Lead System Architect - Excitation Systems

avec compétence GmbH; Untersiggenthal; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Power electronics engineering is seeking a senior system architect to lead the definition, architecture, compliance and validation for industrial excitation systems. You will connect requirements, design and field applications as the technical authority across multiple disciplines.

In this hybrid role, you drive cross‑functional activities, manage tests in internal and external labs, and mentor global teams while translating lessons learned into engineering guidance and platform initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Energy Systems or related discipline.
• Extensive experience with excitation systems, architecture, application engineering and commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of thyristor and IGBT converter systems, protection and grid compliance.
• Hands-on verification, validation, system and type testing and root-cause analysis.
• Good understanding of international standards such as EMC, insulation, partial discharge testing, IEC 62477.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical projects across global teams.
• Experience with simulation tools such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD, MATLAB Simulink or PLECS is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain product and system requirements, architecture, interfaces and specifications.
• Own system compliance and validation strategies including type tests in internal and external laboratories.
• Lead cross-functional technical activities across development, integration, validation and lifecycle.
• Act as a senior technical expert for complex product, customer and field issues.
• Convert lessons learned into requirements, architecture decisions and engineering guidance.
• Provide technical leadership for major product-platform initiatives.

Skills

Excitation systems

System architecture

Validation & testing

Cross-functional leadership

Root-cause analysis

Grid compliance

Simulation tools

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

PSCAD

MATLAB/Simulink

PLECS

Job description

This role leads system architecture, compliance and validation for industrial excitation systems, acting as the key technical authority connecting requirements, design and field application.

Tasks

• Define and maintain product and system requirements, architecture, interfaces and specifications
• Own system compliance and validation strategies including type tests in internal and external laboratories
• Lead cross-functional technical activities across development, integration, validation and lifecycle
• Act as a senior technical expert for complex product, customer and field issues
• Convert lessons learned into requirements, architecture decisions and engineering guidance
• Provide technical leadership for major product-platform initiatives

Profile

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Energy Systems or related discipline
• Extensive experience with excitation systems, architecture, application engineering and commissioning
• Strong knowledge of thyristor and IGBT converter systems, protection and grid compliance
• Hands-on experience in verification, validation, system and type testing and root-cause analysis
• Good understanding of international standards such as EMC, insulation, partial discharge testing, IEC 62477
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical projects across global teams
• Experience with simulation tools such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD, MATLAB Simulink or PLECS is an advantage

Offer

• Hybrid work model
• 3-6 months interim, then a permanent position

Company

Power electronics engineering