HVDC Commissioning Engineer — Control & Testing Lead

Siemens Energy; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Pension

Share scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

Siemens Energy’s HVDC Control Team designs, implements and verifies hardware and software for HVDC applications using lean and agile methods. Our multinational teams collaborate with project management, system and equipment engineering, and end customers to deliver customized HVDC solutions globally.

Join a team that performs commissioning on HVDC systems at construction sites worldwide, conducts integration and functional testing in test facilities, and prepares documentation for testing

Qualifications

• Completed studies in electrical engineering, energy technology or comparable training/qualification.
• Knowledge in testing via MATLAB/SIMULINK or similar, Siemens SIMATIC TDC/S7.
• Advantage: experience in HVDC systems (control, regulation, measurement, protection, and communication systems).
• Fluent English language skills. German beneficial but not essential.
• Willingness for worldwide business trips and mainly long‑term assignments on construction sites in Germany and abroad, as well as optional assignments on offshore platforms.

Responsibilities

• Technically flawless, on-time and economical handling of the commissioning of HVDC systems on our construction sites worldwide.
• Integration test and functional testing of the control and protection systems (C&P) in our test facilities in Germany.
• Preparation and execution of testing procedures and test programs for the converter control systems, including the necessary verification documentation.
• Planning, execution, and evaluation of workshop tests (acceptance tests) at sub-suppliers.
• Support of the commissioning management in quality, risk and claim management.
• Participation in improvement programs (e.g. Lean, Reviews and Lessons Learned).

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

MATLAB/SIMULINK testing

Siemens SIMATIC TDC/S7

English proficiency

Willingness to travel

Education

Completed studies in electrical engineering or energy technology

Tools

MATLAB/SIMULINK

Siemens SIMATIC TDC/S7

Job description

Siemens Energy’s HVDC Control Team designs, implements and verifies hardware and software for HVDC applications using lean and agile methods. Our multinational teams collaborate with project management, system and equipment engineering, and end customers to deliver customized HVDC solutions globally.

Join a team that performs commissioning on HVDC systems at construction sites worldwide, conducts integration and functional testing in test facilities, and prepares documentation for testing