Snapshot of your day
As a HVDC Protection Engineer 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.
How You'll Make an Impact

• Responsible for preparation of quotations, as well as for the engineering phase, performance, and customer acceptance tests. Support during the commissioning phase from Raleigh up to handover to the customer.
• Development of DC protection concepts of self-guided multilevel converters with half-bridge and full-bridge modules for different applications such as symmetrical monopole, bipole, offshore connections or multi-terminal systems.
• Performance of protection coordination studies of HVDC systems using the simulation tool PSCAD/EMTDC, including determination of DC protection settings and preparation of study report.
• Programming the software of DC protection and Measurement system in MATLAB/SIMULINK and CFC on the SIMATIC TDC multiprocessor automation system and PLUSCONTROL platform.
• Functional and Performance testing: Model-Based-Testing (MBT) in SIMULINK and Hardware in the Loop (HiL) with Real-Time Simulation Systems (RTDS).
• Customer training and acceptance tests as well as submission of lessons learned for improvement as a central contact person for your project as a protection engineer.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a doctorate degree or equivalent experience in the field of protection technology is preferred.
• 5+ years of overall experience in software engineering and testing of SRS systems (open/closed loop controls and system dynamics) and very good knowledge of MATLAB/SIMULINK, ideally in connection with real-time and embedded software.
• Confirmed knowledge in modelling and simulation studies with the industrial power system program PSCAD/EMTDC
• Ideally knowledge of Git for version control, IEC61850 and data modelling
• Fluent in English
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a strong focus on results and creative development of our projects, focus on high quality execution of our solutions!

About the Team
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.

Check out this video to learn more about our Grid Technologies business https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/offerings/power-transmission.html

Our US HVDC C&P Team is a dedicated group of experienced experts at the heart of our HVDC project business. We are guiding our experts from many different subject areas through an end-to-end process taking ownership for the outcome of each step up to final customer acceptance. Diversity is our strength. No one is an expert in everything. Our C&P team profits from a variety of technical backgrounds and complementing mindsets supported by an open feedback culture. We share an intrinsic drive to continuously challenge and improve ourselves, our team and our projects to create sustainable value for our customers. Join our team and contribute your own ideas to our cause.

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 92,000 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.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

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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