Hardware Expert for HVDC Control and Protection

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Siemens Energy Full time

Hardware Expert for HVDC Control and Protection

About the Role

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.

Your Responsibilities

  • 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 the 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 and verify using simulation tools and real-time test environments.
  • Supervise workshops during panel manufacturing and support acceptance/functional tests, including occasional business trips.
  • Clarify technical requirements within project teams and with customers and suppliers.
  • Prepare work packages for sub-suppliers and control these work packages.
  • Provide remote support during commissioning and service of HVDC systems.

Your Skills and Qualifications

  • 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 parameterization of bay control units (BCUs), ideally of SIPROTEC 5 devices with DIGSI and CFC.
  • 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 of an advantage.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills for result-oriented and creative development of our projects, focus on high quality execution of our solutions.

About Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, we are dedicated to making tomorrow different today. Our Transmission Division offers customers a broad portfolio of products, systems, solutions, and services geared around the key market trends of digitalization, decarbonization, grid stability, and electrification. Our people are the drivers behind this. With expertise, passion, and dedication, we are working to transmit energy as efficiently and environmentally friendly as possible.

Our HVDC Control & Protection Team

Our HVDC Control & Protection team is responsible for the development of DC network interconnections all over the world to deliver green energy to customers.

More Insights

We celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society. All of society. Our benefits package includes a competitive base salary and annual bonus. We offer 26 days holiday (which increases with service), up to 10% pension contribution match, an excellent company share scheme, and employee discounts just to name a few. We encourage the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.



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