Generator Modeling Engineer
Public global power company that owns and operates electricity generation, regulated utilities, LNG infrastructure, renewable energy, and battery-storage assets.
About The AES Corporation
AES develops, constructs, and operates power-generation and distribution businesses, supplying affordable and sustainable power. Its portfolio includes solar, hydro, wind, natural gas, coal, battery storage, utilities, and LNG infrastructure.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will prepare, review, and submit generator models for renewable resources throughout interconnection, construction, and operations. You will oversee consultants, coordinate modeling priorities, validate models, guide engineers, support compliance with ISO and NERC requirements, and improve modeling workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 8–10+ years of experience with PSSE, PowerWorld, and/or PSLF
- At least 1 year of experience with PSCAD electromagnetic transient models
- Leadership and project-management experience
- Experience training and overseeing engineers
- Interconnection package experience
- Experience with Aspen for short-circuit studies
- Knowledge of inverter-based technology operations and settings
- Knowledge of MOD standards and PRC-024
- Ability to read substation and PPC control schematics
- Technical communication, documentation, reporting, and presentation skills
- Ability to work remotely and independently for extended periods
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and submit generator models for renewable resources
- Oversee consultant work for plant models
- Coordinate and prioritize modeling work across internal and external resources
- Lead engineers in model building, verification, data gathering, and analysis
- Ensure models meet ride-through and reactive-power requirements
- Supervise data gathering from manufacturers, contractors, and consultants
- Track and implement model upgrades required by ISO and NERC
- Coordinate responses to modeling requests and concerns
- Oversee model-validation field tests
- Guide projects in meeting MOD standards and PRC-024 requirements
- Train engineers on model development and verification
- Improve modeling processes from interconnection requests through as-built models
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- 401(k) eligibility
- Paid time off
- Vacation
- Sick leave
- Parental leave