Power System Modelling Engineer (Powertech)

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Powertech Labs Inc is a cleantech company with the mission of being a trusted innovation partner providing solutions,

specialised testing, and technical expertise for a safe and sustainable global energy future. Powertech has a global

reputation for delivering transformative solutions in both the electric power industry as well as the transport sector. A clean

future will be driven by electric and hydrogen power, and we will help get there.

We are always guided by our values as a global clean-technology and engineering company:

leading innovative products & services, investing in our labs, hiring great people, and making them better.

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what we do.

Power System Modelling Engineer (Powertech)

Number of positions: 1 Job Location:

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 87,720.00 - 110,140.00

What you'll do

The Engineering Service Business Unit focuses on power system software development, power system and substation

consulting studies and compliance testing services for electric utilities and other clients in power industry. We are the

vendor of the cutting-edge power system analysis software package, DSATools™, recognized globally as leading-edge

software platforms for dynamic security assessment of complex power systems for both off-line (system planning) and on-

line applications (near-real-time operation).

Our team provides a full spectrum of study services from fast electromagnetic transient switching studies, power system

planning and operation studies (including transient, small-signal, voltage, and frequency stabilities), post-mortem

investigation of system disturbances and events, generation and load interconnection studies, generator including wind and

solar renewables, and load model development or validation via field testing, and to NERC compliance studies (e.g., TPL,

PRC, MOD, CIP, etc.).

In addition, our Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS)-equipped protection and control lab provides unlimited potential for

testing and evaluation of new control, protection, and communication devices and schemes.

The successful applicant is expected to lead testing activities for model validation and control tuning for generation plants

including wind, solar and energy storage systems, as well as perform model validation and other simulation studies per

NERC and other applicable reliability standards.

Key responsibilities include :

developing work scope to meet clients’ needs

What you bring

Applicants who have bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with direct relative work experience will be considered.

power system analysis, or related post-graduate research. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be

considered.

procedures, data collection using digital DAQ systems, control equipment function and communication troubleshooting.

etc.).

systems of synchronous generators, renewables, FACTs, etc.

Management and client-facing customer skills are highly desirable.

In addition, the following are desired competencies:

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What we offer

Job Status: Full-Time Regular

Job Affiliation: M&P

Job location : Surrey, B.C. / Hybrid work model will be considered after close review of probation period

of their technical experience.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be

required as a pre-condition to employment.

As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete a written test/assessment and/or a presentation as

part of the interview process.

Hiring Manager : Michael Xia, Team Lead/ Compliance Services

What else you should know

Powertech Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including

members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations

and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are

also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at Powertech Labs.

Maintaining customer-confidence and our reputation is key: To this end, all our campus and laboratories are accredited to

ISO9001 (quality), ISO14001 (environment stewardship) and ISO45001 (safety) and IEC/ISO 17025 for over 100 standards.

To complement the focus on accreditation, we encourage our experts to drive global standards and provide development

opportunities for all staff to grow in their role and to advance in their careers.

Working at Powertech is not a job but a career. If you want to be a part of a growing clean technology company that is

impactful and working towards a common goal of accelerating the world towards a net zero carbon future, come and join

our team.

Date Posted: 2025-05-09 Closing Date: 2025-05-25

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