Senior Software Engineer

AEMO at the Heart of Energy

AEMO is Australia’s independent energy system and market operator and system planner.  AEMO’s purpose is to ensure safe, reliable and affordable energy today, and enable the energy transition for the benefit of all Australians.  Australian governments are now committed to a net zero economy for Australia by 2050 and our vision is to enable this. We have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to co-design the future of our energy systems, and our core values revolve around character, commitment, and connection. Join us as we contribute to this significant transition in the energy sector.

About the role

The Operational DER Management team is responsible for integration of distributed energy resources (DER) into AEMO’s operational and technical functions. This includes analysing DER behaviours, developing suitable power system models to represent the behaviour of DER during power system disturbances, applying these models to determine the impact of DER on power system security, and implementing the required management measures in AEMO’s operational systems. With more than half the National Electricity Market now supplied by DER in some periods, Australia is leading the world in integration of distributed PV, and our team’s goal is to make sure the necessary measures are in place to be able to securely, safely and efficiently operate the power system with up to 100% of energy supplied by renewable distributed resources in the next few years. We are passionate about our work, and seeking a collaborative, innovative, hard-working individual to join us.

This role can be based in various locations across Australia.

18-month fixed term contract.

What you will be doing

• Contribute to development of a work program to improve AEMO tools for managing low demand / high DER periods.
• Python programming.
• Development of control room visualisation interfaces.
• Work with a team to identify priority areas for further uplift of systems required to operate the power system of the future.
• Collaborate with other AEMO teams and external stakeholders

What you will bring to the role

Tech Stack : Python | SQL | Azure | Grafana

In return some of our benefits to you

About Our Process

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