# Ricardo Lozada

Ricardo Lozada is a remote worker on Himalayas, Electrical Studies Engineer at Nova Energía, based in Ecuador.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@ricardolozada

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Electrical Studies Engineer at Nova Energía performing grid studies for utility-scale solar PV and PV + BESS projects.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Ecuador |
| Authorized to work in | Ecuador |
| Salary expectations | 60k+ USD |
| Job categories | Electrical Engineer |
| Skills | feasibility studies, Load Flow Studies, Short Circuit Calculations, Contingency Analysis, Protection Coordination, Stability Analysis, Voltage Stability Analysis, Power Quality Analysis, BESS Sizing, Real Time Simulation, Hardware In The Loop, Digital Twin, PMU, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, HYPERSIM |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/ricardo-lozada-orquera |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm available for remote work as an independent contractor.
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## About

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At Nova Energía, I perform grid interconnection feasibility studies for 10–100 MW solar PV plants, covering load flow, short-circuit, contingency analysis, protection coordination, dynamic stability, and power quality. I also prepare engineering studies and technical reports for utility and regulatory approval.

At CENACE, Ecuador's National System Operator, I modeled the National Interconnected System and performed real-time simulation studies. My research on voltage stability assessment using digital twins and PMU/WAMS data was published at IEEE SGSMA 2026.
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## Experience

### Electrical Studies Engineer (current)

Nova Energía. Feb 2026 - Present

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Performs grid interconnection feasibility studies for 10–100 MW solar PV plants, including load flow, short-circuit, contingency analysis, protection coordination, dynamic stability, and power quality. Develops electrical studies for industrial self-consumption PV and PV + BESS systems, and coordinates with utilities and regulators.
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Skills: DIgSILENT-PowerFactory, Load-Flow-Studies, Short-Circuit-Calculations, Contingency-Analysis, Protection-Coordination, Dynamic-Stability, Power-Quality, PV-and-BESS, technical-reports

### National R&D Analyst

CENACE. Nov 2024 - Jan 2026

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Modeled Ecuador's National Interconnected System for real-time analysis and performed studies on the national PowerFactory database. Conducted hardware-in-the-loop studies and developed voltage stability assessments using digital twins and PMU/WAMS data, with research published at IEEE SGSMA 2026.
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Skills: DIgSILENT-PowerFactory, HYPERSIM, Digital-Twin, PMU, Wide-Area-Monitoring-Systems-(WAMS), Voltage-Stability, Real-Time-Simulation, Hardware-In-The-Loop

### Project Engineer

AIRISECUADOR S.A.. Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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Designed and secured utility approval for industrial and residential PV projects from 3 kW to 2 MW. Performed electrical feasibility studies, managed interconnection approvals, coordinated installations, and prepared MV/LV cost estimates.
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Skills: Solar-PV-System-Design, feasibility-studies, Interconnection, Cost-Estimation, Project-Coordination

### Fire Prevention Analyst

Rumiñahui Fire Department. Aug 2023 - Nov 2023

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Inspected electrical installations and reviewed fire protection system designs for operating permits.
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Skills: Electrical-Inspection, Fire-Protection-Systems, Safety-Compliance

### Intern

Laboratory of Electrical Machines and Controllers. Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

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Modeled and simulated AC/DC and DC/AC converters for wind generators and developed renewable generation models in PowerFactory.
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Skills: PowerFactory, AC-DC-Converter-Design, DC-To-AC-Conversion, Wind-Power-Generation, Simulation

## Education

### EIDHI International University

MBA, Business Administration

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Completed the MBA program with degree conferral in process.
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### Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

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Earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
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## Tech stack

- Python
- MATLAB
- AutoCAD

To contact Ricardo, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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