Senior Controls Engineer in at LG Energy Solution Vertech Inc

Senior Controls Engineer

Company Overview:

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. a subsidiary of LG Energy Solution, is a leading provider of grid-scale integrated energy storage systems, delivering safe, reliable, and high-performance solutions to customers worldwide. Powered by our proprietary AEROS® energy operating system, we use advanced monitoring and controls to help customers optimize system performance and maximize the value of their energy storage assets.

At LGES Vertech, you’ll be part of a collaborative, team-oriented organization that aspires to be humble, hungry, and smart, working together to transform the energy landscape and create a more sustainable future. We value innovation, accountability, and growth, and offer competitive compensation along with comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer paid premiums for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

For more information about LGESVT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com. 

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Controls Engineer with strong skills in dynamic system modeling and controls development. This role involves end-to-end real-time controls development, including controller architecture design, dynamic system simulation in both instantaneous and RMS domains, implementation, and field testing. The position is highly interdisciplinary and demands a strong technical foundation in three-phase power systems, power flow, and inverter modeling for grid-connected and off-grid applications.

In this role, you will be a key contributor to the development and maintenance of dynamic simulation models for our energy storage products used in both grid-connected and off-grid applications. You will leverage these models to design control strategies and perform a wide range of system studies to ensure compliance with project specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain models of energy storage systems, inverters, generators, and renewables for dynamic and steady-state grid interconnection studies.

• Develop control algorithms to manage the optimal control of various generation resources, including battery, PV, and gas-powered gensets.

• Perform simulation studies to investigate interactions between different generation resources in terms of stability and performance in off-grid and grid-connected operations.

• Maintain excellent documentation of simulation reports and system studies, and give presentations to internal stakeholders and customers.

• Interface with sales engineering, program management, project management, and project engineers to collect project modeling requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on control theory, power systems, electrical machines, and/or power electronics.

• Minimum of 3 years of dynamic system modeling experience using MATLAB, PSCAD, PSS/E, or similar software.

• Knowledge of inverter operation and control.

• Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.

• Ability to interface well with internal and external customers.

• Demonstrated history of delivering quality products to market with understanding and respect for all phases of the product development process, especially requirements, specification development, and release control.

Preferred:

• Expertise in creating detailed models of battery energy storage systems, generators, power electronics converters, gas turbines, and electrical networks and components.

• Experience with ISO/RTO regulations and requirements (ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, PJM).

• Experience with NERC standards and NERC compliance that applies to grid interconnection requirements.

• Familiarity with IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2800 interconnection standards.

• Proficiency in C/C++ and Linux environments for controls algorithm development and testing

• Experience with version control systems (Git) and collaborative software development workflows.

Location

Hybrid (Westborough, MA or Chesterfield, MO)

No Agency Solicitation: This role is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. Please no unsolicited outreach, resumes, or candidate submissions from third-party agencies.