Control & Validation Engineer, Hybrid Power Plants

Opoura GmbH; Silkeborg Kommune; Híbrido; DKK 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Opoura is seeking a hands-on engineer to join the Control & Communication team, developing power plant controller solutions for wind, solar, storage, and hybrid plants. You will focus on automation, integration, and validation to ensure PPCs operate reliably.

Based in Silkeborg, Hannover, or Cluj-Napoca, the role uses testing, simulation models, and scripts to make validation repeatable and traceable, with travel for collaboration.

Formación

• Hands-on experience with industrial automation and control systems.
• Experience with SCADA, signals mapping and industrial interfaces.
• Programming or scripting skills for automation, e.g., Python or C#.
• Background in automation/electrical or control engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Work with industrial automation and control systems to support PPC configuration, integration, troubleshooting, and validation.
• Develop and improve automated testing workflows, including simulation-based tests and regression testing.
• Work with controller interfaces, protocols, signal mapping, and SCADA integration.
• Build or improve scripts, test tools, result analysis, and technical documentation for repeatable validation.

Conocimientos

Industrial automation

Control systems

Controller programming

Configuration

System integration

Python

C#

English proficiency

Testing and validation

Educación

Engineering degree or equivalent

Herramientas

SCADA

MATLAB/Simulink

PowerFactory

PSCAD

Descripción del empleo

About the job

Do you enjoy working with industrial automation, control systems, and engineering validation in renewable energy? At Opoura, you will help ensure that our Power Plant Controllers (PPCs) operate reliably across different plant configurations, grid requirements, and real-world conditions. You will combine hands‑on automation and control-system knowledge with testing, simulation, and technical validation.

Your role

You will join our Control & Communication department, which develops power plant controller solutions for wind, solar, battery energy storage systems, power-to-X, and hybrid power plants.

Your focus will be industrial automation, controller integration, and validation. You will work with controller configuration, signals, communication interfaces, SCADA integration, simulation models, and test evidence to verify that our solutions perform as intended. You will also help automate repeatable testing and improve how engineering results are analyzed and documented. You will work closely with Control, Software, SCADA, Grid Modeling, commissioning, and Product teams.

The position can be based in Silkeborg, Hannover, or Cluj-Napoca and follows a hybrid working model. Some travel is expected for collaboration, testing, commissioning, or related engineering activities.

Your main responsibilities

• Work with industrial automation and control systems to support PPC configuration, integration, troubleshooting, and validation.
• Develop and improve automated testing workflows, including simulation-based tests, regression testing, and SIL/HIL environments where relevant.
• Work with controller interfaces, communication protocols, signal mapping, and SCADA integration; investigate differences between expected, simulated, and observed behavior.
• Build or improve scripts, test tools, result analysis, and technical documentation to make validation more repeatable, traceable, and useful for engineering decisions.

To be successful in this position, you

• Understand automation and control-system behavior and turn technical requirements into practical, reliable solutions.
• Are comfortable working with controller configuration, industrial interfaces, signals, and engineering tools, including programming or scripting where needed.
• Approach testing and troubleshooting analytically, explain results clearly, and collaborate across engineering disciplines.
• Enjoy improving automation and validation workflows while staying close to real renewable energy systems.

Your background

You may be early in your engineering career or bring substantial experience. What matters is practical capability in automation and control systems, together with the motivation to develop your skills in PPC testing and validation.

We imagine that you bring:

• Hands‑on experience with industrial automation, control systems, controller programming, configuration, or system integration.
• Experience working with SCADA, signal mapping, industrial communication interfaces or protocols, and troubleshooting technical systems.
• Programming or scripting skills relevant to automation, integration, or test tooling, such as Python, C#, or similar technologies.
• Experience or familiarity with testing, simulation, and validation of control systems; SIL/HIL, MATLAB/Simulink, PowerFactory, or PSCAD is an advantage.
• A relevant technical background in automation, electrical or control engineering, software engineering, or a related discipline, and professional proficiency in English. Renewable energy or PPC experience is an advantage.

What we offer

You will help shape how Opoura integrates, tests, and validates renewable energy controllers. The role combines hands‑on industrial automation, control-system engineering, and structured validation in an international, cross‑disciplinary environment.

About Opoura

We help energy companies unlock the potential of the energy transition with smart, scalable solutions. With Nordic roots and a strong footprint in North America and Europe, we bring decades of experience in software, hardware, and consulting to support our clients in connecting, controlling, and commercializing energy assets.

From IPPs to traders and TSOs, our clients trust us to navigate complex energy infrastructure, drive informed decisions, and boost performance. Backed by diverse teams and deep industry knowledge, we deliver impact across the energy value chain.

Our people make up one global team united by our diverse perspectives, working together to meet the unique needs of each region and each client we serve. We employ more than 240 dedicated employees in nine countries in Europe and North America, including Denmark, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Romania, the UK, and the US.

Join us, and together we ignite the potential of the energy transition in a smart way.