Interconnection Modeling Intern
About The Position
We are seeking an Interconnection Modeling Intern to support all interconnection modeling aspects of our Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across North America. This internship role assists in developing, maintaining, updating, and troubleshooting interconnection models for BESS products, ensuring alignment with utility and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, detail-oriented, and eager to contribute to real-world power system modeling activities while gaining experience working closely with Sungrow’s Principal Engineer – Interconnection Modeling and the broader Technical Solution team. This position requires a strong academic foundation in dynamic and steady-state modeling, inverter-based resource behavior, control logic, and power conversion system (PCS) characteristics. The intern will help execute key modeling tasks that directly support project approvals, system studies, and model validation efforts across multiple North American ISOs/RTOs.
Requirements
- Actively pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Strong foundation in power system modeling and inverter-based resource behavior.
- Experience with PSCAD, PSS®E, and PSLF.
- Python proficiency for automation and data processing.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Coursework or experience in transmission interconnection, BESS/PV modeling, protection studies.
- Familiarity with ISO/RTO requirements.
- Exposure to PSCAD control modeling or PSS®E user-written models.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing, maintaining, updating, and validating BESS interconnection models.
- Support power system studies such as load flow, short circuit, dynamic simulations, and transient stability analyses.
- Help with model testing, debugging, and validation activities.
- Develop Python scripts to automate PSCAD and PSS®E simulation workflows.
- Contribute to automation frameworks for benchmarking, packaging, and version control.
- Assist in preparing modeling deliverables for utility, ISO, and regulatory approval processes.
- Help review and interpret interconnection requirements across North American markets.
- Support benchmarking of PSCAD and PSS®E results with product specifications.
- Help troubleshoot discrepancies in model responses.
- Help maintain internal documentation, modeling guidelines, and revision tracking.
- Assist with repository management for modeling artifacts and datasets.
- Coordinate with internal engineering teams and support communication with external partners.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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