with appropriate guidance, demonstrating increasing independence over time, and managing small, well defined technical efforts as experience grows.
• Contributing to high quality technical products such as journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports, and presenting research findings to internal and external audiences.
• Supporting the development of new research ideas and assisting in the preparation of proposals that expand capabilities and advance program objectives.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Power dynamics

Data analytics

Machine learning

Technical writing

Git

Education

PhD in electrical engineering

Tools

PSS/E

PowerWorld

PSCAD

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in the United States is seeking a Post- Doctoral Researcher to join the Energy Systems Engineering Group. The role focuses on power systems monitoring, statistical signal processing, and grid reliability challenges with evolving loads and generation mixes.

The candidate should have a strong background in power systems dynamics and experience with MATLAB/Python scripting, and with simulators such as PSS/E, PowerWorld, or PSCAD, aiming to contribute to