HVDC Control & Protection System Application Engineer

Control & Protection Design and Requirements

• Analyze customer technical specifications and define HVDC control and protection system requirements, including identification of deviations from standard solutions.
• Prepare control, protection, and sequencing strategy specifications, including start-up, shutdown, and fault recovery sequences.
• Define requirements and ensure adherence to engineering best practices, internal standards, and standard product methodologies.
• Design, develop, model, and debug HVDC control and protection algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink, including control algorithms, protection logic and interlocks, supervisory control and state machines & sequencing functions
• Perform algorithm and state-machine development in MATLAB/Simulink as the master design reference.
• Develop verification models in MATLAB and create test harnesses to support model validation and conversion activities.
• Maintain model documentation and model guides to support reuse and standardization.
• Perform plant modelling of HVDC systems using MATLAB, PSCAD, and verify consistency across platforms.
• Execute HVDC system modelling in electromagnetic transient tools such as PSCAD, EMTP-RV, RSCAD, including network conversion (PSSE → PSCAD / RSCAD where applicable) along with model verification and validation
• Convert MATLAB/Simulink control algorithms into PSCAD / RSCAD / other time-domain library models.
• Perform Dynamic Performance Studies (DPS) using offline and online simulation tools.
• Tune control and protection parameters to meet grid stability and performance criteria specified in customer technical requirements.
• Analyse and resolve power fault recovery and instability issues identified during DPS or system studies.
• Execute assigned control design, protection design, and verification work packages on time and within defined budgets, under guidance from lead engineers.
• Follow departmental standard design practices, engineering reviews, and verification guidelines.
• Support model verification, functional testing, and validation activities across simulation environments.
• Support R&D and NPI teams in developing and improving existing and new control and protection products, tools, and strategies.