Control System Engineer

1 month ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Vantage Consulting Full time

Do you want to enable green energy transition, and together with colleagues build customized embedded control systems consisting of both software and hardware to meet our customers' and the world's needs for sustainable, flexible, and secure energy?


We are convinced that HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology, solutions for energy transfer with direct current at high voltages, is a long-term sustainable solution. The technology is used for energy transmission over long distances and to connect electricity networks with minimal losses. In addition to energy transfer, HVDC technology also alleviates electricity quality problems and can contribute to the stabilization of connected power grids. For offshore wind power or long-distance underwater transmissions, direct current is the only realistic energy transmission alternative.


In this role as a Software Engineer you will be a part Ireland & UK Service team. You will be responsible for Protection, we have interfaces towards other domains within Control & Protection, IT/OT, Hardware and Operations. As an HVDC Software Engineer you will apply your knowledge and be included in the complete life cycle of our systems. This includes design, maintenance, testing, integration, verification, deployment, and documentation of functions needed for safe and reliable operations of a plant and transmission links.

Reporting to the Service Manager you will be responsible for working at HVDC customer sites throughout the UK and Ireland.


Main Accountabilities - Responsibilities, Tasks & Interactions:


  • Deliver exceptionally high availability to our customers systems.
  • Maintain and strengthening strong relationship with our valued customer’s.
  • Sense of responsibility, and the capability of planning and organizing your daily work and a problem solver who takes initiatives to solve challenges.
  • Maintain the value and maximize the design life of the system
  • Collaborating with a broader team of like-minded co-workers and experts to give the best results to our customers, teamwork is an essential part of HVDC Service.
  • Living Core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business
  • To be part of all phases of delivery, which includes design, maintenance, testing, integration, verification, and deployment of the software functions needed for safe and reliable operations of plants and transmission links, with the opportunity to also travel internationally for short assignments to our sites for Commissioning and costumer meetings.
  • To work with documentation and customer trainings.
  • To be a problem solver who takes initiatives to solve challenges together with stakeholders.
  • Be part of an Standby rota to meet customer needs.


People Values


  • To maintain a safe working environment for all site employees & mitigate the risks.
  • Ensure ethical behavior in line with code of conduct.
  • Manage Health Safety and Environmental risks associated with the business unit.
  • Be part of the environment that allows all employees to develop and succeed.


Requirements - Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Experience:


Essential


  • You hold a degree in Electrical/Power Engineering or relevant to the work within HVDC Control and Protection systems.
  • Experience within software development and programming. Preferable within power system applications.
  • Equally important is your inner drive, and ability to get things done. For us, that means that you are a driven problem solver who eagerly takes on new tasks and enjoys the challenges of engineering.
  • Experience of HVDC Control & Protection is advantageous but not required.
  • Experience in IT networking fundamentals and SCADA testing and implementation.
  • An ability to work under pressure and on your own initiative.
  • Sound communication.
  • Team building skills.
  • MS Office skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
  • Fluent written & spoken English.
  • Full clean driving license.


Beneficial / Advantageous


  • Previous electrical / mechanical authorisations, e.g. CP, AP, SAP.
  • Relevant trade qualifications in an engineering discipline e.g. electrician
  • At least 5+ years’ experience in HV power systems.
  • HV (>132kV) substation experience (Other High Voltage ranges considered).
  • Maintenance / fault finding experience with items of High Voltage equipment.
  • Maintenance / fault finding experience with LV and mechanical system
  • Experience in delivering technical reports and fault analysis.
  • Impressed voltage awareness.
  • IT / Cyber security experience.

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