POWER ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

This is one of the most exciting and dynamic times in recent history for the power industry as we evaluate and implement renewable energy and emerging technologies to build the future of energy for the advancement of our customers and communities.

Transmission planning plays a critical role in the utility company's success in achieving this goal by continuously developing a reliable, flexible, and resilient transmission grid that meets the needs of our future.

This position is best suited for an individual desiring a technical career path responsible for leading and performing power system technical studies in support of various groups within the utility company.

The successful candidate will be part of a team of engineers responsible for planning the bulk transmission system supporting multiple southeastern utility companies;

where the Team primary focus is System Stability (voltage stability, rotor angle stability, frequency stability, resonance stability, and converter-driven stability).

The team is expanding its capabilities and expertise in the area of inverter-based resources (IBR) and power electronic-interfaced technologies.

The successful candidate will provide study support and leadership in the area of Bulk Power System (BPS)-connected IBR in support of critical system-wide stability initiatives.

In addition, the successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for studying new grid technologies, developing industry recommended practices and guidance, studying and assessing emerging stability risk issues, evaluating the effects of emerging applications such as computationally intensive data center loads, evaluating power electronic-interfaced technologies such as FACTS devices;

evaluating the potential for adverse interactions between IBRs and existing synchronous generators, evaluating IBR to IBR control interactions in areas with high penetration of power electronic controlled devices, evaluating emerging applications that are power electronic-coupled to the BES (e.

g., E-STATCOMs, HVDC, SmartValves, grid-forming inverters, etc.). The successful candidate will collaborate with multiple groups including other teams within System Planning, Transmission Control Centers, Research and Development, Operating Company Power Delivery and Generation departments, neighboring transmission systems, etc.

The position will also be responsible for presenting study results to senior leadership, management, and internal and external customers for information and support.

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• Advanced degree (Master's and / or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, with electric power systems emphasis is desired.
• Professional Engineer license is desired.
• IEEE membership or CIGRE membership is desired.
• Publication of technical papers (IEEE, NERC, CIGRE, etc.) is desired.
• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering (ABET accredited)
• 3-5+ years of experience of experience
• Understanding of inverter-based resources (IBR) including solar photovoltaic, battery energy storage, hybrid power plants, HVDC systems, and FACTs devices.
• Experience with modeling IBR for BPS planning studies, with emphasis on dynamic modeling.
• Understanding control system modeling techniques, including positive sequence and electromagnetic modeling tools
• Knowledge of transmission planning
• Understanding of NERC, SERC, FERC.
• Experience with computer programming (MATLAB, Visual Basic, Python, etc.) related to study automation.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis of IBR performance issues and developing mitigation strategies to address stability issues.
• Knowledge of industry standards (e. g., IEEE).
• Experience coordinating or leading teams of technical experts.
• Knowledge of small signal stability.
• Experience and strong understanding of NERC Reliability Standards.
16 days ago