Research Engineer, Power Systems

Research Engineer, Power Systems

As a Research Engineer, Power Systems in Vernova R&D organization, you will contribute and lead research & development of advanced electrical power & energy systems and components used in multiple applications. You will engage with and support several GE Vernova businesses as well as several United States government customers and partners. You will also be encouraged to explore new or revolutionary ideas which have not found a home in a GE Vernova business yet.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development of new technologies and capabilities for GE's power generation, transmission, distribution and end-user product offerings by analyzing system requirements and needs to be translated into existing and new products.
• Develop algorithms to aggregate distributed energy resources (DERs) to provide services to the grid in a microgrid or virtual power plant configuration.
• Develop techniques to efficiently assess the impact of DERs on the grid and develop mitigation strategies.
• Adapt modern distribution automation and management systems for operation with DERs.
• Develop electrical system requirements into projects related to power electronics, electrical machines, propulsion system, energy storage systems, etc.
• Join multi-disciplinary project teams and provide power system analysis expertise in areas such as real-time modeling, simulation, network modeling, system analysis, protection, transient stability analysis, grid codes, Smart Grid concepts, economic dispatch, HVDC/FACTS, etc.
• Perform analytical work to define, meet or exceed customer entitlements.
• Participate in the development and identification of technology, product and service opportunities.
• Effectively communicate results by preparing written reports and making presentations describing analyses performed, solutions developed, and value obtained.
• Connect the organization to the latest technology developments and trends.
• Demonstrate awareness of competing and disruptive technologies.
• Contribute to proposals for GE businesses as well as government agencies.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in electric power systems or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in power system engineering in at least two of the following:
  Power system impact of renewable energy systems Network modeling Protection and stability Transmission or distribution system planning and optimization Impact of novel and intelligent devices on power systems (e.g. HVDC, FACTS, energy storage, electric vehicles, solid state transformers etc.) System integration of electric power Control and communication technologies Machine Learning Applications for Power System

Eligibility Requirements:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• We will not sponsor individuals at the Masters level for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY
• Must be 18 years or older

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience in leading big multi-million-dollar projects with multiple partners and stakeholders as Principal Investigator
• Experience in product development and familiarity with customer and competitive landscape
• Patents and publications on the power system modeling, simulation, optimization, control, AI
• Extensive experience with power system simulation software such as PSCAD, MATLAB-Simulink, EMTP, PSLF, MAPS, OpenDSS, GridLAB-D or cymdist
• Experience with implementation of control algorithms and analytics in control hardware or energy/distribution management systems in a field or lab hardware in the loop environment using RTDS, Opal-RT etc.
• Experience in control theory with a focus on control algorithms for power or energy systems
• Experience in Machine Learning applications for power systems
• Experience with alternative energy and distributed generation, e.g. wind, PV, fuel cells, combined heat and power applications
• Global mindset & customer focus
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating humility and…