Senior Substation Automation Engineer — SCADA/RTU & FAT Expert

Try&Hire; Baden; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy supply is seeking a Senior System Engineer to design and implement SCADA systems for high- and medium-voltage substations, with technical project responsibility from concept to commissioning. You will lead system design, integration, FAT testing, and customer trainings across Switzerland.

The role requires 5+ years in power automation, strong IEC 61850 knowledge, and excellent English; German is a plus. Interim 3–6 months, then permanent, with 80–100% workload.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Automation Engineering or comparable
• Minimum 5 years of experience in power automation, substation automation, SCADA or RTU systems
• Strong knowledge of industrial communication protocols, network architectures and cybersecurity in critical infrastructure
• Experience with IEC 61850-based systems and integration of protection, control and automation systems
• Experience in technical project coordination, FAT, commissioning and customer training
• Excellent written and spoken English; German is an advantage but not required

Responsibilities

• Design SCADA systems for substations based on IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5, Modbus, DNP, OPC protocols
• Develop system and network architectures integrating RTU, gateway, protection and automation systems
• Configure Ethernet-based communication networks and project-specific software applications
• Execute system, integration and FAT tests
• Support commissioning and service interventions at customer sites, mainly in Switzerland
• Advise customers on automation and communication solutions and own technical project scope
• Prepare technical specifications, test documentation and training manuals

Skills

SCADA systems

IEC 61850

Power automation

Substation automation

Project coordination

Cybersecurity

English

German advantage

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

IEC 61850 tools

Network design tools

Job description

Energy supply is seeking a Senior System Engineer to design and implement SCADA systems for high- and medium-voltage substations, with technical project responsibility from concept to commissioning. You will lead system design, integration, FAT testing, and customer trainings across Switzerland.

The role requires 5+ years in power automation, strong IEC 61850 knowledge, and excellent English; German is a plus. Interim 3–6 months, then permanent, with 80–100% workload.