Team Lead Control Level Software Automation (f/m/d)

Siemens Energy; Erlangen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading energy technology company in Erlangen is looking for a Control Software Team Lead to oversee the development of a control software platform for HVDC and FACTS. You will lead a multidisciplinary team using Simulink and MATLAB, ensuring high technical standards and innovation. The role requires a Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, experience in control software, and proficiency in both German and English. This position offers opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Leistungen

Attractive remuneration package

Employer‑financed company pension scheme

Flexible working time models

Childcare facilities

Various learning and development opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in Simulink-based control software development and model-based design.
• Strong background in HVDC and/or FACTS systems and familiarity with real-time simulation platforms.
• Ideally, knowledge of power electronics and experience with Agile development methodologies.

Aufgaben

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative culture.
• Manage team operations, including resource allocation and performance reviews.
• Oversee the development of control algorithms using Simulink and MATLAB.

Kenntnisse

Simulink-based control software development

Model-based design

Leadership

Project management

Bilingual (German and English)

Ausbildung

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Simulink

MATLAB

dSPACE

OPAL-RT

Jobbeschreibung

A Snapshot of Your Day

You lead a multidisciplinary team of Simulink developers and domain experts, driving the development of a control software platform for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). Your day revolves around applying model-based design (MBD) methodologies to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions while ensuring technical excellence, team alignment, and continuous innovation.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead and mentor a team of control software engineers and domain experts, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Manage team operations including resource allocation, performance reviews, and professional development.
• Oversee the development of control algorithms and software using Simulink and MATLAB, ensuring adherence to model-based design principles.
• Guide the integration of control models into embedded platforms and real-time systems.
• Plan and manage software development projects, collaborating with system architects, hardware engineers, and testing teams.
• Provide technical leadership in HVDC and FACTS control strategies, staying current with industry trends and supporting system-level validation.

What You Bring

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, or a related field.
• Proven experience in Simulink-based control software development and model-based design, including automatic code generation (e.g., Simulink Coder, Embedded Coder).
• Strong background in HVDC and/or FACTS systems and familiarity with real-time simulation platforms (e.g., dSPACE, OPAL-RT).
• Ideally, knowledge of power electronics, grid integration, and system-level control and experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Proficiency both in German and English.

About the Team

Our Grid Technology 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.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is reliably and sustainably satisfied. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150‑year legacy of innovation that encourages our pursuit of decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

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.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer‑financed company pension scheme.
• We also offer the opportunity to become a shareholder of Siemens Energy.
• We offer a wide range of options for balancing family and career, such as flexible working time models, childcare facilities in many locations, the option of trial part‑time work, or a sabbatical.
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide opportunities for learning and development in a self‑determined way, offering various attractive programs and learning materials.

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.