Assistant Lead Engineer – Power Systems Studies

Product Solutions and Integration (PS&I) team supports the Vestas product strategy making sure that, Vestas always has the right product offerings and solutions to stay ahead of competitors. PS&I has an important role in ensuring profitable growth and in delivering to Vestas’ vision of becoming the Global Leader in Sustainable Energy Solutions by developing, deploying and maintaining best product solutions.

The Global Power Plant Solutions team, that belongs to PS&I, is based out of Chennai and supports the global markets/regions through power plant grid interconnection studies and grid code compliance. Our vision is to become Global Centre of Excellence of Grid interconnection & deployment of sustainable energy solutions.

Responsibilities:-

• Development of electrical power system simulation models for our wind and hybrid plants across the globe
• Understanding grid interconnection requirements and grid codes
• Evaluating site specific grid interconnection solutions
• Design or review the design for BoP for wind power plants
• Development of the tools, methods and process related to the power system analysis studies
• Presentations and meeting with Grid operators/customers for project specific needs
• Work in close co-ordination with the Regional Technical Sale support team
• Report writing

Qualifications and Experience:-

• PhD / Bachelor’s / Master’s in Electrical / Power System/ Similar specialization
• 5 to 7 years of industry experience preferably in the grid or power system domain
• You possess good communication skills
• You speak and write English fluently

Competencies:-

• Knowledge of simulation tools like PSS/E, Power Factory, PSCAD, or equivalent tools
• Experience of working for substation design and power system analysis
• Solid electrical engineering background in relation to the substation engineering, Load flows, short circuit, transient analysis, harmonic assessment, relay settings and co-ordinations and BoP
• You are innovative and result oriented attitude.
• Good at using MS-office products (Word, Excel, Power Point etc)

Location:-

• Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

Vestas strives to be the most inclusive workplace in the sustainable energy industry and ensure equal opportunities for everyone regardless of the social identity. We are stronger as a company not despite our differences, but because of them, both professionally and personally. Beyond a diverse workforce, we want to ensure that all of our employees are included and actively contributing to Vestas’ success and innovation. Only then can we become the global leader in sustainable energy solutions and ensure sustainability in everything we do.

At Vestas, we offer global opportunities for people with growth mindsets and the desire to make a shared and positive impact. We work in the true spirit of our corporate values: accountability, simplicity, collaboration, and passion. We expect everyone to live up to these in their day to day work – no matter what you do and where you are in the organisation.