Real-Time Microgrid Control Engineer

Delta Electronics Americas

Morrisville (NC)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Delta Electronics Americas is seeking a senior real-time control engineer to own deterministic logic for GOOSE messaging, islanding, and protection coordination in microgrid environments. You will collaborate with relay engineers, validate with RTDS/OPAL-RT, and ensure compliance with IEEE 1547-2018 and UL 1741-SB, requiring 5+ years in related fields and a BS/MS in Electrical/Power Engineering.

Ideal candidates have hands-on EMS experience and strong IEC 61850 knowledge.

Qualifications

BS/MS in Electrical/Power Engineering required; 5+ years in real-time microgrid, substation automation, or protection-and-control development.
Hands-on experience with at least one commercial EMS platform.
Strong IEC 61850 (GOOSE, MMS, SCL/SCD), DNP3, and Modbus TCP experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and validate Real-time control applications (IEC 61131-3 / Python automation) for islanding, grid-forming, blackstart, and protection-coordinated load shedding.
Implement IEC 61850 GOOSE publish/subscribe maps; define the protection-to-control interface with relay engineers.
Design V/f and P/Q droop logic, mode transitions, and resynchronization sequences with sub-100 ms response.
Co-own the RT Unit Controller SCADA data interface; document tag lists, scan rates, and failover behavior.
Run HIL validation on RTDS / OPAL-RT — develop test cases, automated regression scripts, and certification evidence for IEEE 1547-2018 and UL 1741-SB.