Electrical Engineer

Australian Power Systems Services Pty Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Power Solutions Engineering (APS Engineering) is seeking an Electrical Engineer to deliver protection, control, and instrumentation solutions across power utility, oil & gas, mining and related industries. You will develop protection settings, prepare reports, assist with commissioning, and support SCADA, DCS and PLC systems, ensuring high reliability and customer satisfaction.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, 2–10 years’ experience, and a proactive,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electronics.
• 2–10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Hands-on commissioning and troubleshooting ability.

Responsibilities

• Development of protection settings for generation, transmission, and distribution systems.
• Preparation of protection settings reports and ITPs.
• Support secondary designers with protection circuitry design for substations.
• Develop protection studies, test reports, and disturbance records.
• Provide SCADA, DCS and PLC system design and support.
• Lead maintenance programs for protection, control and instrumentation assets.
• Forward capital and operational projects from feasibility to commissioning.
• Assist with root cause analysis investigations into equipment failures.
• Support onsite teams and remote technicians during start-up and commissioning.

Skills

Protection concepts

Commissioning

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Site teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Tools

PCM600

Ener Vista

DIGSI

Easergy

COM600

SSC600 Programming

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Engineer – [Substation Protection & Automation (Testing & Commissioning]

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Salary: $90,000 – $120,000 + Superannuation commensurate with skill and work experience level.

Work type - Full-time [Minimum 38 Hours Per Week]

Job Description:

Australian Power Solutions Engineering (APS Engineering) is in need of an Electrical Engineer to start immediately.

You will be responsible for providing engineering, testing, and commissioning support and solutions to a range of industries such as Power Utility, Oil & Gas, Mining, Process, Transport, Marine, and Process plants for Protection, Control, Communications, and Instrumentation Applications. You will be an important contribution to our goal of achieving the highest possible customer satisfaction, focusing on the continuity of customers’ processes. That means you'll require an enthusiastic, proactive attitude and a flexible approach to work, combined with the ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures, and a willingness to learn and expand your abilities every day.

• Development of Protection settings (Calculations, Settings, and Configurations) for generation, transmission, and distribution systems (415 Volts to 1200kV)
• Preparation of Protection Settings Reports
• Preparation of Commissioning ITPs and operating procedures.
• Supporting Secondary Designers with the development of Protection circuitry design for generation, transmission, and distribution substations
• Supporting the completion of Post Implementation Reviews and analysis of relevant projects
• Develop designs and assessments of protection equipment selection CBs, CTs, VTs, and review of protection & control schematic diagrams.
• Develop and review Protection study reports, test reports, and disturbance records
• Prepare protection calculations, advice, reports, and relay setting files for typical utility and renewable protection schemes, including HV transformers, line distance and differential, bus differential, high impedance bus and overcurrent
• Providing specialised control systems design, configuration, and support services for a broad range of assets, including SCADA, DCS and PLC systems.
• The development and roll out of a maintenance program assuring high reliability of the plant’s Protection, Control Systems, and Instrumentation assets.
• Facilitating capital and operational projects works from feasibility to commissioning with responsibilities spanning across planning, design, execution, and maintenance planning.
• Substation Primary Plant testing and commissioning – CT, VT, CB and Isolators, Earth Switches, Power Transformers
• Evaluating Control Systems and Instrumentation equipment and processes to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations into electrical equipment and Control Systems breakdowns.
• PCM600, Ener Vista, DIGSI, Easergy Engineering and configuration
• Development Micro SCADA, COM600, SSC600 Programming and Commissioning
• IEC 61850 Substation Automation Systems design and commissioning
• Experience in ABB Protection relays, PLC & SCADA programming.
• Experience in the delivery of projects in the segments mentioned above.
• Assist project teams and operations with the development of protection and control system specifications and commissioning procedures.
• Design of process control systems, networks, I/O, instrumentation, and communication.
• Development and delivery of control system software and testing.
• Scopes of work, functional specifications, and test documentation.
• Supporting the engineering team and Project Managers.
• Tech Support, remote support for electrical plant start-up and commissioning services and Support for onsite trades and contractors.

What you will bring to the Team:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical & Electronics Engineering,
• Minimum 2-10 years of relevant industry experience
• Hands-on experience in commissioning and troubleshooting
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to build relationships with production staff
• Excellent attention to detail and engineering accuracy
• Adaptability to site‑based and remote work environments
• Continuous learning mindset with focus on new technologies
• Strong documentation and reporting capability aligned with industry standards