Principal System Design Engineer - FACTS & HVDC

Location United States of America
Discipline: Transmission & Distribution
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Jack Walby

Contact email: jackw@venda-search.com
Job ref: 32601
Published: 17 days ago

Principal System Design Engineer (FACTS / HVDC)

Location – Remote (United States)

Salaries range from $150k-$190k plus 401k, Health Insurance, Vacation, PTO, Bonus Schemes and ESOP plans.

 

About the Client

The client are a global OEM who are looking to expand their team by bringing in this technically minded individual. The role can be based from anywhere in the US with some travel to the office and client sites. There is a great opportunity to work with new and innovating technologies and be involved both technically and on the client side.

 

Key Responsibilities

Work on a variety of generation and transmission types including renewables and HVDC & FACTS.

Lead and oversee design studies such as harmonic filter design, audible noise analysis, control performance analysis & loss calculation.

Assist in the development of Technical Specifications for our projects.

Develop equipment specifications for power electronic converters, larger power transformers, cooling systems and another main circuit equipment.

Coordinate system design through equipment factory testing and real time digital simulator testing.

Prepare presentations and reports

Work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment

Conduct site visits, factory visits, field assessments and client engagement meetings

 

The successful candidate must have / show

Minimum of 10 years’ experience within power systems studies or the utilities industry.

Academic or work experience with PSCAD, RTDS, PSSE, PSLF, MATLAB, Simulink or other related software.

Ability to travel to site.

Past HVDC / FACTS experience is preferred, either professionally or academically.

 

ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE BASED IN THE US OR CANADA.

 

Please contact Jack Walby for more information.