Control Engineer - Renewable & Hybrid Power Plants

OPOURA A/S; Silkeborg; On-site; DKK 750,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

OPOURA A/S in Silkeborg, Denmark, seeks a hands-on control engineer to work across wind, solar, BESS, PtX and hybrid plants. You'll join a four-person Control & Communication team and report to the director, collaborating with software, SCADA, grid modeling and commissioning to turn requirements into reliable control functionality.

Based preferably in Silkeborg, you may also be located in Hannover or Cluj-Napoca; some travel is expected for testing and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with control engineering, automation or industrial control systems.
• Experience developing or implementing control functionality, not only analyzing it.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or comparable control modeling environments.
• Experience with simulation, structured validation, SIL, HIL or similar test approaches.
• Familiarity with PLC or industrial control development environments.
• Experience with Git or other version control tools.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve power plant controller functionality for wind, solar, BESS, PtX and hybrid power plants.
• Translate product, project, market and grid-related requirements into practical and reliable control behavior.
• Develop and validate functionality using simulation models, structured test environments and methods such as SIL or HIL where relevant.
• Investigate unexpected behavior during testing, commissioning or field operation and turn findings into robust product improvements.
• Work across Software, SCADA, Grid Modeling, Product and commissioning to ensure control functionality works as part of the complete system.
• Strengthen how controller functionality is developed, tested, documented and maintained as the product evolves.

Skills

Control engineering

Automation

Industrial control systems

English proficiency

Education

Electrical/Control/Automation degree

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Git

PLC environments

Job description

OPOURA A/S in Silkeborg, Denmark, seeks a hands-on control engineer to work across wind, solar, BESS, PtX and hybrid plants. You'll join a four-person Control & Communication team and report to the director, collaborating with software, SCADA, grid modeling and commissioning to turn requirements into reliable control functionality.

Based preferably in Silkeborg, you may also be located in Hannover or Cluj-Napoca; some travel is expected for testing and commissioning.