Grid Studies Engineer (12 months, 80-100%)

About the job

Electricity moves our lives. And we move electricity. Every day we commit ourselves to the security of supply on the grid side in Switzerland. On behalf of Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, our employees ensure a powerful and reliable electricity grid.

For our team "Grid Development & Studies" – responsible for grid models and analyses for the long-term planning of the transmission grid – we offer an engineer a 12-month fixed-term position to take first steps in the energy industry or to bring their experience to us. You will get to know the tasks of a Swiss transmission system operator, gain deep insights into current developments in the field of voltage-maintaining studies, and actively participate in projects. For our team, we are looking for a

Grid Studies Engineer (12 months, 80-100%) - 1496

Your tasks

As a grid studies engineer, you will work in the Grid Development & Studies team on exciting topics in the field of grid studies and development. Your main tasks include:

• Conducting OPF-based grid analyses for voltage control, including the placement of reactive power compensation systems
• Modeling elements connected to the transmission grid (power plants and generation/pumped storage groups, distribution grids, reactive power compensators) as well as new elements using power electronics (batteries, data centers, FACTS)
• Creating models to simulate the reactive power exchange of these various elements and their contribution to voltage stabilization
• Further development and adaptation of automation scripts for the processes used in various grid planning studies
• Collaborating on the development of an optimal control strategy for voltage stabilization of the transmission grid
• Cooperating with European and Swiss partners for long-term grid planning

You will also support your colleagues in the group's activities:

• Creating grid models that cover all elements of the "generation–transmission–consumption" chain for conducting various analyses
• Data preparation for national and international grid models
• Performing calculations for the long-term planning of the transmission grid (load flow calculations, security analyses, short-circuit calculations, dynamic RMS and EMT analyses)
• Analyzing connection requests to the transmission grid and dimensioning the planned installations

Your profile

For this position, we are looking for a dynamic personality who is used to working independently. You have a pronounced analytical mindset, creativity, recognize cause-effect relationships, and are able to formulate solution proposals.

Furthermore, you bring the following qualifications:

• University or university of applied sciences degree in electrical engineering or other related technical sciences
• Knowledge of the operation of the transmission grid, especially voltage control, ideally first experience in optimization, control engineering, or power electronics
• Experience in grid calculation/simulation (e.g., PSS/E) as well as knowledge of programming languages, especially Python
• You have very good German or French skills; knowledge of the other language as well as English skills are an advantage

We offer

We offer versatile and exciting tasks in a company unique to Switzerland and a modern working environment in close proximity to Aarau/Prilly train station in a young, motivated, and international team. In addition, you can expect the following benefits:

• Professional experience in the energy industry and insight into the tasks of a transmission system operator
• Comprehensive insight into current developments in the areas of frequency control and voltage control in Switzerland and Europe
• Participation in various events to get to know the departments and tasks of Swissgrid
• 25 working days of vacation as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week)
• At the end of the employment, there is situationally the possibility to discuss perspectives for further cooperation within the company.

About us

The Grid Development & Studies team is responsible for studies on grid development. We work with Swiss distribution grid or power plant operators as well as with foreign TSOs. We are responsible for managing grid models and analyses for long-term planning. In doing so, we review grid connection requests to the transmission grid and conduct necessary studies to analyze the stability and dynamic behavior of the system with the planned projects.

Contact person

If interested, Charlotte De Keersmaecker looks forward to receiving complete application documents via the career portal.