Hardware Expert HVDC Control & Protection

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Hardware Expert in HVDC Control & Protection to join their innovative team in Manchester. In this pivotal role, you will design and deliver cutting-edge control and protection solutions for high voltage direct current systems, collaborating with project management and engineering specialists. Your expertise will drive the development of sustainable energy systems, ensuring reliable and efficient power transmission. This role offers the chance to work on diverse projects within a global team, contributing to the energy transition while enjoying a supportive work environment that values inclusion and continuous learning.

Benefits

Opportunities to work with a global team

Opportunities to lead innovative projects

Medical benefits

Paid holidays and parental leave

Continual learning opportunities

Qualifications

• University degree in electrical engineering or comparable training required.
• Excellent knowledge of hardware for control & protection panels essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver HVDC control and protection solutions.
• Prepare hardware designs and supervise panel manufacturing.

Skills

Hardware design for HVDC systems

Circuit diagram preparation

Programming databases

Control software implementation

Communication skills

Teamwork skills

Education

University degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Engineering Base

SIPROTEC 5

DIGSI

Job description

Hardware Expert HVDC Control & Protection

About the Role

Location: United Kingdom, Manchester

Remote vs. Office: Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Company: Siemens Energy Limited

Organization: Grid Technologies

Business Unit: Grid Solutions

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Not specified

A Snapshot of Your Day: As a Hardware expert for HVDC Control and Protection, you will work within a team of HVDC project management and engineering specialists to design and deliver full HVDC control and protection solutions for both wind farm grid connections and interconnectors, making use of a new transient network analysis laboratory located in Manchester.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Prepare hardware designs and circuit diagrams for control & protection panels for high voltage DC transmission (HVDC) systems.
• Handle the corresponding technical documents, cost calculations, circuit diagrams, and manuals during the offer stage and project execution.
• Design BCU-based substation control systems for high voltage direct current systems (HVDC).
• Program databases for hardware configuration and signal management.
• Implement control software and verify using simulation tools and real-time test environments.
• Supervise workshops during panel manufacturing process and support acceptance/functional tests, including occasional business trips.
• Clarify technical requirements within project teams and with customers and suppliers.
• Prepare work packages for sub-suppliers and control these work packages.
• Provide remote support during commissioning and service of HVDC systems.

What You Bring

• University degree in electrical engineering or comparable professional training with significant professional experience.
• Excellent knowledge of hardware for control & protection panels for high voltage substations or energy generation/transmission plants.
• Very good knowledge in parameterization of bay control units (BCUs), ideally of SIPROTEC 5 devices with DIGSI and CFC (Continuous Flow Chart).
• Very good CAE knowledge, ideally in the tool Engineering Base.
• Experience in Measuring and Instrumentation technologies for high voltage transmission systems and ideally knowledge of Power Quality and Fault Recording Systems.
• Solid understanding of high voltage and substation technology as well as the design of interlocking schemes and automated control sequences.
• Good knowledge of secondary interfaces of high voltage components such as switching devices, transformers, CTs, and VTs.
• Very good English language skills; German language skills are an advantage.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills for result-oriented and creative development of our projects, with a focus on high-quality execution of our solutions.

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 ~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 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 search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. 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.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team.
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects.
• Medical benefits.
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave.
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform.