HEAD – RTDS LABORATORIES (Hybrid)

• ​​​​​​LOCATION: DALLAS, TX USA
• Hybrid Role
• REPORTING TO: D eputy CTO - RENEWABLES PRODUCT LINE
• TRAVEL: UPTO 25%

• The Head – RTDS Labs will lead and manage the organization’s Real-Time Digital Simulation (RTDS) laboratories located in Dallas, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, providing advanced power system simulation and hardware-in-the-loop validation capabilities for Digital Energy Solutions platforms.
• This role will be responsible for building and operating global real-time power system simulation environments used for development, validation, and performance testing of grid automation and renewable control platforms.
• The RTDS Labs will support project engineering and product development teams by enabling real-time simulation, controller validation, grid code compliance testing, and advanced grid stability analysis for grid and renewable energy solutions.
• The role will work closely with product engineering, controls engineering, architecture teams, and solutions engineering teams to ensure that products are validated using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and real-time digital simulation environments prior to field deployment.

K EY R ESPONSIBILITIES

Global RTDS Lab Leadership

• Lead and manage the RTDS laboratories located in Dallas and Riyadh, ensuring consistent engineering standards and operational excellence across both facilities.
• Establish the RTDS labs as global validation centers for grid and renewable automation platforms.
• Build and lead teams of power system simulation engineers and validation specialists across both locations.
• Define lab governance, testing frameworks, and engineering processes for simulation-based validation.

Real-Time Simulation Infrastructure

• Design and maintain simulation environments capable of modeling: large-scale renewable plants
• hybrid energy systems
• transmission network interactions
• grid disturbance scenarios and stability events
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• Ensure simulation environments support hardware-in-the-loop testing for grid control platforms and automation systems.
• Maintain high-performance simulation infrastructure for large system studies and controller validation.​​​​

Product Validation & Testing

• Support validation activities for advanced grid and renewable control platforms including: plant-level controllers
• hybrid energy management systems
• grid monitoring and automation platforms
• wide-area monitoring and control systems
• Responsibilities include: defining real-time simulation test scenarios
• validating control algorithms under realistic grid conditions
• verifying system performance during grid disturbances
• supporting compliance testing for grid interconnection requirements

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing

• Support validation activities for advanced grid and renewable control platforms including: plant-level controllers
• hybrid energy management systems
• grid monitoring and automation platforms
• wide-area monitoring and control systems
• Responsibilities include: defining real-time simulation test scenarios
• validating control algorithms under realistic grid conditions
• verifying system performance during grid disturbances
• supporting compliance testing for grid interconnection requirements

Engineering & Product Collaboration

Collaborate closely with:

• product engineering teams
• system architecture teams
• control algorithm development teams
• solutions engineering teams

to:

• validate new control strategies
• test complex grid interaction scenarios
• improve product robustness before field deployment
• support engineering design validation

Product Deployment Readiness

• Collaborate with CTO engineering teams to ensure RHGA product platforms are deployment-ready before field rollout.
• Support pilot deployments and early adopter programs for new product releases.
• Establish standardized configuration templates, commissioning procedures, and deployment documentation.​​​​​

Grid Code Compliance Testing

• Develop simulation environments to validate compliance with regional grid codes and interconnection standards.
• Support validation programs for markets including North America, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
• Establish standardized simulation frameworks for renewable plant control and grid integration testing.

Advanced Control Research

• Support development and validation of advanced capabilities including: power oscillation damping
• fast frequency response
• grid-forming inverter coordination
• hybrid plant control optimization
• distributed energy resource coordination

Customer & Strategic Engagement

• Support major customer engagements requiring advanced system studies or RTDS-based validation.
• Participate in technical discussions with utilities, grid operators, and renewable developers.
• Position the RTDS labs as strategic engineering capabilities for complex grid integration projects.

R EQUIRED Q UALIFICATIONS

• 12–18 years of experience in industry or academia in any of the following domains: power systems grid automation, or renewable energy control systems.
• Strong experience with real-time power system simulation platforms and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Experience working with renewable energy plants, grid control systems, or power system dynamics studies.
• Experience leading engineering teams or managing advanced simulation laboratories.