Modeling and Simulation Product Development Engineer (EE25103)

Job # EE25103

Job Title Modeling and Simulation Product Development Engineer

Office Location Houston, TX

Business Unit/Department Technology/Product Development

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

General Role Description

Develop and validate models and simulations of inverter-based resources, specifically focusing on solar and battery systems. Ensure that products meet interconnection requirements and perform optimally in real-world applications

Role Accountabilities

– Identify new technologies that have the potential to address the present, but unfilled, needs of our clients, or that create demand as a direct result of significant performance improvements that will provide a level of direct benefit to our clients sufficient to differentiate the Company from our competitors

– Evaluate the feasibility, cost, and benefits of incorporating new technologies in the Company’s systems and products

– Incorporate selected technologies into the Company’s power products in cooperation with Company, parent company, and third-party development teams

– Define modifications to existing tools, and features of new tools, that are necessary to support engineering and commissioning of products that incorporate selected technologies

– Establish and maintain effective working relationships and productive communication with parent company to facilitate cooperation and coordination in design and development planning and project execution

– Provide technical consulting, coaching, and training to group company engineering and commissioning team members to transfer knowledge of Company process and product solutions and ensure successful project execution, as assigned

– Provide technical support to the business unit sales team in the areas of technical presentations, and proposal review and advice, as assigned

– Develop electromagnetic transient and positive sequence models and simulations of inverter-based resources

– Conduct validation testing to ensure models accurately represent actual product response.

– Conduct simulation studies to verify that products meet interconnection requirements.

– Develop simulations of utility scale renewable energy power plants including high penetration scenarios

– Identify new interconnection requirements and develop specifications for product design.

– Provide technical support to the engineering and technical services team

– Provide recommendations for changes to applications of product at site by collecting and analyzing field data, as requested

General Employee Accountabilities

– Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager

– Give manager best advice

– Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified

– Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager

– Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

– Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

– Recommend viable improvements proactively

– Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with emphasis on power systems or equivalent via education and/or work experience

• 2 years of experience in modeling and simulations using PSCAD, PSS/E, PSLF in an industrial or research setting
• Demonstrated software programming skills using C++, Fortan or modeling languages
• Demonstrated innovative problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 20% of the time, often with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

– Master’s or PhD in electrical engineering with a concentration in controls, modeling and simulation of electrical systems

– Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with interpretation and Application of interconnection requirements and standards such as IEEE 2800, IEEE 1547, NOGRR 245.

– Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with power electronics-based power conversion technology and applications

– Demonstrated experience in power electronics based New Product Development

Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website: https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.

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