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Eaton's Research Labs (ERL) is a global research team and has an exciting and rewarding position for a Power System Engineer seeking a challenging career in Power System and Energy industry. This position enables the person hired to develop new technologies, improve existing products, acquire internal and external funding, lead discussions with customer technology leaders, present ideas and projects to Eaton business leaders and ERL leadership. A good blend of technical knowledge and business acumen is desired to be successful in this role. The selected candidate will be working with engineering teams located at EIIC Pune and collaborate with different teams and businesses at various locations.
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We are looking for a Senior Specialist Engineer to lead our team in the research area of Renewable Integration focusing on power systems controls, protection and health monitoring.
Responsibilities
The Senior Specialist is expected to serve as a technology expert overseeing multiple technology themes within the Energy Systems team. Responsible for driving the strategy for themes and executing multi-year roadmaps to meet business needs.
Perform research on power system controls, devices/ system reliability, power system protection, fault location, isolation, and system restoration (FLISR), health monitoring of power grid assets.
Bring together state-of-the-art power systems engineering methods, physics-of-failure/ electrical faults, data acquisition and analytics, mathematical modeling, and simulation tools to validate protection schemes, develop advanced control solutions to improve the reliability, economics and sustainability through maximizing renewable integration, offering ancillary services, aggregator platforms and VPP.
Drive multidisciplinary research projects in close collaboration with stake holders including business units, COE's, as well as external universities and industrial partners.
Record research findings and file patents, trade secrets and write technical reports.
Qualifications:
Ph.D. or Master's in electrical/ Electronics/ Power Systems/ Controls Engineering/ or equivalent technical field from accredited institutions.
Ph.D. (15 - 18 years) experience or Masters with (18 - 20) years' experience in power systems technologies focused on distributed energy resource management, micro grids, smart-grids, grids of future, power converters, connected systems, distribution system protection, asset health management and smart products.
Skills:
Experience in battery degradation modelling and predictive controls is desirable.
Hands-on experience in electrical power systems, distributed energy resources, VPP, aggregator platforms, integration of renewables, protection in traditional grids, smart grids and grids with renewables, power electronic converters, grid interface devices.
Should have strong technical background and experience in Power systems such as implementation of advanced protection schemes, for autonomous & resilient grid applications.
Experienced in a variety of power system protection, monitoring and control (FLISR, AMI, integrated Volt/VAR control, adaptive protection, etc.)
Experience in developing solutions for power system devices (Relays, CB's, reclosers, voltage regulators, capacitor banks, network protectors, fuse) is required.
Working experience in developing algorithms, performing engineering analytics, system modeling and hardware-in-loop studies for power system protection for both in front of meter and behind the meter applications is a must.
Possess strong business acumen and the ability to understand and formulate compelling value propositions and to understand and drive through value and adoption chain.
Understanding of mechanical systems and electromechanical actuators will be desirable.
Proven track record for IP generation and publications in reputed peer-reviewed journals is desired.
Hands-on experience with engineering tools like MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, RTDS, TYPHOON HIL, OPALRT and experience in building experimental setups and conducting disciplined experiments would be desired.
Software development capability: python, C and C++, PYOMO.
Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers and interns is required. Should be able to work with cross functional teams and partner with National Labs and Universities.
Ability to apply Design for Six Sigma methodologies including QFD, DoE and reliability engineering in the course of their work. Green belt certification in DFSS or DMAIC is highly desired.
Experience in leading programs with multiple stakeholders in matrix organization and strong project management experience is required.