Senior Electrical Engineer

About the role

ETAP empowers customers to make informed decisions throughout the life cycle of their projects with innovative software solutions for electrical systems. By applying ETAP solutions, customers experience continuous intelligence during design and engineering and into operations and maintenance using a unified electrical digital twin platform. ETAP supports customers in their digital transformation and sustainable energy transitions for a green and smart future, helping them to prioritize safety, maximize reliability, and stay resilient.

Our employees' passion for excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction is our most-prized resource. If you share that passion - and want to be part of a company that leads the energy transition towards a cleaner and more resilient world for future generations - we invite you to join us!

ETAP is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with knowledge of modeling, control, and optimization of renewable power plants, microgrids, and inverter-based resources, along with a strong interest in designing and developing advanced software applications in this area.

Our Control R&D division develops leading-edge applications and solves challenging problems related to renewable energy integration, microgrid operation, power plant control, energy management, optimization, and real-time power system simulation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop specifications for, implement, and test software applications related to the modeling, control, optimization, and energy management of renewable energy systems.
• Perform advanced power system studies related to renewable energy integration, microgrids, inverter-based resources, and renewable power plants.
• Develop and evaluate optimization algorithms for applications such as economic dispatch, power management, generation scheduling, and optimal operation of distributed energy resources.
• Support development and validation of control algorithms for renewable power plants and microgrids.
• Perform simulation and testing using offline and real-time power system simulation platforms.
• Collaborate with software engineers and power system engineers to translate engineering requirements into robust software solutions.
• Support model validation, controller testing, and hardware-in-the-loop or real-time simulation activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in modeling and analysis of renewable power plants, inverter-based resources, grid-connected systems, and microgrids.
• Knowledge of power system control, dynamics, and optimization.
• Knowledge of optimization methods and applications such as economic dispatch, optimal power flow, generation scheduling, or energy management systems.
• Experience or familiarity with power system simulation tools such as ETAP, PSCAD, or similar platforms.
• Experience or familiarity with real-time simulation platforms such as OPAL-RT is desirable.
• Familiarity with Docker, containerization, and deployment of engineering or simulation applications in containerized environments.
• Basic knowledge of programming and scientific computing, preferably using Python, C#, or similar languages.
• Strong capabilities in research, system design, testing, and technical problem solving.
• Ability to understand industrial standards, grid codes, and technical requirements and translate them into engineering or software specifications.
• Highly motivated, self-managed, detail-oriented, and well-organized.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with renewable plant controllers, microgrid controllers, energy management systems, or real-time control applications is desirable.

Education

• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 0-5 years of relevant experience.

Location: Irvine, CA, USA

ETAP requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

Come and join ETAP to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.