Grid Integration and Studies Engineer (m/f/d)

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Position Summary:

You will join Nordex USA as part of the Global Nordex Engineering Grid Integration group to support business in North America. The role will support the Project’s interconnection process from application to commissioning, including the dynamic model analysis and model tune ups for the interconnections studies and compliance of the reliability standards.

Responsibilities:

• Be the liaison with Global Engineering Electrical Grid Integration group, developing strategies to support business in North America.

• Track and keep up to date the respective ISOs codes and requirements as they relate to the reliability standards, project interconnection and dynamic models.

• Assess the respective ISOs grid code compliance based on the existing product portfolio. Provide guidance regarding the interface to meet the respective code and interconnection process.

• Own and lead conversations with project stakeholders concerning project application data (tech specs, forms, dynamic models), interconnection process (planning, studies), and commissioning (plant test, commissioning reports).

• Support project owner during the interconnection process, coordinating the internal support from Global Engineering, and tracking all the data (tech specs, forms, dynamic models, test reports) required for project interconnection.

• Conduct simulations with the dynamic models (PSS/e, TSAT, PSCAD) representing the wind turbine generators and plant controller, including the elements comprising the Balance of Plant to meet the reliability standards, ISO’s code, or to demonstrate the dynamic model’s quality.

• Update, test, verify models after modifications to on-site control parameters or software changes (turbines/ plant controller), including managing updates for the quality assurance documents required by the ISOs. 

• Assist the Grid Integration and Control groups at Global Engineering with developing dynamic compliant models (PSS/e, TSAT, and PSCAD), adequately configured with the hardware and software for accurate reflection of the settings in the turbines and plant controller. Including associated documents for quality assurance of the models and as required by the ISOs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical power engineering from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

• Master’s degree in Power Electronics is highly desirable.

• 5 plus years of working experience in renewable or traditional energy development, or transmission planning.

• Experience with HV and transmission system planning, especially project interconnection processes.

• Experience with dynamic model analysis software (PSCAD, PSS/e, TSAT, EMTP-RV).

• Ability and willingness to travel (20% typical).

• Knowledge and experience with power systems integration (onshore wind farms), project application, reliability standards and ISOs interconnection requirements.

• Broad knowledge and familiarity with the NERC reliability standards, and most representative ISOs codes in North America (ERCOT, MISO, WECC, SPP, NY ISO, CAISO, NE ISO, NSPI, AESO, SaskPower, Hydro Quebec).

• Above-average expertise using different software languages for dynamic model analysis (PSCAD, PSS/e, TSAT, EMTP-RV) for studying power systems integration.

• Interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex issues in an easy-to-understand manner.

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Strong analytical thinking.

• Clear and concise technical report writing and presentation skills.

• Experience with Microsoft Office).

• Good command of English as primary language. Other languages are a plus (German, Spanish).

In addition to the opportunity to make our world a little more sustainable, we offer you:

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