Senior Power Systems Studies Engineer

About the role

The Senior Power Systems Studies Engineer will be based in the United States, out of the Houston, TX office. This is a technical position within the Power Business Unit of Hatch. It provides an opportunity for professional growth to the selected individual within the Power Delivery & Integration (PD&I) department by performing transmission studies, systems analysis investigations, and planning/feasibility/impact studies for clients in North America, primarily, but also globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and mentor engineers in the performance of transmission planning studies, such as load flow, short-circuit, transient stability, electromagnetic transient, and/or small-signal stability analysis.
• Lead preparation of comprehensive reports on the conduct of the studies, the study results and appropriate conclusions and recommendations.
• Review of planning/system performance studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria and good engineering practice.
• Lead interaction with clients and manage projects.
• Prepare functional specifications for facility requirements related to different system development portfolios, for purposes of developing preliminary designs and obtaining estimates for the associated facilities.
• Undertake thought leadership activities (e.g., speaker at conference, panelist, whitepaper, etc.) and promote Hatch’s know-how in the Power and T&D sector in the region.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering; post-graduate (MS or PhD) degrees in Power Systems.
• At least 5 years of experience in transmission planning with strong knowledge of transmission planning practices and procedures.
• Proficient in power flow, short-circuit, and transient stability simulation analysis, using software packages such as PSS®E, PSLF, PowerWorld, DSA Tools, etc., including modules for load flow, short-circuit, and transient stability analysis.
• High level of interpersonal communication skills.
• Preferred: Proficiency in electromagnetic transients (EMT) analysis using software packages such as PSCAD, EMTP-RV, etc.; Knowledge of control theory, dynamic modeling, and numerical methods; Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, C, C++, FORTRAN, MATLAB, Julia, etc.; Knowledge of additional power systems analysis software applications is desirable.
• Registration with IEEE, CIGRE, and/or other applicable engineering associations is desirable.