Senior Electrical Engineer â NERC Studies
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Senior Electrical Engineer NERC Studies
Westwood Professional Services
Westwood Professional Services Inc. is seeking an electrical studies engineer that plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the design of our clients utilityscale renewable plants including wind solar and battery storage facilities meets all local and federal requirements.
This role will focus on analyzing compliance with NERC standards by performing model validation and generator ridethrough studies. As a secondary function the role will also support renewable energy projects through the interconnection process by creating models performing various model quality tests and developing technical reports.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and validate power system models (in positivesequence and EMT software packages) for renewable facilities including solar wind and energy storage systems.
- Analyzes engineering documentation and develops reports detailing facilities compliance with various NERC standards (FAC MOD PRC etc.).
- Serve as a NERC subject matter expert and provide engineering support to renewable energy project developers and generator owners.
- Support project developers and owners through the interconnection process by developing interconnection models and completing interconnection applications for various RTOs (CAISO NYISO MISO ERCOT etc.).
- Produce written reports conveying study results within the project schedule.
- Coordinate with internal project leads and project managers as well as external clients owners and related engineers (such as independent and owners engineers).
- Review the work of others performing similar studies to ensure product quality prior to client submission.
Required Experience
- Approximately 5 years of experience in renewable energy and/or closely related power system modeling.
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering electrical power systems or a substantially similar field having a power systems focus from an accredited institution.
- Experience conducting dynamics short circuit load flow and/or EMT simulations including the modeling and representation of IBRs and other power system components
- Experience with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards and requirements
- Experience with the resource interconnection process modeling guidelines and requirements for various regions throughout North America (CAISO ERCOT etc.)
- Experience using power system analysis tools specifically PSS/E PSLF PSCAD and Aspen. Experience with DSATools (PSAT TSAT) is preferred.
- Experience in programming languages such as Python R and/or VBA is preferred.
- Must be detailoriented with strong problemsolving skills and a commitment to quality.
- Must be a supportive team player capable of working effectively in crossfunctional teams and managing relationships with external vendors and stakeholders.
- Must have a positive and supportive attitude and be interested in being part of a growing team and growing into new responsibilities.
- Must be selfmotivated and capable of working efficiently independently.
- Must be fluent in the English language and capable of producing highquality written reports requiring minimal oversight.
Compensation Range Minimum
Compensation Range Maximum
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
