Senior HVDC Switchyard Commissioning Engineer (SP)

We energize society by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Grid Technologies

The rising share of renewables, growing energy demand, ageing infrastructure and increasing complexity require new connections but also upgrading and renewing of existing grids.

About the Role

To ensure a fair evaluation, please submit your CV in English, as applications in other languages cannot be reviewed.

A Snapshot of Your Day

In our team, we are testing and verifying the hardware and software for our innovative high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Projects in our Test Center and ensure proper functionality and good quality of our HVDC Plants worldwide during commissioning. Our diverse and multinational teams are working closely together with project management, engineering as well as with end customers to provide customized solutions based on the latest innovations in HVDC technology.

How You'll Make an Impact

• You will actively advance Energy Transition by bringing our HVDC projects to a successful completion with our customers
• As part of a project team, you will carry out hardware and software tests including customer acceptance in one of our test centers and at our customers sites worldwide
• You are responsible for the configuration, testing and commissioning of switchyard control in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems
• You independently trace bugs and support our Software Engineering in debugging
• You support Commissioning Management in Quality, Risk and Claim Management
• Participation in improvement programs (e.g. Lean, Reviews and Lessons Learned)
• Coaching / training of new colleagues

What You Bring

• Completed degree in electrical engineering, energy technology or comparable education / qualification, or Certified Technician
• Very good knowledge with working experience in commissioning of bay control units (SIPROTEC 5 series with DIGSI 5) including the associated high-voltage components in the switchyard
• Very good knowledge understanding of high-voltage and substation technology as well as testing of interlocking logic schemes and automatic control sequences
• Fluent English language skills, proficiency in German is an advantage
• Willingness for worldwide business trips and mainly long-term assignments on construction sites in Germany and abroad, as well as optional assignments on offshore platforms
• Team player, communicative, proactive, positive handling of conflicts, decision-making capability

About the Team

Our Grid Technologies 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.

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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Work-life balance: Flexible working time
• Flexible mobile working policy (hybrid)
• Local benefits such as meal allowance, flexible plan and much more
• Self-driven development framework with insights and resources to develop and grow on technical and soft skills.
• Continuous learning
• International and cross Business Units