Power Systems Engineer
6 - 10 years
United States
Contract
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated Power Systems Engineer to support an innovation initiative focused on substantially accelerating Transmission and Distribution planning tools using NVIDIA GPU technology . This role will be responsible for modeling and converting existing Transmission and Distribution network models currently developed in CYME and Client PSLF into pandapower-based Python models , working with NVIDIA resources and performing steady state powerflow analysis for these models using GPUs and CUDA libraries.
The ideal candidate combines strong power systems fundamentals , hands-on experience with planning tools , and programming skills , and is excited to work at the intersection of power engineering and high-performance computing.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
The ideal candidate combines strong power systems fundamentals , hands-on experience with planning tools , and programming skills , and is excited to work at the intersection of power engineering and high-performance computing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop Transmission and Distribution network models using pandapower (Python)
- Convert and validate existing network models from CYME and Client PSLF into pandapower equivalents
- Ensure electrical fidelity between source models and converted models (topology, parameters, limits, results)
- Work with NVIDIA engineers in developing Powerflow analysis solution using GPUs and CUDA libraries
- Collaborate with power systems engineers, data scientists, and GPU/HPC specialists to enable GPU-accelerated simulations
- Assist in benchmarking CPU vs GPU performance for power system studies
- Document modeling assumptions, validation results, and technical findings for internal and executive audiences
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems focus preferred)
- Strong foundation in power system analysis, including:
- Power flow (AC/DC)
- Transmission and Distribution modeling
- Per-unit systems and network parameters
- Hands-on experience with power system planning tools
- Programming experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Transmission Planning and/or Distribution Planning studies
- Understanding of power system matrices (Y‐bus, Jacobian, PTDF/LODF)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
- Familiarity with pandapower or other open-source power system frameworks (strong plus)
- Ability to work with large-scale network models and complex datasets