Senior Real-Time Grid Control Engineer

Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd.

Morrisville (NC)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Delta Electronics Americas seeks a seasoned real‑time control software engineer to own deterministic logic for GOOSE messaging, islanding, mode transitions, and blackstart sequences. You will collaborate with partners and progressively insource Delta‑specific apps.

You will validate RT control applications (IEC 61131-3 / Python) and support HIL validation with RTDS/OPAL‑RT, ensuring compliance with IEEE 1547-2018 and UL 1741‑SB in a dynamic substation automation environment.

Qualifications

BS/MS in Electrical / Power Engineering with 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 for islanding, grid‑forming, blackstart, and protection‑coordinated load shedding.
Implement IEC 61850 GOOSE publish/subscribe maps; define interfaces 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 and develop test cases, automated regression scripts, and certification evidence for IEEE 1547-2018 and UL 1741-SB.