Senior Controls Engineer

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.; Westborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer with strong skills in dynamic system modeling and controls development.

You will work on end-to-end real-time controls, including architecture design, simulation, implementation, and field testing for grid-connected and off-grid energy storage applications. The role requires expertise in three-phase power systems, power flow, and inverter modeling, with the ability to design and test control strategies, and perform

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on control theory, power systems, electrical machines, and/or power electronics.
• Experience with dynamic system modeling using MATLAB, PSCAD, PSS/E, or similar software.
• Knowledge of inverter operation and control.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain models of energy storage systems, inverters, generators, and renewables for dynamic and steady-state grid studies.
• Develop control algorithms to manage optimal control of generation resources including battery, PV, and gensets.
• Perform simulation studies to assess stability and performance in off-grid and grid-connected operations.
• Maintain documentation of simulation reports and system studies; present to stakeholders.
• Interface with sales engineering and project teams to collect modeling requirements.

Skills

MATLAB

PSCAD

PSS/E

Inverter operation

Control theory

Software documentation

Multitasking

Customer interfacing

Dynamic system modeling

C/C++

Linux environments

Version control (Git)

Education

Master's in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

Linux

MATLAB

Job description

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES-VT) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system-level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems. Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES-VT a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

LGES-VT is a highly matrixed, team-oriented organization that fosters cross-functional collaboration and innovation. The company seeks high-caliber candidates with proven experience and with characteristics that embody our corporate commitment to the virtues of humble, hungry, and smart in all we do. Our diverse and growing team enjoys competitive salaries, generous benefits, including 100% employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

For more information about LGES-VT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Controls Engineer with strong skills in dynamic system modeling and controls development. This role involves end-to-end real-time controls development, including controller architecture design, dynamic system simulation in both instantaneous and RMS domains, implementation, and field testing. The position is highly interdisciplinary and demands a strong technical foundation in three-phase power systems, power flow, and inverter modeling for grid-connected and off-grid applications.

In this role, you will be a key contributor to the development and maintenance of dynamic simulation models for our energy storage products used in both grid-connected and off-grid applications. You will leverage these models to design control strategies and perform a wide range of system studies to ensure compliance with project specifications.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain models of energy storage systems, inverters, generators, and renewables for dynamic and steady-state grid interconnection studies.
• Develop control algorithms to manage the optimal control of various generation resources including battery, PV, and gas-powered gensets.
• Perform simulation studies to investigate interactions between different generation resources in terms of stability and performance in off-grid and grid-connected operations.
• Maintain excellent documentation of simulation reports and system studies, and give presentations to internal stakeholders and customers.
• Interface with sales engineering, program management, project management, and project engineers to collect project modeling requirements.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on control theory, power systems, electrical machines, and/or power electronics.
• Minimum of 3 years of dynamic system modeling experience using MATLAB, PSCAD, PSS/E, or similar software.
• Knowledge of inverter operation and control.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to interface well with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated history of delivering quality products to market with understanding and respect for all phases of the product development process, especially requirements, specification development, and release control.

Preferred:

• Expertise creating detailed models of battery energy storage systems, generators, power electronics converters, gas turbines, and electrical networks and components.
• Experience with ISO/RTO regulation and requirements (ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, PJM).
• Experience with NERC standards and NERC compliance that applies to grid interconnection requirements.
• Familiarity with IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2800 interconnection standards.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Linux environments for controls algorithm development and testing
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and collaborative software development workflows.

Location

Hybrid (Westborough, MA or Chesterfield, MO)