
Senior Power Systems Engineer
£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
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