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Title: Grid Forming Engineer *

Location:

Kassel, DE Kassel Remote, DE

Job Type: in part-time and full-time possible - permanent

"Change in the energy industry requires direct contact with those who implement the change: our SMA Partner Program shows how this works."

Sandra Deiseroth, Director of SMA Partner Program

ENERGY THAT CHANGES: Innovative and sustainable key technologies are prerequisites for renewable energy supply. More than 3,000 employees from 18 countries work to ensure that SMA is actively helping to promote the production and development of PV system technology worldwide.

Would you like to play a part in shaping the energy supply of the future? Welcome to SMA.

be energy. Your energy can thrive with us. Respond to changes in an active, bold and targeted way.
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For more information click here: https://www.SMA.de/en/career/

Grid Forming Engineer *

The Grid Forming Engineer is the senior technical expert for sophisticated grid forming applications, grid connection of PV, Storage or Hybrid plants and its impact on the grid in a market or region. He or she is supporting Application Engineers in the SMA organization as well as customers with advanced knowledge of SMA technology, grid codes, inverter models, tools like PSCAD and PSSE and their application. The Grid Forming Engineer is the interface between the region and the experts in the headquarter and is part of the global grid forming expert network within SMA.

Primary duties/responsibilities

Manage technical customer inquiries from sales and consult customers, grid operators, market regulators, technical standard commitees
Create and explain customer specific solutions
Manage different stakeholders in customer projects
Establish and maintain an expert network within SMA
Apply and further develop a deep knowledge and a good understanding of use cases, market requirements, trends and customer applications and transfer such knowledge to application engineers
Identify, communicate and prioritize technical requirements with Product Management

Qualifications

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering
Several years of experience in technical sales
Deep technical knowledge of inverter and controller models as well as distribution and transmission grids
Knowledge of PSCAD & PSSE
Good communication skills as well as intercultural competence
Highly customer and success-oriented, flexible, and able to work independently and as part of a team
Strong entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to roll up his or her sleeves and act with a problem-solving mindset
Willingness to travel
Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, is required. German skills are a plus

#bethechange We look forward to receiving your application.

Your contact is Sven Egly | HR Business Partner | Telephone: +49 561 9522-0

∗ SMA is committed to diversity and equal opportunity - unattached of gender, age, origin, religion, disability or sexual orientation.