Senior Power Systems Engineer, US

Do you want to make a positive impact? Are you interested in helping us achieve our vision of a highly efficient grid that powers a cleaner planet? Do you want to work in a collaborative environment surrounded by colleagues who are creative, focused and mission-driven? If so, read on to see if this might be the job you have been dreaming about.

We are in the energy transition business. At Smart Wires, we reimagine the grid with innovative technology and analytics that provide a digital, controllable and optimized power system. This will enable renewable energy adoption and consumer electrification at the pace and scale required for a net zero world.

With commitment to accelerating the energy transition, we are determined to achieve our mission to advance the delivery of affordable, clean electricity around the world. Come join our team!

Smart Wires is currently looking for a Senior Power Systems Engineer to support our Analytics team.

The Position

Smart Wires is reimagining the grid with SmartValve, our modular two-way power flow control technology and grid enhancement solutions. The Smart Wires team aims to ensure that Smart Wires’ current and future products enable the energy transition to clean affordable renewable energy by modernizing the grid with SmartValve, allowing our customers to meet the challenges and capture the opportunities of this global movement. The grid is the new frontier in energy, it is central to unlocking the energy transition.

The Smart Wires Analytics team is reimagining how power system planning can be done in an optimal and reproducible way. Our current opportunities lie at the intersection of Power System Modeling and Analysis, Software Engineering, and Data Analytics.

This role involves working closely with other Smart Wires teams based globally, coordinating with both external and internal stakeholders, and engaging with Customers to provide guidance and support. Qualified candidates are optimistic, energetic, excellent communicators, and thrive when working as part of a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver reproducible steady-state, dynamic and EMT studies, and real-time simulations for customer transmission systems.
• Contribute to the integration of Smart Wires' products into the planning and operations of electrical systems via tool and model development.
• Develop contingency analysis and decision support tools to dispatch power flow control devices.
• Conduct testing and validation of models and applications to ensure high quality and reliable performance.
• Collaborate with the product development team to improve existing products and develop new product features.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum Masters’ degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with a specialization in power systems.
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience, with a preference for model and automation development within power systems.
• Proficient in transmission system modeling and analysis software (e.g., PSS®E, PowerFactory, PowerWorld, PSCAD), including interfacing with their APIs.
• Sound knowledge of relevant planning criteria that involves determining the optimal configuration, operation and expansion of the transmission system while preserving system security and reliability (knowledge of FACTS devices is a plus).
• Proficient in at least one industry-standard programming high-level scientific computing languages, preferably Python and C.
• Experience with software development processes and tools (e.g., Agile and Git).
• Ability to write clear and concise documentation, including user manuals and technical specifications.
• Innovative and creative problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and willing to take initiatives.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, as part of technical groups in multiple continents and diverse backgrounds.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
  

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in network simulations using real-time digital simulation platforms (Hardware and/or Software-In-the-Loop).
• Experience with developing automation tools with high degree of reproducibility and integration with major power systems software.
• Experience with deploying, managing and optimizing cloud applications.
• Experience in production cost modeling (e.g., PLEXOS, GE MAPS and PROMOD).
• Active participation in industry-related working groups such as IEEE and FERC, and contribution to the development and implementation of industry standards and regulations.
• Experience working with or for TOs and ISOs or familiarity with the operational and regulatory frameworks governing TOs and ISOs.