Hardware in the Loop Engineer

LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.•Westborough, MA

1h•Hybrid

About The Position

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) 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 Vertech a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets. LGES Vertech 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 LGESVT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com [http://www.lgensol-vt.com]. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated HIL Systems Engineer with deep experience in real time simulation platforms such as RTDS, Typhoon and dynamic simulation packages such as RSCAD and PSCAD. In this role, you will be a key member in developing and maintaining real-time simulation models of various generation resources including battery energy storage systems, generators, renewables and electric network. This role is pivotal in delivering industry grade, highly efficient and customizable power plant controller solutions for LGES-VT’s energy storage systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s/Masters/PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
3+ years of experience in setting up and running real-time digital simulators to perform HIL simulations
Expertise creating detailed models of battery energy storage systems, generators, power electronics converters, gas turbines, and electrical networks and components.
Proficiency in RSCAD, PSCAD and other simulation tools
Thorough understanding of three phase power system operation and power flow
Knowledge of inverter operation and control
Experience with PLC programming (structured text, ladder logic).
Excellent verbal, written and documentation skills.
Ability to work as a key member on a development team.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Schweitzer RTAC devices
Experience using medium voltage equipment such as inverters and transformers.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test systems and integrate physical devices (relays, controllers, meters)
Develop real time simulation models for equipment including battery, generators, inverters, PV, transformers, and electric grid.
Perform simulation studies to investigate interactions between different generation resources and hardware components.
Design and implement control algorithms in IEC 61131 based languages (e.g. structured text, function blocks) for Power Plant Controller to control entire power plant in off-grid or grid connected operations.
Perform system commissioning, testing and validation.
Maintain excellent documentation capturing controller designs, project timelines and presentations for stakeholder communication.
Interface with program management, project management and project engineers to help deliver controls functionality and performance according to the project specifications.