Hardware Expert HVDC Control & Protection - #1660360

Location: United Kingdom, Manchester

Remote vs. Office: Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Company: Siemens Energy Limited

Organization: Grid Technologies

Business Unit: Grid Solutions

Full-time

Experience Level:

A Snapshot of Your Day: As a Hardware expert for HVDC Control and Protection, you will work within a team of HVDC project management and engineering specialists to design and deliver full HVDC control and protection solutions for both wind farm grid connections and interconnectors, making use of a new transient network analysis laboratory located in Manchester.

• Prepare hardware designs and circuit diagrams for control & protection panels for high voltage DC transmission (HVDC) systems.


• Handle the corresponding technical documents, cost calculations, circuit diagrams, and manuals during offer stage and project execution.


• Design BCU-based substation control systems for high voltage direct current systems (HVDC).


• Program databases for hardware configuration and signal management.


• Implement control software as well as verification using simulation tools and real-time test environments.


• Supervise workshops during panel manufacturing process and support by the acceptance/functional tests including occasional business trips.


• Clarify technical requirements within project teams and with customers and suppliers.


• Prepare work packages for sub-suppliers including controlling of these work packages.


• Provide remote support during commissioning and service of HVDC systems.

• University degree in electrical engineering or comparable professional training with significant professional experience.


• Excellent knowledge of hardware for control & protection panels for high voltage substations or energy generation or transmission plants.


• Very good knowledge in parameterisation of bay control units (BCUs), ideally of SIPROTEC 5 devices with DIGSI and CFC (Continuous Flow Chart).


• Very good CAE knowledge, ideally in the tool Engineering Base.


• Experience in Measuring and Instrumentation technologies for high voltage transmission systems and ideally knowledge of Power Quality and Fault Recording Systems.


• Solid understanding in high voltage and substation technology as well as in the design of interlocking schemes and automated control sequences.


• Good knowledge in secondary interfaces of high voltage components such as switching devices, transformers, CTs and VTs.


• Very good English language skills; German language skills are an advantage.


• Strong communication and teamwork skills for result-oriented and creative development of our projects, with a focus on high quality execution of our solutions.

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

• Opportunities to work with a global team.


• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects.


• Medical benefits.


• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave.


• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform.