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Senior Power Systems Engineer

IONATE
London

£65k

/yr

Early applicant

Hybrid

Employee

Full-Time

Senior Level

IONATE is a deep technology scale-up building the technology backbone for smart grids. We are seeking a Senior Power System Engineer to take ownership of power system modelling, leading projects from early-stage concept to commercial deployment in the field. With a strong focus on power systems development, high-granularity data analysis and grid modelling, you will play a central role in leading or participating in design reviews and technical discussions. You will bring a rigorous engineering mindset, combining innovative thinking with sound technical reasoning to solve complex challenges. In addition, you will support business development, project execution, and test activities, helping to ensure that all these are completed within schedule and budget. Requirements

  • A degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Hands-on experience in electrical power system design, modelling and simulation, including power electronics dominated networks (e.g., HVDC, STATCOM, FACTS, grid-forming/grid-following converters)
  • Strong Proficiency in power system simulation tools such as PSCAD or DIgSILENT PowerFactory
  • Solid understanding of power system fundamentals, including protection principles, stability, fault behaviour, harmonics, and grid code compliance.
  • Experience translating customer or system-level requirements into simulation models and technical specifications.
  • Strong problem-solving capability, with the ability to tackle unfamiliar and complex technical challenges independently.
  • High level of ownership and delivery focus, with experience managing work packages or projects end-to-end.
  • Clear and structured technical communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to present complex analysis to both technical and non-technical stakeholders or customers.
  • Proven experience in designing and modelling power systems related to Data Centres or Smart Grids.
  • Proficient in working with power electronics-driven networks, such as HVDC, STATCOM, FACTS, and converters that are grid-forming or grid-following.
  • Skilled in utilising MATLAB and Simulink for modelling control systems and conducting dynamic analysis.
  • Familiar with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and real-time digital simulation tools, for instance, RTDS.
  • Knowledgeable about cybersecurity issues relevant to modern grid-connected systems.
  • Experience aiding certification processes or collaborating with international grid codes and standards, including IEC, IEEE, and ENTSO-E. Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain high-fidelity power system models to support grid analysis, requirements definition, and product development.
  • Perform power system simulations and EMT simulations including load flow, short-circuit and fault analysis, transient stability, fault-ride through, and harmonic propagation studies.
  • Conduct detailed data analysis to evaluate network behaviour, power quality, dynamic performance, and overall system reliability.
  • Lead technical design reviews and provide engineering guidance across cross-functional teams.
  • Contribute to IONATE’s product architecture definition and the integration of our solution into electrical networks, ensuring compliance with applicable grid codes and regulatory standards.
  • Collaborate closely with hardware, software, transformer, and control engineers to validate system-level performance from simulation through to field deployment.
  • Provide technical input to business development activities, including feasibility assessment, technical proposals, and customer engagements.
  • Produce clear, structured technical documentation of methodologies, assumptions, analysis, and results to support internal governance and external certification processes. About IONATE IONATE is a deep technology scale-up building the technology backbone for smart grids.

Skills

Power system modelling

Data analysis

Grid modelling

Power system simulations

EMT simulations

Load flow analysis

Short-circuit analysis

Fault analysis

Transient stability analysis

Fault-ride through analysis

Harmonic propagation studies

Network behaviour analysis

Power quality analysis

Dynamic performance analysis

System reliability analysis

Technical design reviews

Product architecture definition

Electrical networks

Grid codes

Regulatory standards

Hardware engineering

Software engineering

Transformer engineering

Control engineering

System-level performance validation

Business development

Technical proposals

Customer engagement

Technical documentation

Certification processes

Electrical engineering

Power systems engineering

Power electronics

HVDC

STATCOM

FACTS

Grid-forming converters

Grid-following converters

PSCAD

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Protection principles

Stability

Fault behaviour

Harmonics

Grid code compliance

Simulation models

Technical specifications

Problem-solving

Technical communication

Data centres

Smart grids

MATLAB

Simulink

Control systems modelling

Dynamic analysis

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing

Real-time digital simulation

RTDS

Cybersecurity

IEC

IEEE

ENTSO-E