Power System Engineer Associate

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texas's electrical grid, the Texas Interconnection, which supplies power to more than 25 million Texas customers and represents 90 percent of the state's electric load. Our client is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the one of nine ISOs in North America. Our client works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE), one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid. Our client is a membership-based 501(c) nonprofit corporation, and its members include consumers, electric cooperatives, generators, power marketers, retail electric providers, investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers), and municipally owned electric utilities.

Job Title: Power System Engineer Associate

Location: Taylor TX 76574

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

• Provides engineering support to implement improved inverter-based resources (IBRs) capabilities and modeling for IBRs.
• Reviews submissions of technical data related to maximization of voltage ride-through (VRT) and frequency ride-through (FRT) to ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Performs reliability power system studies, including steady-state and dynamic stability studies, to assess the impact of inverter based-resource VRT and FRT performance on the client system.
• Works with market participants to understand requirements, facilitate submissions, and implementation of modifications or exemptions. Coordinates with internal client teams to ensure all requirements related to VRT and FRT are being met.
• Serves as subject matter expert on topics related to VRT and FRT performance for inverter-based resources.
• Supports development of processes and procedures related to VRT and FRT maximization and may support development and implementation of future Revision Requests in this area.

Job Duties:

• Performs reliability power system studies, including steady-state and dynamic stability studies, to assess the impact of inverter based-resource voltage ride-through (VRT) and frequency ride-through (FRT) performance on the client system.
• Reviews submissions of technical data related to maximization of voltage ride-through (VRT) and frequency ride-through (FRT) to ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Supports development of processes and procedures to implement NOGRR 245 and subsequent rulemakings at the PUCT and additional related client revision requests.
• Provides technical support for cross functional project team to develop processes to receive submissions, review IBR performance based on client requirements, and coordinates with other departments.
• Works with market participants to understand requirements, facilitate submissions, and implement modifications or exemptions.
• Reviews, evaluates and recommends disposition of requests for extensions and exemptions from VRT and FRT requirements to management.
• May represent client is stakeholder groups.

Required Experience:

• Level 1 Engineer: No minimum work experience required in excess of degree requirements

Preferred Experience:

• Experience performing reliability power system studies.
• Background in renewable generation resources Wind, Solar, or Battery.
• Experience analyzing voltage levels and relay or protection settings.
• Experience with Python, Powerworld, PSSE, or PSCAD.
• Good communication skills with ability to collaborate and communicate with external entities.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.