Power Systems Engineer – EMT Studies

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Asia.

📋 Description

• Conduct electromagnetic transient (EMT) analyses using PSCAD for HVDC systems, renewable generation, and battery energy storage systems.

• Create, modify, validate, and troubleshoot intricate EMT models, which include converter controls, plant controllers, protection systems, and network equivalents.

• Evaluate converter performance in weak-grid scenarios, during faults, switching events, energisation, disturbance recovery, and adverse control interactions.

• Validate EMT models against manufacturer specifications, testing reports, or engineering expectations.

• Examine numerical convergence challenges, control interactions, oscillations, and unexpected simulation behaviors, identify root causes, and devise solutions.

• Incorporate, modify, and validate EMT models provided by manufacturers.

• Participate in grid integration analyses that involve inverter-based resources and HVDC technologies.

• Analyze the system impacts of converter-based resources and assist in identifying technical risks and mitigation strategies.

• Independently deliver specified EMT study tasks under the guidance of senior engineers.

• Collaborate with internal teams regarding inputs, modeling assumptions, and validation processes.

• Assist RMS and steady-state teams to ensure consistency between EMT and system-level analyses.

• Prepare technical reports that communicate assumptions, methodologies, findings, and recommendations.

• Present findings to internal teams and support client discussions when necessary.

• Contribute to the enhancement of internal EMT modeling practices, reusable libraries, automation tools, and technical guidelines.

• Keep abreast of developments in HVDC, inverter-based technologies, and EMT simulation tools.

• Cultivate expertise in advanced EMT applications, including HVDC systems, grid-forming inverters, renewable plant controllers, and inverter interactions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Systems, or a related discipline.

• Typically, 3–8 years of experience in power system studies.

• Hands-on experience conducting EMT studies utilizing PSCAD.

• Strong practical knowledge of PSCAD, encompassing model development, simulation setup, debugging, result interpretation, and post-processing.

• Comprehensive understanding of power electronic converters, converter control systems, and electromagnetic transient phenomena.

• Capability to construct and modify EMT models, analyze simulation results, and identify system issues.

• Awareness of grid integration challenges and system stability concepts.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to investigate technical problems and develop engineering solutions.

• Proficient in critically interpreting EMT simulation results and distinguishing modeling artifacts from authentic physical system behavior.

• Practical experience using PSCAD for EMT studies.

• Ability to create and modify EMT simulation cases.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Capacity to work independently as well as collaboratively within international teams.

• Candidates must possess the legal right to work in the chosen country; visa sponsorship is not available.

• Preferred: experience with HVDC, renewable energy, or BESS projects.

• Preferred: experience with OEM-provided EMT models.

• Preferred: knowledge of PSCAD project organization, reusable libraries, custom PSCAD components, PSS®E, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, Python, MATLAB, or scripting for automation and post-processing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary package.

• Well-balanced working hours.

• Career opportunities within one of the largest international consulting and engineering firms.

• Potential for professional growth and career advancement.

• Friendly international working environment.

• Diverse range of interesting and challenging tasks.