Electrical Design Engineer for Protection & Automation Panels

Siemens AG; Jundiaí; Hybrid; BRL 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens AG is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer for Protection & Automation Panels. The role involves designing electrical, mechanical and system drawings for protection and control panels according to customer specifications.

You will develop logic diagrams and protection schemes, and prepare FAT/SAT procedures for project compliance. You will collaborate with a team to meet industry standards, act as a technical leader, and provide troubleshooting and commissioning support across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering.
• At least 3 years of direct electrical design experience in Power Systems protection and control.
• Experience leading Electrical Panel Design projects.
• Experience with AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or AUCOTEC Engineering Base.
• Experience producing documentation for Protection and Control systems for Substations.
• Ability to read DC/AC schematics and HV diagrams.
• Advanced knowledge of Visio and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of protection relays from Siemens, GE, ABB and others.
• Knowledge of IEC61850, DNP, Modbus, PROFIBUS and related protocols.
• Around 5% travel is expected.

Responsibilities

• Design Electrical, Mechanical and System Drawings for panels per specs.
• Develop logic diagrams and protection schemes from drawings and specs.
• Prepare FAT & SAT procedures for protection systems projects.
• Collaborate with a team to meet industry standards and customer needs.
• Be a technical leader in projects or mentor team members.
• Serve as customer interface for troubleshooting and commissioning support.
• Provide lifecycle technical support from design to implementation.
• Support sales with scope of work and proposals.

Skills

Electrical design

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

AUCOTEC

Protection schemes

Substations design

IEC61850

Project leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

AUCOTEC EB

MicroStation

EPLAN

MS Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer for Protection & Automation Panels

Job ID

521434

Posted since

15-Sep-2026

Organization

Global Business Services

Field of work

Company

Experienced Professional

Job type

Full-time

Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Employment type

Permanent

Location(s)

[Role Description]

Role Description

• Design Electrical, Mechanical and System Drawings of Protection and Control Panels in accordance with customer specifications and guidelines, using design software and drawing tools.
• Develop logic diagrams and protection schemes based on technical drawings and further customer specifications.
• Prepare FAT & SAT Factory & Site Acceptance Test procedures for protection systems projects.
• Collaborate with a team of professionals to develop electrical systems that meet industry standards, and customer requirements.
• Be a technical leader in projects or lead other team members in project activities.
• Be one of our primary customer interfaces, including troubleshooting and commissioning support.
• Provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle, including design, implementation, and
• Occasionally provide technical support to the sales team with the development of project scope of work, sales estimates, and proposals.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering.
• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience in electrical design in the Power Systems protection and Control Engineering Field.
• Experience working as a Technical Lead Engineer for Electrical Panel Design projects.
• Experience working with AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or AUCOTEC Engineering Base Software.
• Experience producing technical documentation for Protection and Control systems for Substations such as Logic Diagrams, Sequences of Operations, FDS, and test procedures.
• Ability to read and fully understand DC and AC schematics, three- and one-line diagrams for Medium and/or High Voltage substations systems.
• Advanced Knowledge of Microsoft Visio tools.
• Advanced Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Applied knowledge of transmission and distribution protection relays; capable of designing and specifying them; capable of approving and supervising the designs of other engineers.
• Advanced knowledge of Siemens, GE, SEL, ABB, and others relay/automation products and associated software.
• Communication Network Technologies, including Design and hardware configuration.
• Communication protocols experience such as IEC61850 (MMS/GOOSE/SMV), DNP, Modbus, IEC103, IEC101, IEC104, PROFINET, PROFIBUS.
• Knowledge of ANSI standards related to Protection and Electrical Panel Design.
• Automation or Protection commissioning experience.
• Factory or Site testing experience in Protection and Automation systems.
• Around 5% of travel is expected depending on project assignments and requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Protection and Automation Systems of Electrical Systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of UL 508A requirements for protection and automation control panels.
• Applied knowledge of Medium and High Voltage Protection
• a. Medium voltage protection schemes (including design of transfer schemes and reverse
• b. Generator Protection
• c. Line Differential and Distance Protection
• Experience in designing Protection and Automation Panels for utilities.
• Professional Engineer license (PE).
• Experience working with Engineering Base (EB) Software-AUCOTEC and the Global Engineering Library (GEL) database for design.
• Experience working with MicroStation Software.
• Experience working with EPLAN.
• Knowledge of ANSI and IEC standards related to Protection and Electrical Panel Design.