Senior Staff Engineer, Grid Modelling and Compliance

About Invenergy Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of innovative, reliable power infrastructure. Backed by 25 years of trusted execution and operational excellence, Invenergy’s end-to-end expertise provides customers with smart, scalable energy solutions across natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, Invenergy and its affiliates have successfully developed over 220 projects totaling more than 38 gigawatts and reliably operate over 25 gigawatts of large-scale power infrastructure projects across four continents.

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invenergy.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Electric Power Generation

Chicago, IL

2001

Privately Held

154k LinkedIn followers

Raised $10.5B

• As a Senior Staff Engineer in the Grid Modelling and Compliance team, you will
• be supporting power system and equipment modeling activities to ensure
• compliance to various grid codes related to performance and modeling of
• Invenergy generation and transmission facilities and improve nationwide
• renewable energy reliability.
• Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday
• and remotely on Fridays.
• Perform grid studies related to power electronic and power systems control of
• renewable generation, battery energy storage systems, and High Voltage Direct
• Current (HVDC) modeling and analyzing control performance utilizing industry
• standard analysis platforms such as PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD, and ASPEN Oneliner.
• Develop power system models for different renewable generation projects in
• PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD, ASPEN Oneliner, and other modeling tools.
• Assist in developing and tuning power plant controllers in collaboration with
• original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to achieve desired performance
• requirement established in grid codes.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of NERC standards related to grid modeling,
• IEEE 2800 – 2022, IEEE P2800.2, WECC and various independent system operators
• Support the interconnection and grid analysis, renewable project engineering,
• generation and transmission operation groups with power systems engineering
• expertise, including equipment design, specification studies, performance
• studies, commissioning support, troubleshooting, and forensic analyses.
• preparing detailed written reports or presentations describing analyses
• performed, solutions developed, and customer value propositions.
• Attend on-site meetings and in person coordination meetings with Independent
• System Operator (ISO), interconnection utilities, Renewable Energy Generation
• and HVDC vendors and consulting engineers.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar field.
• 2+ years of professional experience performing power system studies such as
• power flow analysis, transient stability, EMT analysis, and short circuit
• analysis, preferably acquired through working for transmission utilities,
• engineering firms, or renewable developers.
• control systems is desirable.
• Knowledge of renewable generation operation, design, and control.
• Experience with using power system modelling tools such as PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD
• and ASPEN Oneliner.
• Knowledge of EHV/HV electrical infrastructure (substations/switchyards,
• transmission lines, transformers, collector systems, etc.).
• Project management skills and ability to coordinate work with different
• internal and external stakeholders including engineering firms and original
• equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
• Ability to travel occasionally, if needed (up to 15%).

Preferred

• Programming experience in Python, VBA, or other languages is desirable.
• Strong communication (verbal/written) and interpersonal skills involving the
• ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements and provide
• recommendations.
• Strong organization and planning skills with the ability to manage tasks
• across multiple projects.
• $105,000.00 - $125,000.00 USD Annual
• Bonus: 15%
• The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the
• position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay
• offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the
• candidate's experience, education and skills.
• In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include
• eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward
• individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus
• eligibility for this position during the hiring process.
• Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and
• vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Annual Bonus