Team Lead – Control Software Platform Development (HVDC & FACTS) (f/m/d)

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

Zusammenfassung

A leading energy technology company in Germany is seeking a Team Lead for Control Software Platform Development (HVDC & FACTS). You will lead a team of engineers, manage operations, and oversee innovative control software solutions. The ideal candidate has a Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering and proven experience in Simulink and HVDC systems. This role offers competitive benefits and a full-time employment model.

Leistungen

Attractive remuneration package

Employer-financed company pension scheme

Flexible working time models

Professional and personal development opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in control software development and model-based design.
• Strong background in HVDC and/or FACTS systems.
• Ideally, knowledge of power electronics and grid integration.

Aufgaben

• Lead and mentor a team of control software engineers.
• Manage team operations including performance reviews.
• Oversee development of control algorithms and software.
• Guide integration of control models into embedded platforms.
• Plan and manage software development projects.
• Provide technical leadership in HVDC and FACTS control strategies.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Model-Based Design

Simulink

Control Systems

Project Management

Communication

Agile Methodologies

Proficiency in German

Proficiency in English

Ausbildung

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, or related field

Tools

Simulink Coder

Embedded Coder

dSPACE

OPAL-RT

Jobbeschreibung

Team Lead – Control Software Platform Development (HVDC & FACTS) (f/m/d)

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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 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.

About Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 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 met reliably and sustainably. 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 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 at 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 them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programs and learning materials are available for this purpose.

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

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full-time

Industry: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing