Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Description Summary

As a Control and protection System Application Engineer, you will report to the Control & Protection System Application Manager. The successful candidate will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of engineers working on the design of Control and Protection functions for LCC and VSC HVDC schemes. The development of such Control system is technically challenging and involves a variety of engineering disciplines, contribution through teamwork and an innovative approach.

As a Control Systems Application Engineer you will be expected to study on the existing designs of specified project and functionalities in MATLAB/Simulink and transfer them to the PSCAD simulation environment across the full delivery process life cycle, including but not limited to plant model design and maintenance, verification model in MATLAB, creating test harness for conversion, writing model guides, and evaluating models in PSCAD.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

Support the business’ Tendering, Operations, Contractual and After Sales needs regarding:Defining control system requirements.HVDC System in electromagnetic transient tools like PSCAD, EMTP-RV etc.Plant modelling in various simulation tools (MATLAB, PSCAD etc) and its verification.Dynamic Performance Studies (DPS) and other design studies using both offline and online simulation toolsControl and protection parameters tuning to meet grid stability criteria specified in customer technical specifications. Conversion of MATLAB Simulink algorithms to PSCAD modelsSupport improvements to existing algorithm/strategies for power fault recovery or instability issues during DPS studiesContribute to development of new strategies for control, protection, and sequencing (start-up/shut down sequence) to meet customer technical specifications if requiredProposing  continual improvement activities for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of control application team through the introduction of tools, methods, and process improvements.Support a standard product methodology mindset, seek opportunities to re-use solutions, improve quality and reliability whilst reducing the delivery timeline and associated costs

Qualifications / Essential Requirements

Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC businessStrong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage technical risksStrong written and verbal communication skills, experienced in creating and presenting technical reports and responding to clients’ technical questionsAbility to understand and communicate customer requirements, ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships.Competent on functional characteristics of power systems and understand the interactions between AC and HVDC systems.Knowledge HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategyExperience in PSCAD and MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation toolsAble to work to deadlines under pressure whilst maintaining the safety, quality, and engineering integrity of the solutionMust be flexible with working hours and willing to travel in order to support projects globally

Desired characteristics:

Knowledge of Power System analysis, Power system stabilityExperienced user of power system study tools such as Power Factory, PSS/E, ETAP, EMTDC RV. Etc.Process improvement or RCA experience or certificationExperienced in technical leadershipExperience working in HVDC industryAbility to define requirements and ensure they adhere to best practice

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No