Transmission System Analysis & EMT Modeling Staff/Level III

EPRI•Knoxville, TN

107d•$92,500 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Staff Level III position for an Engineer to support R&D projects related to grid modeling and stability analysis with high levels of inverter based renewable resources and load analysis. The candidate will conduct research in complex, high impact technical or scientific fields.

Requirements

Electrical engineering with emphasis on power systems
Strong experience with control system theory and analysis
Strong experience with power system stability analysis, especially small signal stability analysis and frequency spectrum analysis
Familiarity with wind/solar inverter modeling, both in EMT domain and RMS domain
Familiarity with generic models of inverters and loads
Strong experience with electromagnetic transients simulation tools (preferably PSCAD and EMTP)
Strong experience with electromechanical dynamics simulation tools (preferably PSS/E and PSLF)
Strong programming skills (preferably in Python and C)
Strong technical writing skills and works on technical activities with limited direct supervision.

Nice To Haves

Almost completing/ completed a PhD in Electrical Engineering (preferred)
Electrical engineer with PhD degree with emphasis on power systems
Familiarity with wind/solar inverter modeling and simulation will be considered a plus
Strong programming skills (preferably in Python and Matlab)
Strong technical writing and presentation skills

Responsibilities

Conducts technical searches and analyzes information in support of the project team.
Demonstrates responsibility for highly specialized technical objectives or problems where the relationships between cause and effect are difficult to establish and little or no precedence exists, and the use of creative and imaginative thinking is required.
Applies technical expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines.
Develops technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Have the potential to lead research initiatives in electromagnetics transient phenomena, focusing on renewables such as wind and solar energy systems and load.