Eddy Rand is using his engineering skills to support the renewable energy transition
As a power systems engineer for TasNetworks, Eddy is in the team working on the Marinus Link, which connects renewable energy networks between Tasmania and Victoria. His role involves looking into faults and outages, as well as protecting the system against large faults and disturbances. “All these things help support more renewable energy in the Tasmanian grid,” he says.
To land this gig, Eddy studied electrical power engineering. Mid-way through his first year of study, the Australian Power Institute (API) gave a presentation on their scholarship and some of the challenges in the renewable energy transition. “The concept of working in renewable energy seemed exciting since it’s hugely important to Tasmania, where I’m from.”
With his mind made up to pursue a career in the power industry, he successfully applied for an API scholarship.
“The API scholarship guaranteed me work experience while at university,” he says. “This set me up for work after university, where I was offered a job with TasNetworks 12 months before graduating.”
Eddy’s path
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Power), University of Tasmania
- Engineering internship, TasNetworks
- Engineering internship, Hydro Tasmania
- Graduate electrical engineer, TasNetworks
- Power systems engineer, TasNetworks
This article first appeared in Careers with STEM: Engineering 2026, and was produced in partnership with the API.
