Job Description

Power Sytems Engineer - Python (Utilities)

Are you interested in working in an agile and delivery driven organization with emphasis on design thinking and user experience? Are you passionate about driving ERP technology systems implementation scoping and shaping the solution for the utilities? Are you confident at iteratively refining user requirements and removing any ambiguity?

The Company

Wipro is an exciting organization to work for. In our first year entering, we ranked as a "Top Employer" as part of the Top Employer Institute annual listings, and we were assessed on several key HR practices including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Wellbeing and Diversity and Inclusion.

The utilities industry is changing dramatically as the world embraces planet-friendly fuels and the trend toward electrification moves utilities from value-chain players to the backbone of the energy transition. Consumers and businesses alike are actively choosing low-carbon homes and offices, and they expect greater empowerment and a more sophisticated experience from their energy suppliers.

Against this backdrop, Wipro is enabling electric, gas and water utilities to leverage digital and data capabilities to reinvent themselves, streamline and accelerate business performance, deliver a superior customer experience and help them transition to a low-carbon, decentralized, federated energy ecosystem

The Role

The Power Systems Expert Engineer will work with a global team responsible to design and implement Power Systems Network Analytics and other Smart Grid solutions to fulfil requirements of Transmission & Distribution Network operators and whole system operators using PowerFactory, Python and Machine learning & statistical algorithms and other solutions.

The Engineer also contributes to research and development of innovative solutions using machine learning, deep learning, RPA for global utilities to address operational & commercial challenges efficiently and effectively in their journey towards zero or low carbon economy.

Responsibilities

• Work as Power Systems Analysis expert engineer/ developer in a complex agile customer projects to implement a new network analysis & analytics solutions leveraging expertise in Python, Machine Learning, commercial analytics, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, DPL and optimisation techniques for Electricity Network and Grid Operator.
• Analyse requirements and understand functionality to be implemented using Python, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, and energy modelling tools, and other tools and techniques.
• Work with Business experts , business analyst , solution architect on day to day basis to develop existing Python-based tool and analyse data
• Design the Python application to meet functional and non-functional requirements (high availability, high performance etc.)
• Develop Python application with high quality and coding standards/ best practices.
• Develop python interface with PowerFactory using python APIs and DPL or other techniques.
• Deploy the Python code into various environments
• Conduct code reviews and come up with improvements
• Support SIT and UAT
• Support cutover , go-live activities

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience in Python programming and its application for complex problem solving, optimisation, data processing etc.
• Expertise in power system engineering, analysis and experience in power system component modelling in Python.
• 4 to 6 years of Experience in DIgSILENT PowerFactory and DPL and Python programming on top of DPL.
• Knowledge of the basics of power system engineering and some appreciation of the GB network is essential.
• Expertise in Pandas, Numpy, Scipy ML libraries, matrix manipulation, Networkx scientific algorithms and Pyomo.
• Expert knowledge in data management and visualization techniques in Python is desirable
• Version Control using git is essential.
• Experience using MS VBA scripting to be able to analyse and enhance the code.
• Experience in linear programming and tools such as Gurobi/ CPLEX is plus.
• Experience working with visualization libraries Python API is desirable.
• Programming experience in DIgSILENT DPL, C/ C++ etc.
• Expertise in Power Systems analysis functions such as Load Flows, Contingency, fault level calculations, stability assessment, Inertia Estimation etc.
• Experience in Python based interface/ integration development with other systems running in different operating systems (using web service, remote procedure calls, APIs, database links etc.)
• Experience in Linear Programming, mixed integer programming, algebraic modelling language ( AMPL )
• Expertise in Mathematical algorithms
• Problem Solving methods and algorithm development.
• Prototype and evaluations.
• Expertise in data processing for prediction, forecasting, transformation using Python
• Expertise in Mathematical and constraint modelling
• Experience in Visualization and reporting using Tableau/ Power BI is plus.
• Knowledge of Electricity industry including Power Systems Network Planning, Electricity supply demand balancing, frequency control, Electricity markets, system operations etc.
• Experience working in Agile software development environment with multi vendors
• Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities , other duties will be included and will be determined dependent on the project type, landscape, context and project lifecycle, and specifically on customer and project needs

Wipro is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment and employment -related decisions without regard to a person\'s race, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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