Sr. Plant Controller Modelling Engineer

Compensation

• Compensation is $100,000 to $150,000 plus an annual bonus, paid in local currency and varying by location.

Location

• Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, onsite.

About the Role

Responsibilities

• Build EMS and power plant controller models in PSCAD, PSS/E, PSLF, and TSAT for RMS and EMT environments.
• Verify, validate, and benchmark models across simulation environments.
• Integrate OEM dynamic models for utility-scale BESS and hybrid energy projects.
• Ensure models meet IEEE 2800 and other IBR standards and regulatory requirements.
• Translate ISO and RTO requirements into modelling requirements for projects across regions.
• Develop simulation environments for inverters, transformers, and substations.
• Support digital twins and analyze simulation data to optimize performance and reliability.
• Validate models using field data and assess advanced inverter and BESS technologies.
• Document methods, results, and recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop Python automation for model management, simulation batch runs, and results post-processing.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a power-systems focus; Master's or Ph.D. is preferred.
• At least 5 years of power-system simulation and dynamic modelling experience on utility-scale storage or renewable projects.
• Experience with power flow, transient stability, short circuit, dynamic modelling, and grid interconnection studies.
• Hands-on PSS/E, PSLF, and PSCAD experience in RMS and EMT environments.
• Strong knowledge of grid reliability, IBRs, renewable integration, transmission, distribution, protection, and control.
• Python proficiency for simulation automation, batch processing, or results post-processing.
• Experience validating simulation models against field data or test results.

Preferred Experience

• DIgSILENT PowerFactory familiarity is an advantage.
• HIL or CHIL testing experience is a plus.
• Experience with interconnection processes in a major RTO is preferred.
• International ISO experience, particularly UK or EU, is advantageous.
• Real-time HIL or SIL simulation experience with platforms such as OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL, or RTDS is preferred.
• Agile development and modern software engineering experience is preferred.
• Occasional travel for customer engagements, field validation, and collaboration is expected.

Rewards and Benefits

• The company offers competitive salary, performance bonuses, health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits.