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Job description
HEAD - RTDS LABORATORIES LOCATION: DALLAS, TX USA
Hybrid Role
REPORTING TO: D eputy CTO - RENEWABLES PRODUCT LINE
TRAVEL: UPTO 25%
Company Overview:
Our client is world's best engineering & technology service providers. They are multi-billion-dollar technology, engineering, construction, and financial services conglomerate specializing in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, high-tech manufacturing, digital transformation and technology services.
Job Details:
R OLE O VERVIEW The Head - RTDS Labs will lead and manage the organization's Real-Time Digital Simulation (RTDS) laboratories located in Dallas, USA and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, providing advanced power system simulation and hardware-in-the-loop validation capabilities for Digital Energy Solutions platforms.
This role will be responsible for building and operating global real-time power system simulation environments used for development, validation, and performance testing of grid automation and renewable control platforms.
The RTDS Labs will support project engineering and product development teams by enabling real-time simulation, controller validation, grid code compliance testing, and advanced grid stability analysis for grid and renewable energy solutions.
The role will work closely with product engineering, controls engineering, architecture teams, and solutions engineering teams to ensure that products are validated using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and real-time digital simulation environments prior to field deployment.
K EY R ESPONSIBILITIES
Global RTDS Lab Leadership Lead and manage the RTDS laboratories located in Dallas and Riyadh, ensuring consistent engineering standards and operational excellence across both facilities.
Establish the RTDS labs as global validation centers for grid and renewable automation platforms.
Build and lead teams of power system simulation engineers and validation specialists across both locations.
Define lab governance, testing frameworks, and engineering processes for simulation-based validation.
Real-Time Simulation Infrastructure Design and maintain simulation environments capable of modeling: large-scale renewable plants
hybrid energy systems
transmission network interactions
grid disturbance scenarios and stability events
Ensure simulation environments support hardware-in-the-loop testing for grid control platforms and automation systems.
Maintain high-performance simulation infrastructure for large system studies and controller validation.
Product Validation & Testing Support validation activities for advanced grid and renewable control platforms including: plant-level controllers
hybrid energy management systems
grid monitoring and automation platforms
wide-area monitoring and control systems
Responsibilities include: defining real-time simulation test scenarios
validating control algorithms under realistic grid conditions
verifying system performance during grid disturbances
supporting compliance testing for grid interconnection requirements
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing Support validation activities for advanced grid and renewable control platforms including: plant-level controllers
hybrid energy management systems
grid monitoring and automation platforms
wide-area monitoring and control systems
Responsibilities include: defining real-time simulation test scenarios
validating control algorithms under realistic grid conditions
verifying system performance during grid disturbances
supporting compliance testing for grid interconnection requirements
Engineering & Product Collaboration
Collaborate closely with: product engineering teams
system architecture teams
control algorithm development teams
solutions engineering teams
to: validate new control strategies
test complex grid interaction scenarios
improve product robustness before field deployment
support engineering design validation
Product Deployment Readiness Collaborate with CTO engineering teams to ensure RHGA product platforms are deployment-ready before field rollout.
Support pilot deployments and early adopter programs for new product releases.
Establish standardized configuration templates, commissioning procedures, and deployment documentation.
Grid Code Compliance Testing Develop simulation environments to validate compliance with regional grid codes and interconnection standards.
Support validation programs for markets including North America, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
Establish standardized simulation frameworks for renewable plant control and grid integration testing.
Advanced Control Research Support development and validation of advanced capabilities including: power oscillation damping
fast frequency response
grid-forming inverter coordination
hybrid plant control optimization
distributed energy resource coordination
Customer & Strategic Engagement Support major customer engagements requiring advanced system studies or RTDS-based validation.
Participate in technical discussions with utilities, grid operators, and renewable developers.
Position the RTDS labs as strategic engineering capabilities for complex grid integration projects.
R EQUIRED Q UALIFICATIONS 12-18 years of experience in industry or academia in any of the following domains: power systems grid automation, or renewable energy control systems.
Strong experience with real-time power system simulation platforms and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Experience working with renewable energy plants, grid control systems, or power system dynamics studies.
Experience leading engineering teams or managing advanced simulation laboratories.
USA Work Authorization: Visa sponsorship or transfer of an existing visa, Employment Authorization Document (EAD) is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer.
Worksite address
dallas, TX, 75215, US
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