Automation Engineer Control & Protection HVDC

Raleigh, North Carolina


Employer: Siemens Energy
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Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

A Snapshot of Your Day

As an Automation Engineer for HVDC Systems you will work within a team of HVDC project management and engineering specialists to design and deliver full HVDC control and protection solutions making use of a new transient network analysis laboratory located in Raleigh.

You will report to the Engineering Manager - HVDC C&P and will be required to provide engineering work packages in line with project and business objectives.

How You'll Make an Impact

  • Design of BCU-based substation control systems for high voltage direct current systems (HVDC).
  • Implementation of control software as well as verification using simulation tools and real-time test environments.
  • Preparation of design specifications, documentation, and effort estimations.
  • Clarification of technical requirements within project teams as well as with customers and suppliers.
  • Remote support during commissioning and service of HVDC systems.

What You Bring

  • University degree in electrical engineering with focus on energy technology and min of 3+ years of professional experience.
  • Very good knowledge in parameterization of bay control units (BCUs), ideally of SIPROTEC 5 devices with DIGSI and CFC (Continuous Flow Chart).
  • Experience in the realization of the standard IEC61850 for substation control and for data exchange with higher level automation and SCADA systems.
  • Good knowledge 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.
  • Fluent in English.
  • Willingness to travel on business and abroad to deliver the system to the customer.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

Grid Technologies

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.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we're also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

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.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

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.

Rewards

  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits
  • Parental leave

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Created: 2024-06-06
Reference: 257652
Country: United States
State: North Carolina
City: Raleigh
ZIP: 27617


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